[stylist] Submission "untitled" Re: new writing assignment?

Sat Mar 3 19:31:05 UTC 2012

Never say never, but that in itself is an 
infraction of it's own instruction , isn't it? 
Lessons learned, we're all students of our tomorrow.

Brad

On 3/3/2012  01:02 PM Brenda said...
>>After reading Chris and Barbara's posts about 
>>the lack of response to writing prompts, I 
>>figured I'd come up with something.I was absent 
>>for a week due to a family funeral and when I 
>>am home there is always something going on and 
>>sometimes there are a few reports to type to 
>>earn a few bucks.I keep saving posts from 
>>Stylist members to read and comment on, but 
>>something always gets in my way.I do need to 
>>manage my time better, just haven't grasped the 
>>concept.Usually I do one thing and only that 
>>thing until it is done and then go on to the 
>>next.I do appreciate the feedback I have 
>>received from people on this list.This is a 
>>very valuable list and to do it right takes the 
>>time management you would use if you were taking a college course.
>>
>>Below is my response to the "crying" writing 
>>prompt.I read and rewrote it as I went and 
>>maybe tomorrow I will make more changes or 
>>maybe I will just consider it a journal 
>>article.Most articles I write have the 
>>potential of going into a book of personal 
>>essays and stories.Brenda - see below
>>
>>As the letters on the computer screen 
>>disappeared, no longer visible with my scope 
>>glasses, I knew I had to do something.The rehab 
>>agency had wanted me to use screen 
>>magnification, but large print had never worked 
>>for me.As a child my high-partial vision 
>>enabled me to read print, but I could not 
>>convert the large letters into words and 
>>phrases quickly enough to read 
>>proficiently.When I refused large print books 
>>and read standard print holding the page to my 
>>face "sniffing it out," as my younger brother 
>>used to say, I entered the world of the sighted 
>>and lived there for many years.The time had 
>>come for me to leave that world so my husband 
>>and I packed the car and headed to Indiana for screen reader training.
>>
>>"Window Eyes, makes me cry," said my husband in 
>>a sing-song voice breaking the silence of the 
>>car ride to Fort Wayne for my training class at 
>>GW Micro.He liked the way it rhymed, but it was true.
>>
>>"With tears of joy," I responded.I knew that a 
>>screen reader would give me everything I needed 
>>allowing me to keep my medical transcription 
>>job and communicate with the outside world.When 
>>we came to the part about Braille interface 
>>with Window eyes, I told my instructor that I 
>>would never need to learn Braille because 
>>between Window Eyes, my KNFB reader and my 
>>Penfriend there was no reason to read Braille.
>>
>>Window Eyes gave me my computer back, reading 
>>emails and articles on the internet and medical 
>>reports.My KNFB Reader reads most of my mail 
>>and my Penfriend will tell me items I have 
>>labeled.But the voices in my head won't leave 
>>me alone, and I want to cry.Sometimes they 
>>don't even read the words right.I grit my 
>>teeth, close my eyes tight and reach for a tissue.
>>
>>Tears of joy are coming again.I'm learning 
>>Braille.I Brailled my name with my labeler and 
>>read it back to myself.I read "Alphabetical 
>>List of Braille letters, numbers and 
>>punctuation marks" without the shadow of 
>>another voice and grabbed a tissue before 
>>exploring the other goodies in the box of 
>>course materials from the Hadley School for the 
>>blind.It is so much easier to grab a can and 
>>see what it is with out chasing down my 
>>Penfriend. Soon I will be reading books in the 
>>silence of my own mind again.The only cause for 
>>sad tears is that a Braille display is far too 
>>expensive so I will still have to listen to the 
>>voices at times - but not all the time.
>>
>>Now Stylist list, I'm going to get some lunch 
>>and start Braille lit 3 uncontracted Braille 
>>and the use of a slate and stylist.
>
>
>On 3/2/2012 11:45 PM, Barbara Hammel wrote:
>>I agree with you, Chris.  It must have just 
>>been the desire to make some new beginnings 
>>with the new year, but once it came we fell 
>>back into old habits. I would like to find a 
>>group who is serious about improving their 
>>writing skills.  I guess if you and I are the 
>>only ones going to do this, it may not even be worth our time?
>>It makes me sad to see this because I was 
>>immensely enjoying all the different 
>>writings.  I tried to make the effort to 
>>comment on people's things.  If we can't learn 
>>how to critique a piece--or take criticism 
>>about our own--how can we improve our own skills?
>>And if folks don't like our remarks and think 
>>their work is fine the way they wrote it, we 
>>have to accept that, too, because ultimately 
>>they are the ones who wrote it and so it's their baby.
>>
>>I liked Brad's comment about not having the 
>>time to do it this time so I should just go chop up an onion.  That was cute.
>>I wonder just how many students are on this list who are busy with homework.
>>Barbara
>>
>>
>>
>>Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. -- Carl Sandburg
>>-----Original Message----- From: Chris Kuell
>>Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 8:09 AM
>>To: Writer's Division Mailing List
>>Subject: Re: [stylist] new writing assignment?
>>
>>Barbara,
>>
>>I think your March writing prompt is fine, and I'll toss it around and see
>>if I come up with anything. But, this is an apathetic group, and it's not as
>>interesting when people don't participate. I think we had 8 people
>>contribute in December, 5 in January and only three in February, and even
>>fewer bothered to read and critique. I'm not sure how many people belong to
>>this list, but that's a poor response rate, no matter how you look at it.
>>
>>chris
>>
>>
>>
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