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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZW link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Dear NFB Stylist friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I am forwarding today’s issue of “The Weekly Avocet,” – it comes out each weekend in the e-mail box.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Today’s issue gives you several opportunities to have your nature-themed poems published – and one of the opportunities is for those who may take photos as well. Attached are the 2 versions of this on-line literary magazine. This editor also publishes a quarterly print magazine that is excellent – very well done and a wonderful little magazine to get for gifting. I just ordered 6 to send to friends who I know would appreciate poetry. You can submit to that as well – It might be a good idea to get on their mailing list for future opportunities if you are interested in publication.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>In particular Charles Portolano, the editor, gives great advice on how to contact an editor if you are trying to get your work published. Read what he does with submissions that are not directly addressed to him, and do not have personal communications with him. He gives some good advice if you want to be successful in getting your work published in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I hope all are well and enjoying the warmer weather – I’ve been preoccupied for a number of weeks with my flower gardens and yard work – but today, I am working in the office and will send out some poems to publishers. This is a good way to stay cool on a day that will be hotter than I like. My gardens are flourishing and the first of my lilies are beginning to bloom. I get so excited when this all begins to take place. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>One final tip from me – August is the best month to send submissions out – while others are basking in the sun or romping on beaches on vacation, they neglect getting their work out during August. Several publishers have told me that August is a very slow month for submissions. So, maybe you might want to be actively sending out your work during August. See what happens! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Happy summer writing,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Lynda<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Charles Portolano <cportolano@hotmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, June 20, 2020 9:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> Charles Portolano <cportolano@hotmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Hello from The Avocet - The Weekly Avocet, every weekend, - #394 <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Dear Weekly Avocet readers:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> Hello, the world is wild and crazy these days, but Mother Earth keeps caring for us, now is the time for us to start</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>taking care of her and each other...</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> The Summer printed issue has been sent out from our printer to us. Now is the time to order a copy of this exciting,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>sizzling Summer issue. We work hard to promote Nature poetry and Nature poets, please be kind and support us by </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>becoming a subscribing member for just $24 or <span style='background:white'>$6 for a sample copy and you also get to support The Avocet community</span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white'>of Nature-loving people. Info on ordering below photos</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E;background:white'>. We are proud to publish the best Nature poets in America.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div id="x_x_divRplyFwdMsg"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> Joe Murphy - <a href="mailto:joseph.f.murphy@Vanderbilt.Edu">joseph.f.murphy@Vanderbilt.Edu</a> - sent in these precious photos of Sandhill Cranes taken by his wife, </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="x_x_divRplyFwdMsg"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Linda Holste, </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>on their farm in Tennessee.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="x_x_divRplyFwdMsg"><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="x_x_divRplyFwdMsg"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Be well, get ready for some sizzling Summer poetry soon,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="x_x_divRplyFwdMsg"><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="x_x_divRplyFwdMsg"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Charles</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="x_x_divRplyFwdMsg"><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=640 height=481 style='width:6.6666in;height:5.0104in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:c3e2b462-980a-4de8-a54a-b29c874d35be"><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=640 height=481 style='width:6.6666in;height:5.0104in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:9012548f-a3af-47f1-9603-45014e314a06"><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=640 height=481 style='width:6.6666in;height:5.0104in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:edd69451-4a5e-4863-a54b-429f60fb7b5b"><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>If you would like to become a subscribing member of The Avocet community and help us in our mission of promoting</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Nature poetry – for just $24 you receive 4 printed issues of The Avocet (64 pages of pure Nature poetry) and 52 weeks </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>of The Weekly Avocet, every weekend, directly sent into your email box. A steal of a deal, and, we believe, the best in </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>all the small presses. Just $6.00 for a sample copy.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div style='margin-top:12.0pt'><div><p style='mso-line-height-alt:12.85pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Subscribe now and receive a free copy of our printed Spring issue… Start your subscription with the Summer printed issue.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Please make out your check to The Avocet and send to:</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>The Avocet</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>P.O. Box 19186</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Fountain Hills, AZ 85269</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Please email us for information about how to use Paypal</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Thank you for supporting Nature poetry and The Avocet community.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Charles, Vivian, and Valerie Portolano, Editors</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> Please, if you are a subscriber, let me know if you have changed your mailing address in the last year. </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> I will not send out another copy to a new address if you fail to tell me. Also, we mail by bulk mail, which will not be forwarded.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-top:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>