Words Of Encouragement + Support

Newsletter + On This Day

Once upon a time, I started a YouTube channel and began posting videos—mostly promos for the original art and designs my friends and I were creating.

After being targetted by some hateful bots and trolls, I disabled comments and thought I would never turn them back on again. But I'm so glad I reconsidered.

If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have connected with so many kind, wonderful people who’ve helped me see my work in a new light. People like YOU…and Skipper2491 too:

Far too often, I find myself too close to my work to zoom out and appreciate the big picture. Thanks to Skipper and everyone who encourages me daily, I’ve been able to see more clearly and stay focused on what truly matters. Mostly.

The emotional encouragement—along with financial support via the Shop, Substack, YouTube, and Ko-Fi—make it possible for me to keep creating and curating work I’m proud to share…independently and without paywalls.

I feel incredibly lucky to be part of such an amazing, growing community.

Thank you for being a friend. And part of the Collide Press Crew too!
Clint

P.S. The bots and trolls still flare up from time to time. Even though they can still make me bitchy and glitchy, I’ve learned to block them—both literally and figuratively—a lot faster now. Ain’t nobody got time for hate when there’s so much to celebrate…and so much to create and curate!

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ON THIS DAY = SEPTEMBER 9

BIRTHDAYS

• COLONEL SANDERS (1890)
  Businessman + Fast Food Pioneer

• BEVERLEY NICHOLS (1898)
  English author, playwright, journalist, composer, and public speaker, Nichols wrote over 60 books and is best remembered for his books about his homes and gardens, the first of which was Down the Garden Path. He was gay and is thought to have had a brief affair with poet Siegfried Sassoon. Nichols’s long-term companion was actor and director Cyril Butcher.

• OTIS REDDING (1941)
  Singer-Songwriter

• DAVE STEWART (1952)
  Musician

• MICHAEL BUBLÉ (1975)
  Singer

EVENTS

• Congress officially renames the country as the United States of America (from the United Colonies). (1776)

• Soap opera Love of Life premieres on CBS. (1951)

• Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. (1956)

• Welcome Back, Kotter premieres on ABC. (1975)

• Metro Toronto Council, the governing body of greater Toronto area, refuses to pass Metro Bill of Rights which includes sexual orientation, and substitutes a weaker declaration about being an equal opportunity employer. (1980)

• In the New York City borough of Queens, parents launch a school boycott after the city allows a second grader with AIDS to attend classes. (1985)

• Maury premieres nationally. (1991)

• The Lesbian Avengers stage their first public action in the New York City borough of Queens when right-wingers attempt to suppress a multicultural Children of the Rainbow curriculum for elementary school children. The Lesbian Avengers  was founded in New York City by Ana Maria Simo, Sarah Schulman, Maxine Wolfe, Anne-Christine D’Adesky, Marie Honan, and Anne Maguire as “a direct action group focused on issues vital to lesbian survival and visibility.” Dozens of other chapters quickly emerged worldwide. (1992)

• Bosnia and Herzegovina’s first pride event is held in Sarajevo. (2019)

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NEW + FEATURED

• THE "RAINBOW FAMILY" TREE

• SALT + PEPPER = SILVER + SPICE

• FOUND PHOTOS #1 (VIDEO)

• LOST + FOUND PHOTOS

• A FEW GOOD (FOUND) PHOTOS

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