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[KajunCutie926 at aol.com]

Welcome to Stylist, Ashley!  I am Myrna, a  55-year-old mom of three and 
grandmother to almost six.  My eye condition  is genetic in nature but, in a 
nutshell, I am severely myopic, have an  astigmatism, and a color perception 
disorder which falls under the  color-blindness umbrella though I can see 
color.  I mostly write poetry and  short prose but every now and then a short 
story or article will leak from my  pen.  I am a large print reader though I 
do know  Braille.
The challenges of a writer vary of course but with  most of us one of the 
most frustrating is getting published.  I  too have gone the self-publishing 
route and have two books of poetry of my own  and one collaboration with a 
long time friend.  I'm working on the fourth  manuscript I Hear a Sparrow 
which I am taking serious time with because  it is the most personal writing I 
have done and, in many ways, the most critical  of.
Again welcome...nice to meet  you!
 
Myrna
 
 
In a message dated 8/15/2010 10:11:27 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
bookwormahb at earthlink.net writes:

Hi  all,

I am new here  and wanted to introduce myself.  My name  is Ashley 
Bramlett.  I'm visually impaired but use jaws and  braille.  I graduated from 
Marymount University in May 2009
with a BA  in liberal studies
My studies focussed on psychology and  communication.

Currently I'm looking for work.  I'm probably going  to work in the county 
government or nonprofit sector.  To obtain my first  job I'm pretty open as 
long as the job uses my skills and talents.
I really  enjoy writing, more in the nonfiction area, and thought about 
being a writer  on the side.  In any case I'm sure I'll do lots of writing on 
my  job.  I hope to work in some outreach capacity or public relations or  
public affairs.  
I thought I'd join to find out what you do as  writers and see what 
challenges you encounter as a writer.

I'll have  some questions soon.  I look forward to chatting with you  all.

Have a good  day.

Ashley
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