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The next paid sub meet-up on 25 January!

Frens — I saw something recently that a fellow Substacker posted on Notes (which if you don’t use, you should start immediately) that said something shockingly simple. He — or she, I don’t remember — made a point of sending out monthly request for subscription upgrades. Wow! I thought…that makes sense. I should just ask, and then ask again at polite intervals.

So here’s a reminder of what a paid subscription (starting at £5 or about $7 a month) gets you:

• Online meet-ups

• Occasional special essays and/or video chats with interesting people (for example, I’m thinking of doing one with my husband for paid subs only)

• Access to the chat.

My aim is to do a monthly online meet-up, but last time I scheduled one no-one showed up 😬. Well, one person did and it was actually great getting to know this woman’s backstory and chat for a full hour. I really enjoyed it. So I’m not complaining, but it did throw me off a bit.

So I’m announcing the next chat will be Saturday 25 January, at 6pm UK time. If you send me a chat message to RSVP, I will send you a link right before the appointed hour.

The more people in the paid sub community, the more vibrant that community becomes. I look to Louise Perry’s Maiden Mother Matriarch community for inspiration. If you would like a similar feature here on Saving Culture, help me build it.

And for the newcomers here — I’ve had about a hundred new sign-ups this month! — here is a video I recorded last spring explaining what Saving Culture is all about.

And — in honour of Inauguration Day Eve — here are some fun election-related memes I collected last year.