Friends of the Discworld

Sunday, April 6. 2008

Friends of the Discworld

If you don't already know, Terry Pratchett, creator of the Discworld and beloved author of more than 30 books set therein (as well as many books set thereout), has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. If you've read Pratchett, we don't need to explain what an especially cruel fate this is for a man with such a sharp mind.

Pratchett recently donated £500,000 (that's about US$1 million) to Alzheimer's research, and his fans have now challenged themselves to match his contribution. If you would like take part, please visit Match It For Pratchett for details on how to donate via PayPal.

.:The AntiCraft Staff

Posted by Zabet Stewart in give_it_away_now at 09:43 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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Thanks for the heads up on MI4P. I've made a donation, and added a link from my blog as well. Looks like they're well on their way to making their goal at the rate the fans have been responding.

#1 pockafwye (Link) on 2008-04-06 20:19 (Reply)

Thank you so much for letting us know. I f*king love the Discworld books. Life can really suck.

#2 futuregirl (Link) on 2008-04-07 21:03 (Reply)

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