Yes, Grovers, this may be the very last week of new strips for Willow’s Grove. What? You might be saying to yourself…wait a minute! I know, I know, I’ve tried to keep things going and I do have plenty of more scripts to turn into new strips, plenty of fuel in the tank to produce, but the fact of the matter is this, while I have more material, I have no more cash…nada…all gone…so, if things don’t improve within this week, if money doesn’t start to appear, then it will be out of my hands.

No cash means no way to pay for hosting, no way to pay for internet, no way to pay for electricity, mortgage, homeowners insurance, taxes, food…you get the picture. I am not one to beg, in fact, I hate it, I wanna’ work for my money, earn it, but truth be told, I can’t seem to make money with Willow’s Grove. Sure, I have merchandise to sell, books, t-shirts, mugs, pins, but it hasn’t moved. I even tried to get something moving with a quirky sales pitch…you know, that “no haircut until 1000 books are sold” thing. As you can see by the numbers over on the left there, it’s worked wonders!…;)

Maybe I didn’t make it sound serious enough, maybe the world just doesn’t care too much about Willow’s Grove or its creator/artist/resident insane person. What can you do to help? Well, I guess the first thing I would ask is for you to consider buying a book. That right there would be a place to start and would put money in the bank for me right away. Tell a friend, family, a stranger in the coffee shop. Get them hooked, if you think Willow’s Grove is worth saving, have them invest in it and help keep it going. Buy some t-shirts or other merchandise. This would help in the long term as the revenue generated from Zazzle isn’t as immediate as a book would be, but it would be revenue just the same.

Otherwise, the end is right in sight, at least for Willow’s Grove. It’s been a fun 2 and a half years being back and I thank my loyal readers for hanging around and making comments and enjoying the story…enjoy the archives while you can, because once the hosting payment comes due and I have no money to pay for it, it will be gone.