Membership

Storytellers’ Sanctuary

Stories are free. Membership funds the animals.

This is a place where animals arrive with history on their skin, and leave with a future in their bones. Every animal who finds refuge here has a past—a journey that brought them to our gates. We share those journeys not just to inspire, but to ignite change.

Free readers are how these stories travel. Paid members are how they stay open. No guilt. No pressure. Just doors.

What You’ll Find Inside

Ambassador Animal Tales

Deeply moving, quietly funny stories about residents: who they are, what they survived, what they teach us.

Sanctuary News Laughs

Witty, satirical dispatches. Pig-powered political dramas, goat-led investigative exposés, chicken cryptocurrency scandals.

Personal & Philosophical Reflections

Intimate entries about sanctuary life, cruelty-free ethics, compassionate living, the deeper purpose behind the work.

Fantastical Adventures

Steampunk escapades featuring Inspector General Gaspar and his loyal companion, Asmodian.

The Patron Wall

Paid members are recognized here by first name, updated monthly. Be the first name on the wall.

The wall is waiting for its first names. Join as a Sanctuary Supporter and yours will be here.

Ways to Belong

Free Membership

$0

Stories delivered by Patreon and email. Short public spotlights for sharing. Gentle ways to support when you’re ready: shop, donate, or upgrade.

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Sanctuary Supporter

$5/month

Mission support — keeping stories open-access. Your first name on the Patron Wall, updated monthly. All stories via Patreon and email.

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Sanctuary Sustainer

$10/month

Everything in Supporter, plus occasional Surprise Drops — pop-up Q&As, unlisted videos, and special updates. Stabilizes the month: feed, bedding, supplies, unglamorous essentials.

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Sanctuary Storyteller

$20/month

Everything in Sustainer, plus a Monthly Live Storytelling Q&A — storytelling-centric, guided, real. Questions submitted in advance, one theme per month.

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Sanctuary Steward

$50/month

Everything in Storyteller, plus pre-submit priority for Q&A questions and the Stewards’ Common Room — a private community space to connect.

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Sanctuary Circle

$150/monthLimited: 25 seats

Everything in Steward, plus Monthly Office Hours with Krystal (60 min, small group), a Circle Dispatch each month, and an Annual State of the Sanctuary Briefing.

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Why Stories Matter

Patreon lets us do storytelling the way it was always meant to be—personal, purposeful, and completely unfiltered. The animals we serve are often the ones no one else will embrace: complex cases, invisible livestock, the ones shelters quietly push aside.

Stories help people care. Caring turns into support. Support becomes hay, bedding, transport, repairs, and vet care. That’s the loop. That’s why this works.

One prong is enough.

There are no salaries at Steampunk Farms—100% Volunteer Driven from the Board Room to the Hay Shed—Your Support Goes to the Animals.

Not ready to join? There are other ways to support the sanctuary.