[stylist] FW: This I Believe Essay Submission

[Fred Wurtzel]

Hi Judith,

I read your piece.  I liked allot.  Freedom is a very squishy, delicate and
yet resilient thing.  It is much more complex than it seems on the surface.

Think about some of our most controversial topics these days.  Abortion, gay
marriage, the USA Patriot Act, immigration policy, voting and many more.  In
addition to freedom, the idea of justice is an important corollary.  

Before people get off topic on this list, please understand that I am not
trying to begin a thread to debate these issues.  There are more appropriate
places to do so.  I was simply trying to commend Judith on standing up and
being counted, in print, for her beliefs.  What good is writing without
that?

Warmest Regards,

Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Judith Bron
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:36 AM
To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
Subject: Re: [stylist] FW: This I Believe Essay Submission

Fred, I wrote something for them.  I want to circulate it for potential 
publication but I had to review the guidelines first.  It says nothing here 
about exclusivity so you can post it to other places, including this list. 
I'm still thinking if I should send my piece to the list.  Judith
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at comcast.net>
To: "'NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:50 PM
Subject: [stylist] FW: This I Believe Essay Submission


> Hello,
>
> Below is an email from the Public Radio program "This I Believe." I hope 
> all
> of you will pray for me.  I submitted an essay on Louis Braille.  I just
> thought of it this past weekend, so it probably won't make it for Jan. 4,
> his birthday.  It is a fun exercise.  I urge any of you who feels like a
> challenge to try.  I did not know, but, each writer whose essay is 
> selected
> is paid $200.  That is not my primary motivation, though I would enjoy the
> satisfaction of being paid for my writing.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: admin at thisibelieve.org [mailto:admin at thisibelieve.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:34 PM
> To: f.wurtzel at comcast.net
> Subject: This I Believe Essay Submission
>
>
> Dear FrederickFirst Name WurtzelLast Name:
>
> You have successfully submitted your essay to This I Believe. Thank you 
> for
> being part of our project!
>
> Should your essay be selected for potential broadcast on NPR, you will be
> contacted by one of our staff. If your essay is selected for potential
> broadcast by your local public radio station, one of their staff will
> contact you.
>
> Our project's goal is to open a public dialogue about belief-one essay at 
> a
> time. To that end, every essay we receive is an important part of our
> project. This I Believe is not a "contest," but a community conversation.
>
> We have built an online archive on our website to house every essay we
> receive. At the completion of our review process, which takes about eight
> weeks, your essay will then be entered into our online database (found at
> www.thisibelieve.org). Feel free to check back periodically to see if your
> essay is there. That would signify the end of the review process.
>
> We've heard from many folks who wish to know where things are during our
> review. Though we very much wish we could keep everyone informed, we are a
> small non-profit organization with no budget for the full-time person we
> need for this task. We expend all of our energy on carefully-and
> thoroughly-reviewing every essay we receive.
>
> Thank you, sincerely, for submitting your essay!
>
> -- The staff of This I Believe
>
>
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> Well, pray, cheer or wish whichever works that I am successful.  This is
> fun.
>
> Warmest Regards,
>
> Fred
>
> P.S. all essays are posted on the "This I Believe" archive.  I will let 
> you
> know when that happens.  I want to wait 'til then to let it out to the
> public.
>
>
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