It feels tone deaf to try to talk about anything on social media right now that isn’t the horrific situation in Minnesota. Or the Epstein files. Or Venezuela. Or. Or. Or.
I know many of us are collectively grieving while in shock and in fear. Meanwhile, we still have to pay the light bill. The mortgage is due. We’re still expected to show up for work. It’s a lot.
So it is with a bit of reticence that I tell you I have done what many of you have asked me to do, and I opened a store to sell the handcrafted items—spoons, cutting boards, crosses, etc. — I make. It’s also where you can buy a copy of my book, Food Is Love.
I started a company to hold the store and my writing and publishing work, and it’s called Canebrake Studio. I talk about the logic behind the name on the store’s about page.
Why not just start an Etsy shop?
Several reasons, including liking to be in control, owning my audience, and seller fees, but the biggest one is that I don’t just want a place to sell things, although I surely do hope you buy things I make. I also want a place to talk about things like being a leftist who is trying to build a business in keeping with my values, in public, from scratch.
This is going to be a business with a point of view.
Because the time and money to make this happen came about because of the members who support my work, members at every level get a 10% discount on everything in the shop. You can learn more about being a member on this page.
The inventory will be updated on Sunday evenings, usually by 9 PM Central Time, so please check back.
And it’s still under construction, but all the pieces are there. Pardon the dust as it continues to get tweaks and adjustments. Remember, I’m building this in public.
I’m really excited about this, and I hope you will check it out.
