228 members!
116 posts.
6 writers.
Those are some of the numbers for The Naturism Community, which made its debut on Substack on Dec. 30, 2020.
First off, I want to thank everyone who has joined The Naturism Community, whether you are free members or paid members.
A special thank you to the 20-odd people who subscribed for paid memberships. They provide the incentive and the necessity to post regularly here — a minimum of two posts a week was the objective, though there were weeks we produced more. As a longtime unpaid blogger on wordpress, I sometimes go for weeks there without doing a post. But when you have paying customers in a newsletter forum like Substack, you have to produce as promised.
Next, a standing ovation from all members, please, for Fred Heiser and the delightful and insightful articles he has written for us all in this past year. As a longtime mainstream newspaper editor, I can tell you that Fred could be writing for many mainstream papers and magazines around the world. We are truly blessed to have him here as a columnist and feature writer. Fred, thank you so much!
And thank you to other members who contributed an article or two: Ted Thompson, Carlo Peruch, Michael Douglas and Eric Darwin. Bravo!
And, finally, thank you to everyone who took the time to comment on the various posts. Such discussion is integral to this community.
Looking ahead
More writers, please.
That’s on my wish list for the year ahead. If you would like to write an article or two (or 10) for the readers here, write to us at thenaturismcommunity@gmail.com. The more voices from around the world, the better.
And on that note, I’m happy to say that I have two features waiting to be posted from an enthusiastic naturist and writer in the U.K., Nick Harding, who will tell us about his life on that side of the pond. “I live on the south coast in Hastings, famous for being the site of a battle when England was invaded for the last time in 1066,” he writes.
That gives us writers in Quebec, Ontario, California and Hastings. How about someone from Down Under?
Introduce yourself on New Year’s Day
I’ll put up a Happy New Year’s post Saturday in which everyone can also introduce themselves in the comments section on the site. Don’t be shy.
Cheers
Jillian
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