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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Peggy Chong is published. Please read this and go to her link!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Susie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Peggy Chong [mailto:peggychong@earthlink.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 14, 2016 11:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> Chong Peggy<br><b>Subject:</b> I am published<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello All:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As most of you know, I have been working hard over the past several years on my research about blind people in the United States. Last Fall, I came to a place where I had to make a decision as to what I was going to continue to do with my data.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For two years, I have been the History columnist for Dialogue Magazine. Quitting my research would not have impacted by column as I have A LOT of data to sift through. Yet, I wanted to have a lot of people read my stories. So, I gave myself till April 15, 2016, to “fish or cut bait” so to speak. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have decided to publish many more of my stories in an article format at a nominal cost to help recoup some of my expenses. . I will be putting up a website to compliment my stories. There will be links to organizations like NFB to order literature or alphabet cards. There will be files for teachers to download the braille games and find other options for their classes. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am working on my website for “theblindhistorylady.com”. It is not quite ready to go yet. But, Today, I have taken my first big step. I published my first ebook on Smashwords that is a compelaition of my articles that have appeared elsewhere. You can find it for free at<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/622573">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/622573</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Or from your favorite electronic book store. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is just a first in a series of articles that I will put out there and promote to the greater community, not just the blind community. I have fallen in love with some of these “blind ancestors” as I know think of them. I hope you will like the first offering and pass it along. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Peggy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>No virus found in this message.<br>Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 2014.0.4855 / Virus Database: 4477/11815 - Release Date: 03/14/16<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>