[stylist] SUBMISSION

[Judith Bron]

We can't forget that the difference between a narrow mind and an open one is 
the ability to change.  Yes, in this woman's younger days there was a 
negative view of blindness, but being an educated, intelligent woman, she 
was able to differentiate between truth and fiction.  Judith
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From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
To: "NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] SUBMISSION


> Robert & Lori,
> I love this woman!  Hearing such self confidence, such joy and optimism 
> from a person of her generation -- many of whom understandably have old 
> world views of blindness -- is refreshing.
> Donna Hill
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> Robert Newman wrote:
>> Lori, boy where did all the messages go that told of a deadline coming?
>> (Yes, I knew there would be one coming, but I just didn't ever see a 
>> message
>> talking about you needing stuff and by when. Sorry.)
>> So two things-
>>
>> I just received this submission as an article for S&S. She is an 85 year 
>> old
>> woman with severe vision loss. She does not use a computer; hand writes 
>> her
>> work out; maybe use to use a typewriter. A friend then will type out her
>> work on the computer. This was sent to me via the body of an email. Her
>> friend researched what would be acceptable to S&S, length wise and told 
>> her
>> it was 1,000 words. I called her today and told her I'd send this alone, 
>> but
>> it may be too long. (Shelley held me to 700 words. This one Harriet's is
>> 948. I think it could be slimmed down; like any piece. (For her to do it,
>> being she is not a computer user would mean a lot of time, though I'm 
>> sure
>> she would tackle it. She feels I or you would know how to edit it too and
>> would not be bothered if we felt it needed editing and just went ahead 
>> and
>> did it.)
>> This lady is sending us a $10.00 check to join. She is new at learning 
>> about
>> blindness and has a very positive nature about her. I think she did a 
>> great
>> job expressing herself in this article. Very inspirational and is at a 
>> very
>> good starting point in her blindness to  make sense to many partially
>> sighted blind folks that can make use of magnification (for now)
>>
>> I'll have to get you my piece by like Monday; just wasn't of the mindset
>> that today was the day. (Been working on other things.)
>>
>>
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>>
>> Robert Leslie Newman Email- newmanrl at cox.net
>> THOUGHT PROVOKER Website- Http://www.thoughtprovoker.info
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of LoriStay at aol.com
>> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 3:06 PM
>> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [stylist] Slate & Style deadline
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>> Those of you who have articles you want in, today is the day to send them 
>> (Deadline is today).   Please email them to LoriStay at aol.com
>> and put Submission in the subject line.
>> Lori
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