Hi everyone, I hope you're all doing well and enjoying Mother's Day weekend.

Episode 45 on Stoicism is still scheduled for release on Sunday, May 17th, so no worries on that end.

But I wanted to give an announcement as its own separate thing, rather than tacking on to the beginning or ending of an episode.

I just wanted to inform those of you who haven't already

seen my posts on my social media accounts about it, but I now have show merchandise available

to order through Etsy.com. They're double-sided bookmarks, color printed on sturdier, glossy

cardstock measuring two by seven inches, the front bearing the image of the podcast cover art,

the coin of the horned Alexander the Great overlaid on a vintage map of his empire, and the

reverse, a neutral color with the show logo, a cleaned up version of the bookmarks I gave

away in December of 2019. They are priced at $5.99 each with free shipping in the USA and 50 cents shipping for international

orders, but it's a flat rate, so if you order more than one, then it's still only 50 cents.

The proceeds go back into the show for research and hosting expenses, so if you want to get

a snazzy gift for yourself, for fans of history or book nerds alike,

while also supporting the show, then this is a perfect way to do it.

I will include a link to my Etsy page in the podcast description, on my website front page,

or by typing up Hell in the Stick Age podcast in the Etsy search bar, which allows you to see

photos that

give you details and size comparisons of the bookmarks. And thankfully, registration is not needed

to purchase with Etsy. I have been hesitant in merchandising the podcast to any extent in the past,

but bookmarks are, in my opinion, a comfortable middle ground, since they're relatively inexpensive

and are still good quality. Many of you listeners are avid readers like myself, and I have had a

number of people ask me in the past if I ever plan to sell the designs I made late last year.

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