Phoenixrose - Tumblr Posts
To my beloved fandom;
A lot of you know me as PhoenixRose314, Tumblr's fandom mom and ineffable author of Don't Fall Away From Me and There Is A Light & It Never Goes Out. This fandom has been such a source of joy for me and has kept me going through some really difficult and dark times, but right now my world is absolutely falling apart.
Through circumstances beyond my control (health reasons - cancer and anxiety and depression), I was let go from my job a few months ago and my children and I can no longer afford to rent our lovely home in our lovely village. This has been incredibly hard for me to accept but once my lease is up I will have run out of savings and my kids and I will no longer have a place to call our own.
I am famously awful at asking for help, however this amazing fandom has convinced me to start this crowdfunder to try and raise enough money to try and buy a small park home or caravan for myself and the kids. It won't be much, but it will be ours, and nobody can take it away from us. I'm currently in the process of selling all my collectibles, furniture and worldly goods to try and raise some of the money myself, but anything you could donate to give my family some stability would be appreciated from the very bottom of my heart.
You can read more about my story and donate here:
I hate that it has come to this, I feel so much shame and guilt for being in this position, but I better than anyone know that circumstances can change on a dime, and I hope that all the good and kindness (and fanfiction!!) I've put out into the world might come back to me now.
Please share if you can, donate if you can, and thank you for reading.
Phoenix 🌹
To my beloved fandom;
A lot of you know me as PhoenixRose314, Tumblr's fandom mom and ineffable author of Don't Fall Away From Me and There Is A Light & It Never Goes Out. This fandom has been such a source of joy for me and has kept me going through some really difficult and dark times, but right now my world is absolutely falling apart.
Through circumstances beyond my control (health reasons - cancer and anxiety and depression), I was let go from my job a few months ago and my children and I can no longer afford to rent our lovely home in our lovely village. This has been incredibly hard for me to accept but once my lease is up I will have run out of savings and my kids and I will no longer have a place to call our own.
I am famously awful at asking for help, however this amazing fandom has convinced me to start this crowdfunder to try and raise enough money to try and buy a small park home or caravan for myself and the kids. It won't be much, but it will be ours, and nobody can take it away from us. I'm currently in the process of selling all my collectibles, furniture and worldly goods to try and raise some of the money myself, but anything you could donate to give my family some stability would be appreciated from the very bottom of my heart.
You can read more about my story and donate here:
I hate that it has come to this, I feel so much shame and guilt for being in this position, but I better than anyone know that circumstances can change on a dime, and I hope that all the good and kindness (and fanfiction!!) I've put out into the world might come back to me now.
Please share if you can, donate if you can, and thank you for reading.
Phoenix 🌹
DFAFM - It Ends As It Began (a colouring page)
You guys thought I was done manifesting my undying love for @phoen1xr0se's glorious Don't Fall Away From Me? :> I know I took my sweet time, but here's a fanart to celebrate the completion of this insanely fabulous post-s2! While this particular scene didn't happen in the fic, there are certain elements that make this fanart unequivocally DFAFM-coded :> If you've read it, I'm sure you can recognise them straight away ;)
I think that since Aziraphale came up with the name of the cottage, Crowley took it upon himself to hang the plaque. And sure, he could've just miracled it into place, but why would he do that when he could use the excuse to have his strong angel lift him in his arms while he nailed the plaque above the door? Task complete, hammer tossed safely on the ground, it's time to express some tender affection to his precious darling <3
And now listen up! This is a colouring page! I'm serious, if you feel like colouring it in (and can put up with the utter mess I've made of the plants xD), grab at will. I want you to! :D Click on it to enlarge (depending on your screen size and resolution it might appear smaller) and then right-click to download a bigger resolution.
Just a few requests:
don't erase my signature,
reblog this post if you share your coloured version (or link to the source if you share outside tumblr),
leave me kudos (…and comments? ^^) on AO3.
And now I'm going to try and tag everyone who's interracted with my previous post, because I'm assuming those people are interested in the actual page :)
@the-stars-are-ineffable @knifeforkspooncup @techiekittie @lucianofranstric-blog @thestarsaresapphic @rori-98 @prinxlegolass @dastardly-ethereal-love @embracing-the-ineffable @gallup24 @parker-quil-1969 @hysterical-mess @aroaceling @mimi-and-the-next-20th-century @echeveriaaa @nadiapb @echosilverwolf @bowtiepastabitch @bagelofchaos @dragonwars2601 @newtness532 @velvetvularities @belladonna413 @pragmatamis @tragic-cosmic-magic @lickthecowhappy @crowleys-curl
(For some reason I couldn't find some people's nicknames no matter how carefully I copied them. Sorry T.T)
And of course @goodomensafterdark do your thing! :D
Yay congratulations!!
Well today I got approved to begin a fully funded course, studying Counselling Skills, and a friend of mine has already said that once I've qualified she'd happily interview me for a remote-working position at her charity that works with struggling LGBTQ+ teens and young adults who've been estranged from their families.
And I never would've done any of this without all of you.
Life sometimes unfolds in strange and unexpected directions, and not long ago I thought my life was as good as over. I was too physically unwell to continue being an early years teacher (it's a much more physical job than people realise), my career of 15 years was at a sudden and bitter end, and my life seemed to have no meaning, just an endless stretch of medical rubbish interspersed with pain, and waiting.
Then I started handing out mama hugs on Tumblr during Pride Month. Then, the occasional ask from an anxious teen turned into several a week... then Neil left the fandom and I started getting half a dozen asks a day. And it's been as wonderful as it has been terrifying, hoping I'm helping but worrying I'm not doing enough, knowing I'm not remotely qualified to help but just here to hand out empathy and support when needed.
Now it looks like I'll be turning this random chain of events into a career, and once again I have this wonderful fandom to thank.
It feels exciting to be starting over at the grand old age of 39, chasing a new dream, one I feel passionate about, one I feel I could really be good at with the right support and structure. Because it's never too late to choose a different path, to find a new dream, to feel a new spark ignite.
Thank you to every person who fell into my inbox, you have shone the light for me in my times of darkness, and now I can see the way forward.
I love you all so much 🥹💙🫂🥲
❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🩷