I get that many people are anxious and scared, so allow me to explain a few things:
-The good people and helpers are still out there. Some of them are in government, yes. A lot are in nonprofits or other positions to help.
-We know what to do. We know how to help. For most of us it is just getting that information out to the people who need it, and yelling over the screaming rage monsters.
-You may feel scared and alone. That’s okay. Take a spring-coated breath. You aren’t alone.
-Most of us are way more capable than we feel. The internet may be a place sowing terror, but it is also a place you can find loads of support. Reach out. Brain storm. Ask people about your problems.

Start here, in this thread. If you have a worry or concern or just can’t think straight because of anxiety I will do my best to make this a safe place to ask even stupid questions. We aren’t alone. Let’s get to being the helpers we need to see.

This post is sticky, but I’ll be updating it as I compile more resources. A lot of my resources will be general, or aimed in the Kentuckiana area, because that is where I’m based. But I am working with other people on this, so who knows.

**Last Update: 3-17-20 8 pm.

Added to the Good News, General Education, and Food Resources pages.

The Recipe Index

General Educational Resources

Primary Educational Resources

Middle and High School Educational Resources

College Resources

Food Pantries, Programs, Etc.

Senior Resources

Kentuckiana Specific Resources (of all kinds)

Other Helpers

Good News Page!

The following recipes are designed to be cheap and focus on shelf stable products like beans, rice, and pasta. More will be added as I have time and spoons. Some are posted here. Some link to other sites.

Recipes

• Macatunaramanoodle Stuff
• Fagioli all’uccelletto (beans like birds)
• 20 Budget InstaPot Recipes. (All cost around, or less than $10.)

Recipe Books

Rustic Gluten Free by Michelle Pendergrass (Thanks to Michelle for releasing this for free!)- Featuring from scratch soups, broths, stews, vegetables, and more. Designed to be Gluten free, but you can easily add in staples like rice or pasta.

This is a cheap, plentiful meal that pairs really well with cornbread and that kids seem to really like. This is a meal kids can also make.

Ingredients:

2 boxes of macaroni and cheese (any kind)

2 packs of ramen noodles

2 cans of tuna (drained)

1/2 cup of mayo or miracle whip

Instructions:

1. Prepare macaroni and ramen together, as the macaroni box , including adding cheese sauce or powder, milk, and butter.
2. Add in drained tuna and mayo. Mix well.

Alternatives:

Substitute canned chicken for canned tuna and ranch dressing for mayo. You can add bacon as well.

Substitute ground beef for canned tuna and bbq sauce for mayo. Add bacon if desired.

Substitute ground sausage or chopped smoked sausage or regular sausage links for tuna and top with shredded cheese.

Substitute broccoli florets for tuna (cook broccoli with the noodles) and top with shredded cheese.

I’m fairly awful at self promotion, but I’ve been doing pretty good at writing and hitting deadlines lately. My latest project for Wet Ink Games is Tears in the Sea, a dossier of campaigns for the Never Going Home game I wrote for last year. The Kickstarter just wrapped up (and was fully funded).

Details are below. This has been a fun game to write for. I look forward to it making its public debut later this year.

North Sea, 1917 – One of the many terrifying new weapons of the war is the dreaded U-boat. Something turned the previous crew of U-19 into a twisted mass of flesh partially merged with the ship. The vessel is sound and the flesh still responds to commands, so the German navy sends the cursed ship and a skeleton crew on a special mission: recover all the information they can about a British plot code-named Project RIPTIDE. Contains magic sailor tattoos, a “Echos” Whisper Path and rules for ship-to-ship combat.

 Lead Designer: Tristan Zimmerman

Additional Writing: Sarah Orr Aten, Corey Capps, Michele Lee, Ben Woerner

My latest project for Wet Ink Games is now available at DriveThruRPG. My adventures and critters appear in the Tome of Corrupted Beasts and the Once More Unto the Breech Adventure book.

These are the same adventures I ran at GenCon this year.