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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>She has unsubscribed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dave<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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>Vejas Vasiliauskas via Stylist<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 15, 2026 5:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> stylist@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Vejas Vasiliauskas <alpineimagination@gmail.com><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><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Shelley, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I really do appreciate your work with the Writers Division and it has gone through some excellent times! <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am also not really in a place to start a new division but I'd be happy to give my email as well if anyone wants to tact me: <a href="mailto:alpineimagination@gmail.com">alpineimagination@gmail.com</a>. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I sincerefor thank Stylist and its current and former members for really helping me become a better writer. I am mostly a hobby writer who is not interested in getting published and I have a career in another field, but writing so important in any kind of work and the kindness and lack of judgment I received when I joined in my mid-teens has meant a lot to me. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Vejas<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><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 14:39, Shelley Alongi via Stylist <<a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>\ufeff</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>My apologies for the accidental attempt to unsubscribe you. I was trying to unsubscribe myself and did not notice that your name was there.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>National thought that it was best to dissolve our division because there was lack of activity. It would be nice to have another writer\u2018s division or something similar. If you choose to start one, I will not be involved because I have my hands full and cannot possibly take on that responsibility again. But I wish you the best of luck. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Shelley, Queen of Bells Out!<span style='font-size:17.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Find my self published books at Apple Books, Amazon and Barns and Noble <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><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 4:19<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>\u202f</span>PM, Kevin Pirnie via Stylist <<a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>\ufeff</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Someone just tried to unsubscribe me from the list, why? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I never saw an email about the ending of the writer's division.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I vote to keep this or a new group alive whether connected to NFB or not.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I can be reached at <a href="mailto:kpirnie77@gmail.com">kpirnie77@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Phone 208-206-1181<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Warm Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kevin Pirnie<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Jul 15, 2026 at 1:45<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>\u202f</span>PM Jack Zimmerman via Stylist <<a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>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! <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>BFN <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Braille cat <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><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 3:35<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>\u202f</span>PM, <a href="mailto:anniecms64@gmail.com" target="_blank">anniecms64@gmail.com</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>\ufeff</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I am all for keeping the list active.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Ann M. Chiappetta, MS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>President, Friends In Art, Inc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="mailto:president@friendsinart.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#467886'>president@friendsinart.org</span></a> <a href="http://www.friendsinart.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#467886'>www.friendsinart.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>914.393.6605 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://www.annchiappetta.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#467886'>www.annchiappetta.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'>"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></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'>- Ray Bradbury<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><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" target="_blank">stylist-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jack Zimmerman via Stylist<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 15, 2026 3:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">stylist@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Jack Zimmerman <<a href="mailto:braillecat782@gmail.com" target="_blank">braillecat782@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">stylist@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stylist] Writers division activity</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;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" target="_blank">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>\ufeff</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Vejas<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Jul 15, 2026, at 07:24, Ann Chiappetta via Stylist <<a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>\ufeff</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>If anyone wants to keep in touch with me, my email is <a href="mailto:anniecms64@gmail.com" target="_blank">anniecms64@gmail.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Also, Behind Our Eyes <a href="http://www.behindoureyes.org" target="_blank">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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Wags-<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Annie and Iowa<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Poet and artist<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="mailto:Anniecms64@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Anniecms64@gmail.com</span></a> 914.393.6605<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><a href="http://www.annchiappetta.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.annchiappetta.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>\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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><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" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Kevin Pirnie <<a href="mailto:kpirnie77@gmail.com" target="_blank">kpirnie77@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stylist] Writers division activity</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Kevin<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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" target="_blank">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204,204,204)'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-right:2.0in;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:166.8pt'>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>> _______________________________________________ <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>