#SongoftheDay Alison (Elvis Costello)

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Alison Tyler is a writer and editor I've worked with many times throughout my 14 years in this business. She's a kind and generous person. I have all sorts of odds and ends she's sent me in the mail, from fortune-telling fish to handmaid crocheted headwarmers.

She's been going through a rough time, recently. Her husband had two strokes in December, I believe, and she's been documenting her experiences on Patreon. I haven't read her posts, mostly because my mother was in the hospital during a stretch of that time, and sometimes it's hard to handle another person's emotion in addition to your own.

(After losing their son, my aunt and uncle tried group grief counselling, but they said it was too hard for them--they left feeling worse rather than better, because they were absorbing everyone else's sadness.)

I follow Alison on twitter, so I've been getting a slight glimpse at what's going on. She's on my mind particularly today, as I write this.  All morning, I've been singing this song to myself.

If you'd like to read about her experiences, she's been putting up free posts on Patreon because she wants to help anyone who might be having similar experiences: https://www.patreon.com/AlisonTyler/posts



If you're wondering how you can support me in bringing you songs and visits every day, the easiest thing you can do is tell your friends about the site. Tell anyone you know--particularly people who are isolated and enjoy music.

Readers of adult fiction can also buy my books or check them out from your local library. Supporting my AudioErotica endeavour on Patreon would also help me hugely!

I'm also an Amazon Influencer, so hopefully I can make a little pocket change when you buy stuff by clicking through my affiliate links.

But you don't HAVE to do any of that. I'm very happy to get a daily visit from you, so just keep coming back.

Oh, and I also recommend hitting the "Subscribe" button at the top of the page so you won't miss a song!

See you tomorrow!
Giselle

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