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Happy Blogiversary to Angelic Muse!

 My very first post was on May 4, 2010, and last year I celebrated the anniversary with a giveaway. That's great and all (especially for the 3 people who won), but this year I've decided to do something different: this year the cats at Fat Kitty City will be winners.



You see, because so often the cats that end up at the sanctuary aren't winners. They lose out when their owners lose their homes to foreclosure. They lose out when a new baby comes along, and their owners give them up--either out of fear and concern from old wives' tales, or because the parents feel like they no longer have time for the cat. Or when they lose their caretaker to death or disease, and the family members aren't prepared to take them on (an excellent reason to include your beloved pet in your estate planning).

For whatever reason they end up with us, I wanted them to feel like winners just once. So if you can, go over to the Pens for Paws Auction today and every day through Sunday (Mother's Day) and see if there's something you want to bid on. Items will start posting at 3 AM PST every day, and be open for bidding over 3 days.

Need a gift for a teen, child, or Mom who loves books? Or some unique jewelry or artwork? And if you know any writers, we have critiques from literary agents and published authors too (these are a great gift for writing moms). You can find them all at the auction. Thank you!

ETA: I had no idea they were running one at the same time, but Hunger Mountain also has a fundraising auction on ebay through Sunday. Go here to see the items they're offering.

And now, a special guest to help announce the winner of a signed copy of Through Endangered Eyes: a poetic journey into the wild by Rachel Allen Dillon from last Monday's interview and giveaway:



The tiger says, "The winner is melodycolleen!" Unfortunately, she neglected to leave her email address so that I could contact her for a mailing address. If you know melodycolleen, ask her to email me at strikingnotes(at)yahoo(dot)com so I can send her book! She has until July 4 to contact me, and if I don't hear from her I'll draw another name.

And to everyone else who entered, thanks for stopping by and sorry we couldn't give copies to all of you!