<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hullo From Texas Annie and whoever else is being here! Yes'm! I think one of the problems may have been the LACK of activbby here. Well I don't know about anybody else but I am a quiet retiring fellow. I'd rather write than write about my writing if you get what I'm saying but I do have a cunundrum with a story that I am working on so perhaps you good people Might be of some HELP andor assistance with it. I shall however perforce start another thread! <div>BFN </div><div>Braille cat <br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jul 15, 2026, at 3:35\u202fPM, anniecms64@gmail.com wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">I am all for keeping the list active.<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"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Ann M. Chiappetta, MS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">President, Friends In Art, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:president@friendsinart.org"><span style="color:#467886">president@friendsinart.org</span></a> <a href="http://www.friendsinart.org/"><span style="color:#467886">www.friendsinart.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">914.393.6605 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="http://www.annchiappetta.com/"><span style="color:#467886">www.annchiappetta.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:frame;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-element-top:.05pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" style="padding-top:0in;padding-right:0in;padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element:frame;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-element-top:.05pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">"We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out." <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-element:frame;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-element-top:.05pt;mso-height-rule:exactly"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">- Ray Bradbury<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></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><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Stylist <stylist-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jack Zimmerman via Stylist<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 15, 2026 3:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> stylist@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Jack Zimmerman <braillecat782@gmail.com>; stylist@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stylist] Writers division activity<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dave NEVER shuts email lists down! There are some been dead for years they still just sitting there so since it's still here why not use it. I know that it is more than one's life is worth to be critical ofthe Great and Mighty NFB but I must say seems more than a little arbitrary to me. We can start OUR OWN writers Group. Watchall think about them iphones? Jack Braillecat <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On Jul 15, 2026, at 12:56<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">\u202f</span>PM, Vejas Vasiliauskas via Stylist <<a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">\ufeff</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I also never received the email and I'm sorry to hear it shut down. This list was very helpful in 2011 when I first started writing. I appreciate the contributions from everyone and found the prompts (around 2011-17) to be very helpful with people giving each other muual feedback about their writing. Also the youth writers' workshops before that. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Vejas<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On Jul 15, 2026, at 07:24, Ann Chiappetta via Stylist <<a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">\ufeff</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hm. I am surprised this email list is still up. I made the assumption it was shut down a few months ago after Shelly made the announcement.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">If anyone wants to keep in touch with me, my email is <a href="mailto:anniecms64@gmail.com">anniecms64@gmail.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Also, Behind Our Eyes <a href="http://www.behindoureyes.org">www.behindoureyes.org</a> is a thriving writing group. Membership is free and we have so much to share and activities to share. It is an independent 501 C3.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Wags-<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Annie and Iowa<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Poet and artist<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Anniecms64@gmail.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">Anniecms64@gmail.com</span></a> 914.393.6605<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.annchiappetta.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.annchiappetta.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">\u201cInstructions for living a life.<br>Pay attention.<br>Be astonished.<br>Tell about it.\u201d<br>- Mary Oliver<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Stylist <<a href="mailto:stylist-bounces@nfbnet.org">stylist-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kevin Pirnie via Stylist<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 15, 2026 1:52 AM<br><b>To:</b> Writers' Division Mailing List <<a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Kevin Pirnie <<a href="mailto:kpirnie77@gmail.com">kpirnie77@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stylist] Writers division activity</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I had no idea that the writers division was dissolved. Can you share what led to this and what could be done to resurrect it?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Kevin<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Jul 14, 2026 at 9:14<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">\u202f</span>PM slery via Stylist <<a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal">Sorry, but the division was dissolved.<br>Cindy<br><br>On 7/14/2026 9:58 PM, Vejas Vasiliauskas via Stylist wrote:<br>> Hi All!<br>> I noticed there hasn't been any activity on this list since November. I went to NFB convention, but did not see any events from the writers' division. I was just wondering if the division is still activ, and also if writing contest winners were announced this year?<br>> Thanks!<br>> Vejas<br>> _______________________________________________<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/slerythema%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/slerythema%40gmail.com</a><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<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/kpirnie77%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/kpirnie77%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>Writers Division web site<br><a href="http://writers.nfb.org/">http://writers.nfb.org/</a><br>Stylist mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Stylist@nfbnet.org">Stylist@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org">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/alpineimagination%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/alpineimagination%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>Writers Division web site<br><a href="http://writers.nfb.org/">http://writers.nfb.org/</a><br>Stylist mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Stylist@nfbnet.org">Stylist@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org">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/braillecat782%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/braillecat782%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>