“We are excited to introduce you to our exceptional line of premium pens and exclusive business cards! Crafted to perfection and featuring my own distinctive signature, these cards include beneficial information; my work number, email, and office location. Visit my office to receive a complimentary pen with each card you acquire.”
View of a business card for the Palmer Park Riding Academy, depicting a woman on horseback. Printed on front: "Palmer Park Riding Academy. Woodward at Seven Mile Road, Detroit, Michigan. H.H. Renshaw, proprietor and mgr. Phone Hemlock 7559. Professional instructors." Map with location printed on back.
Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library
There's little gay men on my business cards! And links to all of my socials, but that's less important.
My old business cards were very outdated, so I needed to grab some new ones before I started trading at cons, and I'm so glad that I chose this drawing for the cards! I wonder what drawing I'll use next...
Any and all orders come with a business card and a thank you note, or you can grab one of these in person at cons! All orders are shipped standard delivery, but other shipping options are available on request :)
Yellow Brick Ramble is far enough along that I decided it was time to order bookmarks, which are what I use as business cards at conventions and appearances.
It's got spot gloss too! How fun! All nine members of Jinjur's army of revolt (who you'll meet in the next few chapters) are here as well as an ordinary non-magnified wogglebug.
I gave the speaking role to Juni Jump because someone has to say "dot com" and she has such a lovely speaking voice.
Also featured on the back are Dorothy and her friends from the first page:
I ordered them from the same place I did Gastrophobia's bookmarks, which had a similar characters-walking-in-a-row design:
My friend has been having some trouble making friends at college. One of her biggest issues is basically being too nervous to say hi back to people, so I jokingly said that she should make business cards. We laughed about it and such and I'm sure she thought I was mostly joking (if you're my friend, you know that there's always a slight chance of me being 100% serious), but I have a deep dedication to committing to the bit.
Which brings us to the image above. Obviously I had to censor her information but the message is still there :)
I thought it was hilarious and was fully prepared for her to just keep laughing but she's printed and cut a bunch of them out and we went over plans on how to give them to people without causing her more anxiety and now I guess she has business cards for when people say hi to her in the halls and she panics? Which is honestly such a vibe to think of someone receiving one of these and I hope she follows through
TLDR: if you're too anxious to say hello in the halls, a simple business card stating you have anxiety might do the trick!