On Second Thoughts + Second Chances

Always Evolving + Experimenting

Jan 03, 2025

Back in October, despite some advising against it, I started Queer Pioneers, a second Substack dedicated solely to LGBTQ heroes and history.

While it sounded great in my little brain, the reality of running two Substacks—or two YouTube channels or two shops or two anything—proved to be far more work than I anticipated.

One at a time, Clint. One. At. A. Time.

Beyond the time commitment, there was a lot of overlap between Queer Pioneers and Collide Press. So, long story short, Queer Pioneers is now part of Collide Press...again.

Deciding to consolidate has already made me feel more excited and energized to add more LGBTQ heroes and history to the motley mix that is Collide Press.

Just a reminder—for myself—that less really can be more.

If you’ve been following my posts on the other account, don’t worry—all the content has been copied over, and everything is now under one roof.

For those who paid to subscribe to Queer Pioneers, I’ll be reaching out today to ensure your subscriber benefits are added to Collide Press.

As I wind down the standalone Queer Pioneers, I want to extend a big thank-you to all who subscribed and supported the work. I’m looking forward to continuing this journey together—just in a more streamlined way.

On the social media side of things, I’m always experimenting across the platforms. Frankly, engagement is so low on most, I’ve come to view social media as more of a research tool than anything else.

Back in August, I stopped posting on Threads, the Meta-owned X/Twitter alternative.

I had had enough of Meta’s overzealous censorship and slowly became disillusioned with the platform’s dick-tater direction and man-splaining manipulations.

But last night, for the first time in months, I accidentally tapped the app icon on my iPad and saw some posts from people I genuinely miss—people I haven’t found anywhere else online. It felt like running into old friends you haven’t seen in years.

So, despite my ongoing reservations about Meta (and Zuck), I’ve decided to give Threads another chance. Feel free to follow me.

As much as I like Bluesky, Tumblr, and even X/Twitter, I tend to use them more as research tools. So I’ll be looking to see how Threads has (or hasn’t) changed since I was last active and seeing if it’s worth adding to my to-do list.

In the end, both of these recalibrations are part of my creative process.

Some things work, some don’t. Every experiment teaches me something new.

Here’s to keeping our creative flows moving and grooving.

Thanks for reading and subscribing!
Clint

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On This Day = January 3

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Birthdays + Events

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BIRTHDAYS = HIGHLIGHTS

1892 = J.R.R. Tolkien = English writer and philologist
1926 = George Martin = English producer, arranger, composer, and conductor
1929 = Sergio Leone = Italian filmmaker
1930 = Robert Loggia = American actor and director
1932 = Dabney Coleman = American actor
1939 = Bobby Hull = Canadian ice hockey player
1964 = Bruce LaBruce = Canadian filmmaker 🌈

EVENTS = HIGHLIGHTS

1870 = Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in NYC.
1959 = Alaska is admitted as the 49th US state.
1977 = Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak incorporate Apple Computer, Inc.
1981 = Barney Frank becomes a member of the US House of Representatives. He is the first US congressperson to come out.