Author: Miriam Green

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Hello lovely kinksters – You’re here because you love Wicked Grounds. Most of you reading this via Patreon are paying members already. Thank you! If that describes you, you can read ahead to find out about the new membership benefits we’re making for VIP+ members and other ways to engage.  But there are three reasons why I’m making this post here:  – Over 120 of you are subscribed to our Patreon but haven’t become paying members yet, and I’d like you to know why it’s important to us (and valuable to you!) to sign up – Many folks may be able to see this, but have had their credit cards decline or have had payment issues on this platform. I want you to see how to engage in other ways and other platforms  – Some of you want to help in additional ways by making purchases of our classes and gear. I have links for that below.  Read on for a newsletter in three acts: why we need your membership, significant new benefits for members, and other ways to contribute. What does Wicked Grounds use this for? Patreon members allow us to make budget projections and guarantee our overhead costs (like the basic costs of licensing, storage and office space, the software to run our classes – you get the idea.) Your support also allows us to provide sliding-scale and scholarship access to our classes, which benefits not just those attending but everyone in the communities around safer and more intentional players. Several of our tiers can put your funds directly toward financial accessibility options — check out the “scholarship” levels for those. About 35% of our monthly budget comes from our Patreon subscribers. Our Patreon member base is the only reason we’ve gotten through this pivot so far without laying off any of our hard-working, unionized staff — or, frankly, going out of business. While we were not able to maintain the significantly higher levels we needed to keep the cafe, we are continuing to build important classes, playshops and events while keeping a wide range of talented staff, instructors and artisans out in the world. We are so grateful for your belief in what we are doing! What are these new benefits? Our most popular membership level, VIP membership at $30/month, just got a significant overhaul! VIPs now get: 10% discount on all merchandise purchased online or in person NEW: Free shipping for all online purchases from WickedGrounds.com NEW: 10% discount on all books and decks from MagickalCrossroads.com Free unlimited Miriam Green classes $10 all you can eat classes from most other instructors and/ or, 60% discount on all you can kink monthly class passes Free admission to Wicked Grounds hosted vendor fairs NEW: 30% discount for all multi-week classes through WickedGroundsAnnex.com NEW: 10% off consulting sessions with Miriam Green NEW: a monthly online salon and “ask me anything” session every third Monday evening via Zoom and the satisfaction of supporting your favorite education & community space. Plus of course you get all our online rewards. ​ You may become a VIP member the old fashioned way at Patreon.com/WickedGrounds. You may also join and get the same membership benefits via ConvertKit, which is especially useful for those having credit card challenges at Patreon. We also just added some substantial new benefits to our higher levels, including free monthly consulting sessions and absolutely free access to our multi-week classes from WickedGroundsAnnex.com for the upper two tiers. But Mir, I’m already a member. You probably are, but please double check! A significant number of members for Wicked Grounds and other “adult” content creators experienced disruption this year as Patreon continues to try to navigate around SESTA/FOSTA. Please, if you think you’re a member, double check at Patreon. And if you’re having trouble, consider trying the ConvertKit alternative. Once you’ve confirmed that, maybe go out and tell people why you love being a member with us! That would help immeasurably. Are there other ways I can support you right now? Yes, and thank you for asking! Here’s the roundup of support links: I just want to give you $$$ ​Venmo (we get this same-day – a HUGE help) Zelle (use this email address for the account – also same day) ​PayPal​ ​ConvertKit Tips ​ ​Scholarship Tickets at WickedGrounds.com​ ​ I want to buy something – knowledge stuff Join our daily journaling program for only $5.50/month! ​Class passes for future classes! ​ ​Go book a future class — or several! — right here! ​ Sign up for our six-week intensive​ ​Book Mir for consulting ​ ​ I want to buy something – physical stuff ​Digital gift card for online shopping! ​ Shopping link to WickedGrounds.com​ Shopping link to MagickalCrossroads.com​ Wicked Grounds’ affiliate link to shop at Stockroom.com (Wicked Grounds gets 10% of your purchase!) ​ We hate fundraising, but we LOVE YOU and need to keep going. About 20% of you reading this are already members. For those who aren’t, I encourage you from the bottom of my heart to please join at any level. Don’t wait. Do it today, and thank you. ​ Warmly, Mir

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Hello beloved folks – Well, here’s the email I’ve been doing everything possible not to send. Things I’m proud of: staying in business in general, supporting our staff unionization efforts, retraining all our baristas as event hosts. Things we’re looking forward to: new classes, new instructors, new formats (like daily journaling and six-week intensives), more fairs, and a kick-ass new website we’re working on to bring you lots more information in one place. We have three conferences and street fairs this very month! Things are on a positive path for Wicked Grounds overall, but our near-death experience trying to keep the cafe open post-pandemic dug us a hell of a hole. We have to survive two to three more months of truly crushing daily and weekly debt payments before we’ll be back on a generally even keel. We also see your love and support. Thank you! If you believe in what we’re doing, we really need your support this weekend. Like, today. (Honestly, a few days ago.) At any level. Those fairs, conferences and new classes are coming, but in the meantime we have expenses, bills to pay, and a full staff we’ve committed to keeping. Here are some things that would be enormously helpful right now: Mir, I have no doll-hairs to give you! Sharing this email — or hitting RSVP on our weekend sale for visibility — is free. ​FetLife event link​ ​Facebook event link​ I want to pay it forward Mir, can I stop reading if I just give the scholarship $5-$10? Thank you! Every bit helps, and every dollar you drop here will get credited to our scholarship program unless you ask us directly to put it elsewhere: ​Venmo (we get this same-day – a HUGE help) Zelle (use this email address for the account – also same day) ​PayPal​ ​ConvertKit Tips ​ ​Scholarship Tickets at WickedGrounds.com​ Literally, if every person who reads this drops $5-$10 in one of those buckets, we’ll get through this week with no worries and some cushion to spare. I want to buy stuff now for Future Me, or a gift! Wait, you do event passes?! Future you is going to like this! Go, you! Again, using our new Venmo and Zelle payment options at checkout avoids many fees and helps us avoid a payout wait. Check em out! Join our daily journaling program for only $5.50/month! ​Digital gift card for online shopping! ​ ​Class passes for future classes! ​ ​Go book a future class — or several! — right here! ​ Go ahead and sign up for our six-week intensive now, rather than waiting! Show me the goodies! Take me to the Virtual Fair Buying through WickedGrounds.com? Venmo & Zelle payments cut down on fees and get funds in our pockets instantly rather than days and days later! We know that shipping adds a lot of cost to ordering with a small business, so we offer free shipping for all orders over $200, no code required. Use code FAIR_ENOUGH to get 20% off all items in our Virtual Fair this weekend. Since some people have a holiday weekend, I’ve just extended the sale through Monday. Use code FAIREST in the same category to get 25% off if you pay with PayPal, Venmo or Zelle. Head over to WickedGrounds.clothing to get our soon to be vintage designs! Kink isn’t really your thing? Don’t forget we have an excellent set of magickal and occult books over at MagickalCrossroads.com! Use code SAMHAIN to get 20% over there. Want a wider selection of gear? Our lovely friends at The Stockroom are allowing us to pay some of our wholesale fees in trade by referring folks to them. I’m warmed by their flexibility and smarts, so go support them. (They are going through it right now, too!) I really want a bunch of books but don’t want to pay for shipping! All order over $200 now ship for free. We are also happy to arrange for pick-ups at Trellis or even Dark Odyssey by appointment. Email me! I want to be a member, or upgrade my membership! Thank you! Membership options are at Patreon.com/WickedGrounds ​ We also know that people have had serious problems having payments go through at Patreon. If you’re one of them, consider our new ways to subscribe through ConvertKit at the $10/ month and $30/month levels. I want to help, but I’d like my money back please! I’m happy to talk, but I’d really like to avoid taking on new loans right now if we can help it. I want to own a piece of Mir’s brain for a minute. Well, 50 minutes. I mean . . . sure! Why not book me for a consulting session? I want to teach with you / use you to book & run and event for me / otherwise collab with you! Sounds good. You have my email address! Do you have other questions? Other ways you’d like to help? I’m all ears. I sincerely appreciate any and all things you can do to put some wind in our sails this weekend. No contribution too small! xoxo Mir

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It’s a big day today! Here’s what’s happening: Sales Today is the last day of our Decompression Sale! Use code DECOMPXL to get 20% off plus free shipping for all 127 items in our temporary Decompression category. This includes most items from KinkLab, Stockroom, Tantus and more. Sale ends at midnight Tuesday, September 26th! Use code HOTNHEAVY to get 20% off all books in stock. VIP members: Did you know that you can enter up to two discount codes for the same order? You can use this to “stack” your VIP discount into your order.  LAST DAY: Shop our Decompression Sale here! Five live events today! Did you see and fall in love with a custom piece we don’t usually offer on our website? Want to get in touch with our makers for custom work? Can’t remember the title of that book or class we recommended? Join Wicked Grounds’ Assisted Shopping Hours from 10am-11am or 3pm-4pm. Connect with us live and let’s help you make it happen!​ Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday for our Drop-in Drop Clinic. We’re hosting another today! From 4pm-5pm Pacific, we’ll have an open Zoom room where you can drop in and pick Mir’s brain about anything. No ticketing, no charge. We’re just here for you.​ Embracing that we D-types are fundamentally human means facing our egos and practicing humility. We are good leaders precisely because we can be vulnerable! During The Vulnerable Dominant with Sinclair Sexsmith, a roundtable discussion, talk about ways to undefend and share strategies to face the challenges of being both fallible humans and also Divine Infallible Doms. Details & ticketing here!​ Whether you believe in magick, want to believe in magick, or think this is all just a fun metaphor for how the mind works, you are sure to gain new tools and perspectives on BDSM play by attending Sex Magick for Kinksters with Miriam BatAsherah Green at Trellis or online! We’ll talk about the nature of the soul, how to engage the deeper mind, creating a safe container for a scene, and what one can do with the energies we raise in BDSM play. Details & ticketing here!​ And, our writing group! We launched our new writing group just last week, and over a dozen kinksters have already signed up for Adventures in Daily Kink Journaling! Want to join them? Sign up here, and get new prompts in your inbox at 3pm daily! Please, keep taking care of yourself. Drop is real, and we love you, ok? xo Mir & the Wicked Grounds team

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A huge thank you to all of Wicked Grounds Patreon members, without whom we literally would not be here. You support: – Dozens of classes per month – Safe playshops for hands on learning – Independent authors, instructors and artisans – A fully unionized staff of community ambassadors Thank you!