In February late 2021, I launched my Patreon. The “why” of doing so is in the 5-minute video below, but the short answer is that my readers asked for a way to support me during a time where I can’t work like I used to. My CSF leak means that I am limited in my functioning; I can’t stand very long, tie my own shoes, use my laptop for extended periods, and the pain levels are quite high.
I’ve been looking to move to a podcast and other ventures that weigh less heavily on my physical state, and in the process have built this Patreon community to come along for the ride.
It’s a fun space to share photos, behind the scenes videos, ask people’s thoughts about future podcast episodes or writing, and connect readers with one another.
As part of the Patreon, I wanted to have a page where I can publicly share the wonderful people who have joined , both the initial founding members, and everyone else as time goes on.
I hope to see you in the Patreon community!
A Big Thank You to My Patrons!
In order of sign ups, here are the amazing patrons who are supporting the Legal Nomads community there.
Patreon Community: Founding Members
Founding members of my Patreon, who all joined within a week of my announcing the launch. Thank you for joining!
- Mike Sowden
- Mike Rigney
- Christopher Nowakowski
- Harvey Silikovitz
- Megan Carl
- Honza Kerver
- Cale
- Pamela MacNaughtan
- Caroline Eubanks
- Viktoria Urbanek
- Kyle Niiya
- Julia Barber
- Laurie Gaughan
- Kathy Watts
- Rosemary Rowe
- Marion Montgomery
- Marta Bethencourt De França
- Raphael Lee
- Dalene Heck
- Justin Cooke
- Kate McCulley
- Beth Laffey
- Andrea Wien
- Pat Awmack
- Monica McCarthy
- Ryan Nicodemus
- Gregory Paul Rhodes
- Michaela Potter
- Rob Philip
- Karen Lajoie
- Reine Gammoh
- Jennifer Wolfgang
- Linda and Steve
- Carla Mort
- Edna Zhou
- Anita Breland
- Phil Paoletta
- Peter O
- James Simonelli
- Matt Riley
- Laura Miller
- Kim Trueman
- Erin Ridley
- Jai Patel
- Graham B
- Rog Law
- Tina Florijancic
- Jen
- Justine
- Jim McDonough
- Tasha Haiduk
- John and Sally McManus
- Michelle Abesamis
- Dave Lee
- Guðrún Ólafsdóttir
- Jessica Phillips
- Quinn Comendant
- Travel Well With Erin
- Sandra Murray
- Hazel Nicholson
- Janina Grabs
- Ryan Barden
- Mary
- Michelle
- Ali Wunderman
- Teaspoon
- Aaron Reynolds
- Jason Kottke
- Simon Cribbes
- Cameron Stauch
- Daniel Ziv
- Ivy Lerner-Frank
- Ariel Waldman
- Gray Cargill
- James Clark
- Andy Murdock
- Sophie
Patreon Community: Week 2 and Onwards!
A list of Patrons who are current members, and who joined after week 1:
- Naomi Duguid
- George Papadopoulos
- Megan Dingwall
- Tom P
- Anna Furness
- Michael
- Kirsten Alana
- Christine Vogler
- Karen Field
- Linda Berglund
- David Miah
- Nathaniel Boyle
- Tim van der Linden
- Doug Lofland
- Nadine Ellman
- Bethany Salvon
- Gail Aguiar
- Casey Berman
- Rachel Thompson
- Mark Armstrong
- Mary
- Mariza Monteiro
- Vince Lin
- wendy
- Lisa Boice
- Kei K.
- Jean Farrell
- Neda Farzan
- Dina Azzawe
- Lawrence Fieman
- Autumn Sharp
- Andy Miller
- Jennifer Ware
- Jane Liaw
- Sarah
- Jo Ann Woodsum
- Katie
- Dani
- Marc Windheim
- Carmela Resuma
- Anthony DeRosa
- Sarah Bence
- Matthew Mazowita
- Rachel Lei
- Mark Jerome
- Mary Ellen Stoll
- Weiching Poon
- Sonika
- Thomas Park
- Davina Baum
- Megan Ballantine
- Fanny Nordberg
- Jacob Epstein
- Subra Manian
- Sam
- Catalina Norman
- Sally Hammel
- Michele Nye
- Taylor Pearson
- Matthew Kepnes
- Penny R Letichevsky
- Nirmal Ghosh
- Emily
- Vanessa Parker
- Katie Matthews
- Shannon
- Dorota
- Elizabeth Gibbeson
- Susan Shain
- Bahareh
- Martin Oliveira
- Alex Fetterman
- Brian Suits
- Wendy Lim
- JJ Feifer
- Jennifer Miller
- John Pangilinan
- Gisela
- Jason Suckstorff
- Stefano Tresca
- Cecilia Brady
- Michael Broyles
- Dan Saltzstein
- Jairo Medina
- Alex Campbell
- Jo Almeida
- Michael Yessis
- Lauren Delrio
- Hannah Elumba
- Nate Ginsburg
- Peter Fremlin
- Blanca Garcia Gil
- Tom Wahlin
- Samantha Bussell
- Rob Hanly
- Elizabeth Ellis
- Maisha Jamerson
- Kim Brauer
- Phyl Doppelt
- Gina Duenas
- Robin Ahrens
- Jo-Anne Parneta
- Sarah Ralston
- Dan S
- Eric Ridenour
- Sara Glasser
- Sherri Brown
- David Roth
- Linda Wang
- Dasha Smith
- Christina Xu
- Sebastien Roy
- Doris Murai
- Sharon B.
- Erick Widman
- Jason Dreaver
- Mara Cerejo
- Julian Juenemann
- Cathie Parker
- Judith S.
- Kristie S.
- Heidi
- Amy Levin & Robert Horowitz
- Stephanie K.
- Janet Brent
- Elizabeth M.
- Heather Goldik
- Anoude
- Max Masnick
- Stan Farkas
- Rachel Khattab
- Tim Warner
- Christie Fong
- Derek S.
- Sarah Grace
- Tony Griffin
- Klaus Weber
- Ang Ruby
- Candace Porter
- EV
- Isabelle Taft
- Mark Moser
- John Vernon
- Kate Matulay
- Jennifer Burley
- Cathy Smith
- Azhar Hussain
- Adrienne Mundy-Shephard
- Kara Williams
- Michaela Walter
- Kevin McTernan
- Eric Maierson
- Amy Beer
- Max Ornstein
- Randy Johnson
- Lindsey Zellman
- Liz Gross
- Nathan Thornburgh
- Jake Semmel
- Dave Dean
- Jennifer Burton
- Sara Wasserman
- Andis Blukis
- Trang T Nguyen
- Sharna E.
- Sally Carter
- Charles Bond
- Alan Pratini
- Chuck Ward
- Lars Wucherpfennig
- Eric Tuten
- Alana Budasoff
- Adam Gutman
- Drew Meyers
- Melanie M.
- Justin Long
- Rand
- Timothy Hsu
- Eliana Ruiz
- Stefanie Neuner
- Mark MacKinnon
- Kate Convissor
- Cathy Connolly
- Lu Sobredo
- Carlos Araya
- Angela Petersen
- Adamses Toupinet
- Nick Hurlburt
- Poseidon Retsinas
- Kay Dougherty
- Jacquie Ballantine
- Carolina
- Andrea Buchanan
- Daniel
- Adriana
- Sahil Chug
- Daniel Harris
- Ning He
- Holly Beach
- Amanda Williams
- Gene Horiuchi
- Omventure
- Tanya Rideout
- Kyle Crum
- John Michael Fogg
- Carmel O’Connell
- Chris Roman
- Alan Perlman
- Nadia Romani
- Hayley G
- Hannah Kent
- Sarah
- Deb Hartnett
- John
- Nadine Touzet
- Kevin Arts
- Stephen Giesler + Joy Wattie
- Veadra Duchaine
- Ashley Smith
- Marilyn N
- Joanna Rench
- Kiersten
- Nallely Cisneros
- Megan
- Fiona
- Eileen
- Veronica Pacini
- Meagan D.
- Jenny
- Greg
- Andrew Womack & Rosecrans Baldwin
- Hannah Kimberly
- John Lovelett
- Laura Gale
- Nathan Barry
- Marcy Rolerson
- Kristin Repsher
- Sierra N Fitch
- Jacki Warnock
- Leah Missik
- Jason Blechta
- Elizabeth Dawe
- Connie Kresge
- Megan R.
- Jessica Rigg
- Alejandro Soto
- Jill Willis
- Jennifer Lachs
- Anna
- Bruce MacNeil
- Jack Vu
- Pamela Gene Daley
- Nelita Eclevia
- Caitlin Murray
- Roy Korn
- Kathleen Ann McQuown
- Kendra Williams
- Cristian Opran
- Ani Mason
- Doug Brooks
- Neverending Voyage
- Ellen Weis
- Tinna
- Susie Ahn
- Micah Hart
- Ann Elizabeth Kay
- April Bartosch
- Liz Espersen
- Jennifer Stitt
- Liette Connolly-Boutin
- Homunculus
- Andrea Aerts
- Vera Neroni
- Larry Clark
- Sheila P
- Sal Leone
- Lauren S.
- Christina L.
- Amy Ruggini
- David Thomas
- Abby Halickman
- Hilary Winn
- Daria Hobeika
- Veena Rangaswami
- Carole Young
- Iva Horel
- Chris O‘Brien
- Marie-Hélène Paquin
- Richard
- Katherine Silins
- Cam Korzecke
- Amy Senier
- Katharine Webb
- Lauren Hamilton
- Patty Pope
- Silja
- Meaghan Emma
- Kerri L.
- Sandra Christina
- Ben H.
- Gail Aguiar
- Rachel Berger
- Ben H.
- Ayala
- Drew Fennell
- Chuck Ward
- Chris Gratto
- Nancy Wittels
- Jessica
- Bethany Novak
- Steven Gee
- James Simonelli
- Barbara Liu
- Sara Holburt