In the past year or so, I’ve gotten skilled at raising money for what I believe are good causes – Joshua Rockwood, the Mansion residents, the refugees and immigrants. I have been reminded that I sometimes forget to raise money for myself.

it has been awhile.

My  blog is the engine that drives all of this, my work and the work of the Army of Good. It is where I share my work and my life, and it and the photographs that appear on it are expensive to produce. The blog costs a lot of money to upgrade and maintain. It is also free.

Although millions of people read it every year, few people actually support it. That is the nature of the Internet, people are used to getting content for free. I would be the last to blame them.

That is changing. Blogs are becoming ever more central and popular to cultural small fry like me, they are how we now make our living. And you do get what you pay for.

I appreciate getting paid for my work, it took me a long time to ask for that support. The blog  will always be free, I will not abandon the good people who stuck with me all this time, just because they have no money.

But for those who can help support my work, it is necessary and much appreciated. I recognize that lots of people online ask for donations and continuing support payments. I am very careful about them myself.

So we have thought about it and I have offered several ways to support the blog and the work I am doing ( and many of you are doing with me). This work seems more timely and more important as time goes by, and in ways I never quite imagined even a few years ago.

It is time – it’s been months – since I reminded readers about supporting the blog. But it’s necessary. Publishing has changed radically, and I can no longer make a living writing books only.

I am as much a blogger as a book writer now, and this is mostly how i earn a living and feed these amazing animals I live with.

So here’s the reminder.

You can subscribe to the blog in three (voluntary) ways – $5 a month, $10 a month, or $75 a year. You sign up with your own account and password, only you have access to it for your protection (no financial information of any kind is stored on my blog). You can cancel it at any time, and quite easily.

We made sure of that.

You can use PayPal or major credit cards.

This method gives me some assured income, since I am not blessed with large bank accounts or IRA reserves No complaints, this is the life I chose, and I love living in it.

If it is easier for you, you can also make one-time donations to the blog, just hit the yellow button at the bottom of every post. If the blog is meaningful or uplifting for you (or entertaining), please consider supporting it in one way or another.

Many people give $75 donations annually, some give $5 when they can. Some give $500. All are much appreciated.

If you are uncomfortable using the Internet, you can also send a contribution or donation to Jon Katz, P.O. Box 205, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816. Please mark it “blog.”

Please remember once more that the blog is free, all payments are voluntary, if you cancel a subscription or can’t donate, you are quite welcome to keep on reading the blog. No one is keeping tabs.

I am always happy seeking funds for the Mansion and the refugees.

I am always uneasy asking for money for me. But it’s necessary, without the blog, it would be impossible for the Army of Good to function in its current form. This is working, but a good friend jogged me a bit and reminded me that i need to ask for support for me and the blog also. So I am.

I am very proud of the blog, and have worked hard on it for more than 10 years now, I think it is the creative achievement of my lifetime, a showcase for my writing, my thoughts and my photography, almost all of which is offered for free use. I post nearly every day, usually more than once.

I am obsessively faithful to it.

Thanks for listening, and if you can, for supporting my work.