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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Steve and Shannon Cook<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Steve on Dice World: Steve6009<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Steve on Twitter: @SteveCook67<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Today I married my best friend. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The one that I laugh with, live for, love.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>October 11, 2003 <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";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"'> Nfbnet-members-list [mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Eve Sanchez via Nfbnet-members-list<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, June 19, 2016 5:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nfbnet-members-list] >From the Writers' Division<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>An announcement for all Federationists through nfbnet from the Writers' Division of the National Federation of the Blind with thanks to David Andrews for forwarding.<br><br><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <br><br></span></b><b>To all Federationists, Writers and Writing enthusiasts,<br><br>Please plan on attending the Annual Meeting of the Writers' Division on Saturday from 1:00 - 4:30 pm.<br><br></b><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>It will be in Suwannee 18, Level 2.<br><br>We will be updating members on division business, announcing the 2016 winners of the youth and adult writing contests, and presenting all of the year's classes and services. Come ready to learn. We will have a special guest speaker, Ed Meskys. <br><br> <br><br>Ed Meskys is a retired professor of physics and astronomy in a small private college, until it closed in 1974. After that he had various part-time and/or temporary teaching and tutoring jobs. <br><br> <br><br>He became totally blind in 1971 and resumed work after rehab at the Carroll Center. Found and joined the National Federation of the Blind in 1975, and has been on the executive board of the nfb of New Hampshire from 1976 to 2016, and is now an untitled board member. <br><br> <br><br>Ed Meskys has read science fiction since 1950, and entered SF fandom in 1955. He has published various fanzines over the years, and started NIEKAS in 1962. It has been nominated for the Hugo award three times, and received it in 1967. He has never officially closed it, and vaguely hopes to do a couple more issues. Today he does an email only fanzine two or three times a year, ENTROPY, and is currently working on #57. He has occasionally done pieces for other fanzines (fan published magazines). He states that he does not have the mind to write fiction, and confines his writing to articles on SF, reviews, and personal narrative. “I have never sold anything professionally.â€</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Says Meskys. Do not let that fool you though. Ed is a writer who truly knows the craft and world of writing and has a lot to share with all.<br><br>Please come and join in the year-long activity with the National Federation of the Blind Writers' Division. <br><br>And for an additional chance to rub elbows with other writers, we will be meeting for breakfast on Saturday at 8:00 am. Everyone is welcome to join us whether you are a member or not, so watch for the coming announcement of where to meet up at.<br><br>Eve Sanchez, President<br><br> <br><br></span></b>President, National Federation of the Blind Writers' Division<br>Editor, Tapestry, a publication of TAWN<br>"Some who are sighted, are the most blind of all." <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>