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Hello, I’m Carin Marie. Welcome to my personal blog!
I’m writer based in BC, Canada. Most of my writing revolves around my personal experiences with money, men, sex, and death. I also write quite a bit about my experience with working in, and leaving, the sex industry. If you’d like to start reading my work, I suggest you start at the beginning, with my very first entry.
Since May of 2022 I have been offering what I call Professional Listening Sessions. If that sounds intriguing to you, I invite you to check out my website to find out more.
With respect to this blog, quite a lot of the entries are free to read, while a few are reserved for paid subscribers only. The best overall value is the yearly subscription option.
You can check out the free and paid subscription options here.
So! I recently hit 70 blog posts (edit: now over 100). This achievement makes me feel proud. I also feel vulnerable. I share a lot of personal details in my work, something I have hummed and hawed about a lot over the past two years. Most of all, as I reflect on the work I’ve shared, I feel committed. I plan to keep writing and sharing for a long, long time.
Why? Mostly for me. For Little Carin Marie. The girl who needed these words and didn’t find them at the time she could have really used them. But also for all the people who are moved and encouraged by my work. I get letters every week from strangers who tell me how much my writing helps them. This feedback is enormously motivating, and encourages me to keep going during the times I feel weary and unsure.
You will likely notice that the vast majority of my blog posts are numbered. It’s a stylistic choice - I really, really, really didn’t want such deeply personal artistic work to be stripped down, summarized, and reduced to highly optimized, click-worthy titles. It’s also a bit of a test - I prefer that my readers be the kind of people who will click on anything I publish, regardless of the title (or lack of one). I delight in nurturing a small circle of true fans, rather than a larger network of casually interested ones.
Despite my lack of titles, the open rate on my emails remains extremely high, a fact that never ceases to excite and amaze me. My readers are extraordinarily loyal. Thank you, readers.
(I’m not crying, you’re crying!)
On the note of numbered entries, you may also notice that some numbers are missing. This is because I deleted a few entries along the way. In some cases, I felt that the entries were a bit too private, and I deleted them out of nervousness. In other cases, I doubted the quality of my work and deleted the entries out of embarrassment.
I suppose at this point I should mention that I’m working on a book! It’s in the very, very early stages of development. I’ll post updates about it on my twitter account along the way.
Speaking of my twitter account, please follow me there if you’d like to keep up with my personal musings, life updates, and especially if you want to see pictures of my pet chickens. Did you know I’m obsessed with chickens? I love chickens. Please be kind to chickens.
Lastly, I want to let it be known far and wide that I am looking for patrons of the arts! Specifically, my arts! If you like my work and want to help support it financially, please get in touch with me directly. For those who would prefer to send a one-time gift, I welcome you to use the options below:
To send a $150 gift to support my work, click here.
To send a $250 gift to support my work, click here.
To send a $1,000 gift to support my work, click here.
I am also very happy to accept Amazon gift cards, if you prefer to go the gift card route.
CarinMarieConsulting @ Gmail dot com
Thank you for staying until the end, phew! I appreciate your interest, your encouragement, and your participation in the world I’ve created here at Still Here for Some Reason.
Love,
Carin Marie