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DisabilityPride.net Announces…

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By Mary Wilson

Two white women are smiling at the camera for a selfie. The woman on the left has blonde hair and is wearing a pink sweater. The woman on the right has brown and grey hair and is wearing a red sweater and a necklace.

After years of pestering from friends, family, and readers of this blog, after starting to plan it at 12 years old, after numerous false starts, Gerianne is FINALY writing her autobiography.

To facilitate writing, to ensure she has the time and energy to focus on her storied life, Gerianne has asked me to take over most of the responsibilities for writing and maintaining DisabilityPride.net’s blog. I humbly accepted the opportunity she presented to me, to maintain part of her life’s work and help keep her on track to complete her biggest piece of writing ever.

I hope I am able to bring joy and entertainment to every reader! I am excited to build on Gerianne’s legacy of disability pride and to flex my writing muscles again. I am also eager to see what Gerianne’s autobiography will be! She has led an interesting, exciting, and inspiring life. I have heard many of her stories but I know there are many more that will surprise me.

If you have any ideas for content you would like to see here or in our First Voice newsletter, contact us! We accept submissions at firstvoice@disabilitypride.net and we love hearing from you on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/DisabilityPride.net)! We want to see your art and photography, read your stories and learn about issues and ideas that matter to you.

DisabilityPride.net is a community. We are here to bring pride to everyone and the best way to do that is with your inspiration and input.

Call for Books!!!

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Truro, Nova Scotia holds a special place in my heart for many reasons. One of them is how they rally together when tragedy strikes.

Recently, there was a significant fire in downtown Truro that decimated several well-loved local businesses. King Koin Laundry and Tanning, T&V Electronics, Truro Kung Fu Kenpo School, and NovelTea Bookstore and Café were all lost in the fire. The people of Truro have done what they always do, and joined forces to help keep these amazing businesses afloat and a part of the community while they figure out how to rebuild.

NovelTea holds an extra special place in my heart. As a used bookstore and café, they sell 2 of the only things I am willing to splurge on for myself, great coffee and BOOKS!

Books do not usually survive any kind of disaster. NovelTea lost so very many goods that are irreplaceable however for folks like me who were born with a reading list we will never complete, we have an abundance of books that we will probably never read (again). We can’t replace the artwork from the Truro Art Society, we can’t replace the beautiful handmade mugs and dishes, we can’t replace the amazing book-themed merchandise, nor the amazing desk/counter made from old books but we can help them replace their book inventory.

Many businesses in Truro and Colchester County are accepting donations of used books to help NovelTea rebuild. The book drive closes October 3rd.

Here’s the list so far:

The Blunt Bartender 563 Prince St, Truro

Skin Decision 1 Queen St, Truro, NS

Masstown Movement Fitness 1101 Masstown Rd, Debert

Jimolly’s Bakery Café 76 Inglis Pl, Truro, NS

Calling Corners 147 Esplanade St, Truro, NS

Engine Room Pub 166 Esplanade St, Truro, NS

Wink Day Spa 49 Inglis Pl Unit #1, Truro, NS

Hub Cycle 33 Inglis Pl, Truro, NS

Bike Monkey 130 Esplanade St, Truro, NS

Mingos Music 590 Prince St, Truro, NS

Truro Farmers Market 15 Young St, Truro, NS

Thrown Together Pottery 37 King St, Truro, NS

Honeycomb Health Market 805 Prince St, Truro, NS

Spencer House 20 Dominion Street, Truro, NS

Nova Scotia Cooperative Council 347C Willow St, Truro, NS

The Trainyard General Store 53 Portland St, Dartmouth, NS

Rolling Sea Tattoo 802 Prince St Suite 102, Truro, NS

G&G Computers 15 Arlington Pl, Truro, NS

My Home Mercantile 10 Inglis Pl, Truro, NS

The Nelson House Bed & Breakfast 138 Main St E, Stewiacke, NS

Truro Brewing Company 53 Inglis Pl, Truro, NS

Anther & Apiary 8 Dominion St, Truro NS

Or by pick up, email olivia@skindecision.ca

Is it Really Time? By Gerianne Hull, Read by Chelsey Joudrie

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Is it Really Time? By Gerianne Hull, Read by Chelsey Joudrie

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A poem about unconventional friendship, technology and changes in relationships.

The second in our series of poems written by Gerianne Hull and read by fans and friends. To help us make more videos like this, please support us by becoming a patron. Visit the link to our Patreon page and pledge as little as $1 a month. You’ll be entered into prize draws and receive a personal thank you!

The First

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The first poem in our series, available to watch on our Patreon!

It’s available free to everyone, and we plan to keep it that way, however we have started our Patreon with the belief that our supporters on the blog will be interested in supporting us as patrons as well.

This poetry series is the first of many new projects we have on the go. With your support of our Patreon campaign, we will be able to bring some exciting new work to you.

Calling All Poetry Fans!!!

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DisabilityPride.net calls all fans of our work and all fans of poetry in general to help us with a project.

We need fans and friends to record them reading one of Gerianne’s poems!

We would love to have you be a part of this new project!

We’re looking for volunteers to record themselves reading one of Gerianne’s poems. Gerianne would like to select the poem for each reader volunteer from “A Little Insight” and is also hoping that the readers will also record themselves reading the origins of and inspiration behind the poem.

The goal is to get a wide range of friends and fans to reads the poems and to post the videos on YouTube and our Facebook page. We may also offer a small payment to readers as a way of saying thank you, since we can’t treat the volunteers to a cup of coffee right now. Message Gerianne or DisabilityPride.net on Facebook if you would like to help us!

Stay safe and be well!
-Mary