Japanese Earthquake

This is a complete break from the normal focus of the blog. This morning, on Twitter, this comment made my day:

"from DirectRelief: @VHFolland @CloviasLawn - thanks for all your help raising awareness and funds for the need in Japan."

Then just now the BBC reported another earthquake, 7.1 on the Richter scale.

This request won't be particularly well written, but sometimes even writers run out of words.

Please help if you can. The Pennies For Japan campaign is ongoing, selling a collector's set of elongated pennies, or individual ones as necklaces. There is also the Write for Japan anthology, a set of short stories available as an e-book or print book. Both of these raise funds directly for the Red Cross.

If you can't donate, please visit one of the lenses below and click on a link or an ad. It all raises funds for rescue.org who are supplying relief efforts on the ground:

• http://www.squidoo.com/pennies-for-Japan

• http://www.squidoo.com/write-for-Japan-anthology