Sean-Paul Kelley is one of the smart guys in the blogosphere, as well as being one of the nicest. Now he needs some help, so I'm here to do my part.
Hi everyone,
I hate to send out emails like this. Moreover, I hate to beg. But late last week I learned that my grant from the University for the Silk Road project had been cancelled. It is a hard blow to take. I have pinched every extra penny I possibly could over the last several months. Now 50% of my funding has been revoked because of 'Federal and State funding problems.'
I've posted this on my site in the hopes that some of you might post a short blurb on yours. If only 100 people were to donate $25 each it would allow me to go on the trip, do the research and write the book. It won't make up for the loss of the grant. But it will allow me to write the book I have always dreamed of writing.
I really dislike bothering anyone about this but I am practically depserate, besides, airline tickets have already been purchased and several visas have already been approved.
Sincerely,
Sean-Paul Kelley
Even if you can't help directly, please spread the word. Let's help make sure that Sean-Paul's voyage to the Silk Road doesn't turn out to be a one-way ticket.
