Comments on: “Zoe’s Tale” Auction to Benefit the Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust

By: rbjCj

rbjCj — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:53:34 +0000

By: Christopher Davis

Christopher Davis — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:47:09 +0000

John: once again you remind me why I’m a fan of you-the-person in addition to you-the-writer.

Auction note: It’s hit $2025.01 as of less than half an hour ago as I write this (“Feb-17-08 21:20:38 PST” is the timestamp on the bid). Whoever m***c is, I salute you and your disposable income.

By: John Scalzi

John Scalzi — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:30:49 +0000

It shouldn’t screw you up too much. All the books are written as stand alones.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:51:07 +0000

If I read “Old Man’s War” and like it….. and intend to buy the other books in the series…. how screwed up would I get reading book one, then book 4, then the other two?

Please answer honestly, and know that I’m the wife of a veteran who also donates mightily to our local DAV. No DAV money will be lost if I skip this auction due to not wanting to eff up my Scalzi continuity….and, in fact, you will probably come out a couple of dollars ahead in the deal if I pick up whatever the other two books are called.

If you get these questions all the time, I apologize. Same goes for not knowing what the other books are called… I’m thinking “Ghost Colony.”

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:28:32 +0000

High bidder! (For a while anyway . . .)

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:00:51 +0000

This is a great thing to do. On a personal, and very selfish level, I am just excited that the world you created and I have enjoyed multiple times will not be abandoned.

By: Tully

Tully — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:06:41 +0000

Four figures reached.

By: John Scalzi

John Scalzi — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:22:42 +0000

Gerry:

It does help that the Charitable Service Trust is part of a larger organization, so most of the administrative costs are borne by the organization, not the trust.

By: Gerry

Gerry — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:54:40 +0000

Well, the auction is beyond my price range. But what I am going to do instead, is to donate directly to the Disabled American Veterans Charitable ServiceTrust.

Thank you for turning me on to a very worthy and efficient charity. I have never seen a charity with such low administration expenses. It tells me alot that their TOTAL admin expenses were about $75,000 especially since most of the well know charities pay their president alone 6 figure saleries.

Keep up the good work.

By: Janiece

Janiece — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:18:33 +0000

Thanks for thinking of my less fortunate brother-and-sisters-in-arms when you chose your charity.