Like what we do? So do we. Unfortunately, it's difficult to make a living doing it.

We here at Independents' Day Media—Punk Planet, Bail, and Punk Planet Books—rely entirely on a small number of dedicated souls willing to exchange their brilliant skills and creative talents for low pay and no benefits. And in this day and age, that's just not enough to keep anyone going for very long.

Our writers and designers are top-of-the-line, winning accolades from The Nation, Utne, Entertainment Weekly, Print, and the Washington Post.

But accolades alone do not pay the bills: Money does. And if you want to, you can contribute some directly to our amazing corps of writers and artists.

Here's our thought: Like what we do? Send us $10. It's a small contribution that can add up to something amazing if enough people take part. It's like a tiny little grant-making program that you can be the most important part of.

Every time we accrue enough in the CSJ fund, we'll use it to pay a writer or artist what they're worth, or use it to send someone out on assignment, or help fund an investigative feature. The possibilities are numerous, if we can raise the funds. This is where you come in. We'll make this program completely transparent, posting fund tallies and project-acquisition plans to our site as they develop. By donating, you provide support for what we already do, Independents' Day Media will not be establishing new projects or programs with this fund: we'll simply be passing it along to our writers and artists for new projects.

And what will you get it out of it? Even higher quality independent journalism. Community-Supported Journalism.