The clearance auction, which I needed to bring in $300 for the flea market venture to break even and $400 to cover Bootleg... brought in less than $100.
Due to the clearance auction bringing MUCH MUCH MUCH less than hoped or anticipated, I won't have enough money to get Bootleg #14 out the door without borrowing.
Furthermore, the printer reports that the book won't be ready until AFTER Diamond's adjustment order expires- which means I might not see any payment for the bulk of the print run.
Nothing to do but ride it out- borrow the money for the balance, get it shipped ASAP, then see what Diamond does with it. If Diamond returns it all or refuses to pay, WLP is, as they say, tits-up...
Oh- and I have $200 or so in overdue bills which must be paid, too.
And the only mail order to come in this month I'm going to have to return for insufficient payment.
Not a damn thing I can do about any of that now, so I'll just go bury my head somewhere...