$1, $5, $10, $25, $100 -- every dollar is appreciated and could help fund a future Carver, Plath, Ludlum, Hemingway, Morrison or Faulkner. Or Bloom.

I'm participating again in the annual NY Writers Coalition (NYWC) Write-a-Thon on Saturday, May 16th. This day-long writing marathon and festival will benefit NYWC's free creative writing programs. I'll join other writers at Manhattan's NY Center for Independent Publishing to write, attend workshops, and meet other writers.

Thanks to everyone for your generosity as I write my a** off for a great cause on May 16th. Your pledges will help NYWC continue to offer more than 1,000 free, unique and powerful creative writing workshops each year for:

• the homeless and formerly homeless
• at-risk, and economically disadvantaged young people
• seniors,
• war veterans
• the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated
• cancer survivors
• and many others.

I think it’s vital that NYWC’s work continues, and I hope that you will join me in supporting this wonderful organization with $15, $25, $50 or even more.

Last year, I was one of the top fundraiser thanks to you!

P.S. Please forward this, post this,  or re-tweet it to anyone who you think might want to donate too! Thanks again.