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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi-<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I agree with you and concur regarding submitting to the magazine. We are releasing a third anthology, I’ll post the announcement about the future book launch here when we schedule it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>By the way, joining Behind Our Eyes is free. Magnets and Ladders is our flagship literary magazine. You don’t have to join to submit to the magazine, which is great.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.magnetsandladders.org">www.magnetsandladders.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.behindoureyes.org">www.behindoureyes.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Annie<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Ann Chiappetta M.S.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><a href="http://www.annchiappetta.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://www.annchiappetta.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Making Meaningful Connections Through Media<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><a href="mailto:Ann.m.chiappetta@gmail.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Ann.m.chiappetta@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Blog: <a href="http://www.thought-wheel.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.thought-wheel.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>914.393.6605<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>"Trust dreams. Trust your heart, and trust your story."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>- Neil Gaiman</span><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Stylist <stylist-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shawn Jacobson via Stylist<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 10, 2023 9:49 AM<br><b>To:</b> Robert Gardner via Stylist <stylist@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Shawn Jacobson <sdj60259@aol.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stylist] Writing Success<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Robert<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Congratulations.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Shawn<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>Shawn Jacobson<br><a href="mailto:sdj60259@aol.com">sdj60259@aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="ydpc7cae38fyahoo_quoted_0026874384"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 12:03:26 PM EST, Robert Gardner via Stylist <<a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id=ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828><div><div><p class=ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>I’m posting this to the list knowing it’s self-congratulatory, but I’m going to do it anyway. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>I think some of you know I’ve been interested in writing for some time, mostly in the short story genre. I haven’t been very active with that in recent years, but now have had some success which I’d like to share with you. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>I was just notified by the magazine, Magnets and Ladders, that my short story, “Seasons”, has won 1<sup>st</sup> place in the Fall-Winter Short Fiction contest for 2023-2024. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>That was in addition to the past news from Magnets and Ladders that my story, “Decisions”, won 1<sup>st</sup> place in the Spring-Summer Short Fiction contest for 2021. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>Obviously, I’d highly recommend you consider submitting material to Magnets and Ladders. It is a venue for disabled writers, and they have many other categories besides short fiction. And besides their contests, you can submit material for normal publication in their issues. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>Robert Gardner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828msonormal><span style='color:#26282A'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>_______________________________________________<br>Writers Division web site<br><a href="http://writers.nfb.org/" target="_blank">http://writers.nfb.org/</a><br>Stylist mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Stylist@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">Stylist@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Stylist:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/sdj60259%40aol.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/sdj60259%40aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>