Hello readers,

Are you tired of hearing about our Membership Drive? We're definitely tried or asking (begging?!) for readers to support us. Once we reach 600 Members we'll stop sending notices, a WIN-WIN! 278 new Members (less than 2% of folks who signed up for our email list) will get us there.

Show us you want to see The Rumpus both survive and IMPROVE by becoming a Member OR Donating TODAY!

Wait, don't you make all your money from ads? Why do you keep asking for our help? Here's a breakdown of our funding sources vs. expenses for the year. We'll be able to fill the gap once we reach 600 total members, receive $20,000 in donations, or some combination of the two. We're assuming most of our readers are not wealthy, so relatively low-cost Memberships are our clearest path to stability. And don't forget there are additional perks for YOU!

✨Two Membership Options!✨

We now have 2 Membership options available at either a monthly or yearly level.

A Digital only Membership at $7/month or $77/year.

OR a Membership + Letters in the Mail (from authors) 💌 option for $15/month or $150/year, which includes 2 letters a month delivered to your IRL mailbox! These non-promotional letters are written by some of our favorite authors and each one includes a creative prompt and there is a return address for reader replies. Forthcoming letters will be written by Ingrid Rojas Contreras, J. Estanislao Lopez, Bushra Rehman, Matthew Salesses, and others to be announced.

Want to gift a Membership to a writer or reader in your life? Choose "This is a GIFT" and add the recipient's email for the digital subscription or the email + mailing address (if you're gifting the Membership + Letters in the Mail option). **Note: Digital Memberships begin same day, Letters Members will receive their 1st letter in the mail at the beginning of Dec. (sign up by Nov. 30), mid- Dec. (sign up by Dec. 14), or 1st of Jan. (sign up by Dec. 31) and so on!

Make a DONATION

Do you believe keeping The Rumpus alive is a big enough perk on its own? Please consider making a DONATION. Now that we have fiscal sponsorship through Fractured Atlas, a tax-deductible gift is also an option (in any amount) either as a one-time or recurring gift.

Thank you for showing us you value the work we do and the writers we publish! We absolutely depend on you.

-Alyson Sinclair, Publisher, The Rumpus

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