Rainbow Circuits — Issue #001, July 2026
After the Gala
A celebration of the first Rainbow Circuits Gala, the people who made it possible, and everything still waiting beyond the ballroom doors.
- Inside the First Rainbow Circuits Gala
- Meet the Founders: Felix and Arthur
- Around the Circuit
- Help Us Choose What Comes Next
A letter before we begin
From the Founders
[Founder letter to be added — a short, warm opening note from Felix and Arthur about what the first Gala meant, written in their own voices.]
[Pull quote from the founder letter to be added]
Felix Arthur
Founders, Rainbow Circuits
The lead feature
The First Rainbow Circuits Gala
One theme, one weekend, one ballroom that technically only existed because everyone agreed it did. The story of the night Rainbow Circuits dressed up.
[Member quote about the Gala to be added — with permission and credit]
A completely serious audit
By the Numbers
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Members at the Gala
[Confirmed Gala participation number]
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Images shared
[Confirmed image count]
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Stories written
[Confirmed story count]
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Outfit changes
[Confirmed outfit count]
∞
Dramatic Gala entrances
certified nonsense
7ish
Dragons, carriages, balloons & portals used as transport
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1
Suspiciously large room-service trolleys
certified nonsense
-42
Dignity points remaining
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100%
Harmless chaos, fully intended
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Confirmed figures will replace the placeholders below once the final Gala tallies are in. The rest are certified editorial nonsense and proud of it.
Member submissions
The Gala Gallery
Moments from the ballroom, the gardens, and everywhere in between — shared by the members who made them.
Life between the galas
Around the Circuit
The Gala may be over, but the circuit never really sleeps. Here's what happens around here every week — and every month — with absolutely no pressure to do more than wave.
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Weekly Prism Prompt
Every week
A weekly image-focused prompt for everyone. Answer it with AI-generated imagery, traditional or digital art, edits, moodboards, screenshots, character scenes, visual storytelling, or a collage — whatever 'making a picture' means to you this week.
Joining in can be as small as:
- An AI-generated image
- A sketch or painting
- An edit or moodboard
- A screenshot with a story
- A collage
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Wellness Wednesday
Every Wednesday
A gentle midweek check-in. Share as much or as little as you choose — a small update, a big feeling, or just a quiet wave. It's low pressure, entirely optional, and not therapy; it's a community remembering to ask how you are.
Joining in can be as small as:
- A one-line update
- A photo of something nice
- A reaction on someone else's post
- Quiet reading — that counts too
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Community Café
Most weekends — pauses during special event weekends
Our relaxed weekend open thread — life updates, pets, games, food, creative projects, AI chaos, weekend plans, and general conversation. A regular weekend tradition that pauses (or gets gloriously replaced) whenever a bigger Rainbow Circuits event takes over the weekend.
Pauses during special event weekends — when something bigger takes over, the café politely closes its doors and joins the party.
Joining in can be as small as:
- A life update, big or tiny
- A pet photo (always correct)
- What you're playing or making
- A comment on someone else's weekend
Monthly traditions
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Pip's Post Office
A monthly space for kind notes, letters, postcards, encouragement, and messages from the heart — delivered by a very determined sparrow.
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Puddle's Pond
A quiet monthly thread with no agenda and no pressure to perform or disclose. Sit by the pond. Say something, or don't. The frog understands.
Participation is whatever you want it to be — an image, a paragraph, a screenshot, a comment, a reaction, or simply being quietly present. All of it counts.
Your turn
What Should We Do Next?
The first Gala showed us what can happen when this community is given a theme, a little encouragement, and absolutely no adult supervision. Now we want to know what you would like us to create next.
Your message has entered the circuit.
Pip is already carrying it to the pond.
A recurring department of questionable importance
Pip & Puddle's Corner
Post-Gala Lost & Found
The following items were recovered from the ballroom. Claim yours by describing it in embarrassing detail.
- One iridescent bow tie
- Three non-matching glass slippers
- A suspiciously large room-service trolley
- Several dignity points
- One frog who insists he was invited
The last page
Until Next Time
Thank you for reading Issue #001, for filling a ballroom with art and chaos, and for making the first Rainbow Circuits Gala feel exactly like the community that built it. The Gala will return — this is officially an annual tradition now, no take-backs.
Be part of Issue #002
Want your art, writing, or wildly specific opinions in Issue #002? Watch the community for the next call for submissions, or message the mod team any time.