First of all, my heartfelt gratitude goes out to all of those who have paid to subscribe to the full featured Shrew Views substack. I see paid subscriptions more as a gesture of support than I do as a “subscription” for services. These days it is really the only way to keep independent journalism alive. I do give my paid subscribers twice the articles plus audio on some (T-shirts and pins coming!), but that is more of a wave of thanks than it is a product that you have to pay for. Thank you all for subscribing. I know there is a lot out there to donate your hard earned money to, and the fact that you choose Shrew Views as one of your choices to support means an awful lot. Thank you.
For those of you who are not yet paid subscribers could you consider becoming so? Yearly, monthly, or even a direct donation (through Ko-fi…the link at the bottom of every article) would be most appreciated. Remember, you can always do a 7 day trial! If you still decide not to subscribe could you share an article here and there on your social media, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram…or whatever? Could you email an article to friends and family? Anything you could do to get this out in front of more people the better. I am trying to build a community here, and of course the more the merrier.
Speaking of community…those who have been commenting regularly, my sincere thanks go out to you as well. I have found the comments to be absolutely amazing!! Wow…I really never did expect such insight, information, intelligence, and heart from all of you out there!! It is the primary purpose of starting this substack: To get people to contribute, and to share with one another, thoughts, ideas, and support. Please keep it up! And for those who have not yet made a comment…how wonderful it would be to hear from you! Keep the conversations going…it really is a very important part of what we need to keep us sane.
Writing two or three articles a week is not all that easy. It is time consuming, and wracks my often feeble brain. I love doing it, so there is no problem there. And yes, I DO have a job, and do indeed make money from that job. Your financial support is not intended to pay me a salary. But I do have to be honest, if I can’t find a way to at least partially subsidize my time spent writing for this as much as I do, I will have to cut back or give it up altogether. That is just the reality of it. I would love to do this more full time.
And if you just can’t make a donation in a paid subscription, all is good!! You are ALL an incredibly important part of the cause. All shrews are welcome and honoured. Please say hello, contribute by sharing everywhere and making comments when you can!
My best to you all!!
Todd Hayen, Dr. Shrew
If you would like to support my efforts to write articles that you enjoy, but would rather not at this time commit to a yearly or monthly subscription. Please buy me a cup of coffee! The gesture would be greatly appreciated!!
Dear Todd, I first heard of you a few days ago, immediately joined your Substack, decided a few posts later to contribute $. There are a lot of very good ones out there, and I now spend all of my reading time on Substack (I was an avid reader pre Covid and can’t finish a book any longer), but I feel I have found my home with your lovely gang of shrews. I’m reading a number of your previous posts and would want to comment on so many of them!! I am going through the same insanity, have a spouse that refuses all the red pills I’ve been trying to pass him (since the early 2000s when I assembled the lies of 9/11), amazed at the lack of critical thinking all around me... so glad to join your community. Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
What a wonderful story!! Thank you so much and I am SO happy you have joined our happy band of shrews! I wish we could all get together and have a party. Hang in there...and please keep commenting!
I'm new to your substack Todd and I appreciate your writings. I see you're on off guardian as well, which I just started recently reading. Thank you for your intelligent, insightful, personal and heartfelt posts. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Sub stack writers like you, and all the other great ones, gives this community a chance to interact. So not only do you feel the comments are amazing, I do as well! And the writers and commenters have been an incredible support through a very difficult year. I never knew an online community could be an actual community until sub stack. 🙏
Any of my articles there you get here as well…but they have nice artwork! A variety of writers there…some very political, global politics, medicine, social issues…excellent source for information that isn’t bullshit.
Nova123, you are so right on with this. This ShrewViews substack has exceeded all of my expectations...I am hoping to keep welcoming shrews to the table and continue the amazing discussions that ensue here! THANK YOU so much for being a part of it! You are right, this sort of community support is SO important during a time like this when it is so easy to feel isolated...
I’m considering halting my own SubStack writing as I find so much intelligent work already being published that I want to pass along. And I don’t have the time to devote to regular posts.
So, yes, I do forward your work and that of others, with my own thoughts sometimes, and will continue to do so! I await the merchandise! I don’t normally wear anything promotional, but as I’ve told a few friends, I’m now ecstatic to promote that I’m a Shrew! You’ve given the term a great reputation!
You are so sweet Cyn...I am very sad that you are considering stopping the writing!! I will miss what you have to say! Maybe just cut back...I know how much work it takes...and I thought writing papers for school was difficult. The substack takes a lot of time!! Not only time, but brain power!
Yes, there is a lot of good stuff out there...but everyone has something to say...and we need this back and forth (writing/commenting) to keep the community intact.
The merchandise is coming! I am having some logistical issues...hopefully will get them resolved...I love t-shirts...I keep buying them from other fellow shrews...I will be giving one away to every paid subscriber....cross your fingers that I figure it out.
I AM SO HAPPY YOU LIKE BEING A SHREW!!!! I love it!!!! Shrews are small, but are EXTREMELY brave, and will take on ANYTHING in a battle.
Thank you for being such an important part of this community!!! Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!!
Please do provide clothing that fits real women; we are not all size 0s! Nor do we all still ride steel horses! We need to feel we can sport Shrew apparel without looking foolish. I’d be happy to work with you on items I believe would be accepted by conservatives, both men and women. I’m an international brand consultant if that provides any level of credibility!😜
My plan is to offer all sizes, colours, etc. And maybe, if I get ambitious, other "shrew" items...!! Could be fun. The original idea was just as a promotional give-away for paid subscribers...but who knows...I have fun with this sort of thing...
Dear Todd, I first heard of you a few days ago, immediately joined your Substack, decided a few posts later to contribute $. There are a lot of very good ones out there, and I now spend all of my reading time on Substack (I was an avid reader pre Covid and can’t finish a book any longer), but I feel I have found my home with your lovely gang of shrews. I’m reading a number of your previous posts and would want to comment on so many of them!! I am going through the same insanity, have a spouse that refuses all the red pills I’ve been trying to pass him (since the early 2000s when I assembled the lies of 9/11), amazed at the lack of critical thinking all around me... so glad to join your community. Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
What a wonderful story!! Thank you so much and I am SO happy you have joined our happy band of shrews! I wish we could all get together and have a party. Hang in there...and please keep commenting!
I'm new to your substack Todd and I appreciate your writings. I see you're on off guardian as well, which I just started recently reading. Thank you for your intelligent, insightful, personal and heartfelt posts. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 Sub stack writers like you, and all the other great ones, gives this community a chance to interact. So not only do you feel the comments are amazing, I do as well! And the writers and commenters have been an incredible support through a very difficult year. I never knew an online community could be an actual community until sub stack. 🙏
Off Guardian; I could not locate that one...help, please?
Www.off-guardian.org
Any of my articles there you get here as well…but they have nice artwork! A variety of writers there…some very political, global politics, medicine, social issues…excellent source for information that isn’t bullshit.
Nova123, you are so right on with this. This ShrewViews substack has exceeded all of my expectations...I am hoping to keep welcoming shrews to the table and continue the amazing discussions that ensue here! THANK YOU so much for being a part of it! You are right, this sort of community support is SO important during a time like this when it is so easy to feel isolated...
I’m considering halting my own SubStack writing as I find so much intelligent work already being published that I want to pass along. And I don’t have the time to devote to regular posts.
So, yes, I do forward your work and that of others, with my own thoughts sometimes, and will continue to do so! I await the merchandise! I don’t normally wear anything promotional, but as I’ve told a few friends, I’m now ecstatic to promote that I’m a Shrew! You’ve given the term a great reputation!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!🎄
You are so sweet Cyn...I am very sad that you are considering stopping the writing!! I will miss what you have to say! Maybe just cut back...I know how much work it takes...and I thought writing papers for school was difficult. The substack takes a lot of time!! Not only time, but brain power!
Yes, there is a lot of good stuff out there...but everyone has something to say...and we need this back and forth (writing/commenting) to keep the community intact.
The merchandise is coming! I am having some logistical issues...hopefully will get them resolved...I love t-shirts...I keep buying them from other fellow shrews...I will be giving one away to every paid subscriber....cross your fingers that I figure it out.
I AM SO HAPPY YOU LIKE BEING A SHREW!!!! I love it!!!! Shrews are small, but are EXTREMELY brave, and will take on ANYTHING in a battle.
Thank you for being such an important part of this community!!! Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!!
Please do provide clothing that fits real women; we are not all size 0s! Nor do we all still ride steel horses! We need to feel we can sport Shrew apparel without looking foolish. I’d be happy to work with you on items I believe would be accepted by conservatives, both men and women. I’m an international brand consultant if that provides any level of credibility!😜
WOW!!!
My plan is to offer all sizes, colours, etc. And maybe, if I get ambitious, other "shrew" items...!! Could be fun. The original idea was just as a promotional give-away for paid subscribers...but who knows...I have fun with this sort of thing...
Hats with a Shrew embroidered on the front!