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The Atomic Tarot, Creativity, Art...you know, stuff.

This week has been insane. But, good insane. Once upon a time my art group, t he Atomic Pixies , did our first baby kickstarter, and it was amazing, and we made our Atomic Tarot deck. And now we're running the second printing , and I am remembering, now, that running a kickstarter is 30 days of anxiety. Even, apparently, one that's doing really well! But that said, I...I really do love running a Kickstarter. I love the crowdfunding model. I know there are a lot of deeper think pieces out there about communism and millennials and all sorts of stuff, but I just love, as a creator, working so closely with people. Being able to use a lot of people, doing a little, to get every one what they need. If I didn't have backers who were hoping and waiting on this project, it would have been a dream, forever. There's an interesting, and frustrating thing when you run a business that buying  in bulk is cheaper. For a little over double the last Kickstarter, we are getting 4