[stylist] FW: A Message From This I Believe

[Angela fowler]

Fred, that was a very moving essay. At a time when cynicism dominates media
and popular culture, to be reminded that one individual with drive and
determination can in fact change the world is refreshing to say the least. 
	My mother used to tell me, when I was a young teen full of
passionate opinions about everything, "You can't change the world, Angela."
It's a breath of fresh air to be reminded that she was wrong. We can all
change the world, and in the NFB we are changing the world. The evidence of
this can not be disputed.  

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Fred Wurtzel
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 5:08 PM
To: 'NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List'
Subject: [stylist] FW: A Message From This I Believe

Hello,

Well, here is my answer on my submission to This I Believe.  I have attached
my essay for your comments.  Rejections are a writers dues for success.

Warm Regards,


Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: admin at thisibelieve.org [mailto:admin at thisibelieve.org]
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 3:28 PM
To: f.wurtzel at comcast.net
Subject: A Message From This I Believe


Dear Frederick Wurtzel:

Thank you for submitting an essay to This I Believe. Your essay has now
completed our review process. Though your essay was not chosen for broadcast
on NPR, the larger goal of our project is to open a community conversation
about belief--one essay at a time. To that end, we have placed your essay in
the This I Believe online database. 

If you go to our website at www.thisibelieve.org, then click on "Advanced
Essay Search," fill in only your last name in the "Last Name" field. You can
also find your essay by searching all essays from your city or state. You
will notice that only your first name will be seen on the web page with your
essay. We do not publish last names or other personal information on our
website.

Please don't consider this in any way a "rejection."  Our criteria for
broadcast consider many factors beyond subjective notions of quality. We air
only a fraction of one percent of those submitted, and we must balance our
few selections across themes, perspectives, diversity of sources, and so on.

Though your essay has not been selected for NPR, we are working to find
other venues to publish some of the many thousands of essays we have
received, including newspapers, podcasts, and local public radio stations.
Should we find a venue to print or broadcast your essay, one of our staff
will be in touch with you.

We are honored by your having shared your most closely held convictions with
us. Thank you, sincerely, for participating in our project.

-- The staff of This I Believe

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