Joy Repair · Membership
Neighbors,
not followers.
Every piece in the commons opens with a free preview. Membership opens all of it, and pays the people who make it.
Step 1
Read
Anyone. Free previews, free to share.
Step 2
Reader
Free. One letter a week.
Step 3
Member
The most current reading.
Step 4
Sustainer
Supports the network.
Step 5
Patron
Finances the journalism.
Start here · Free
Become a Reader.
One thoughtful email each week with the reporting, stories, ideas, events, and people worth knowing. Free. Once a week. No bullshit.
Become a ReaderStay current.
Member
$9 / month
The most current dispatches, and the newest article in every journal, unlocked.
- The five most current dispatches, unlocked
- The newest article in each journal — Indicate This!, The New Green Book, the Zine, the Library
- Older pieces stay available as $5 single unlocks
- Does not include the Thriver Pack or access tools
- Cancel any time
Sustain the network.
Sustainer
$25 / month
All-access, plus you carry the wider publishing network — the films and the field work.
- The full archive — every dispatch and article, unlocked
- The Thriver Pack and every access tool, included
- Your name on the Founders Wall (optional)
- Early reads of new issues
- You keep the lights on for neighbors who cannot pay
Finance the reporting.
Patron
$100 / month
All-access, and you intentionally finance the journalism itself.
- Everything in Sustainer, Thriver Pack included
- You underwrite original reporting and films
- A standing invitation to the editorial room
- Quarterly letter on where the money went
Add it to anything
Thriver Pack
$10 / month
The Thriver Pack and every access tool in the commons. Included with Sustainer and Patron — anyone else can add it for $10 a month.
- The full Thriver Pack
- Every access and accessibility tool
- Works on its own — no membership needed
- Cancel any time
Or read one piece at a time.
Any single dispatch or article can be unlocked for $5 from its own page. Once unlocked, it stays yours. Start in the Dispatches.