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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>I encourage folks to check out Behind Our Eyes. Shawn was our keynote speaker during our 20<sup>th</sup> anniversary presentation. We\u2019ve got events for writers, recordings of past events and more than one active email list for topics like a monthly genre topic list, etc. <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><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><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></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> Thursday, July 16, 2026 12:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> stylist@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Jack Zimmerman <braillecat782@gmail.com>; Ann Chiappetta via Stylist <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>Well DARLIN! as is usual with this particular ern organization! What we want doesn't make a DAMN! Need proof look at what they just did. This is a big part of the reason I will NEVER be a part of NFB! Because the only thing THE NFB cares about is the Great good of the nfb. We people like myself who actually need help, can hook it Baby! Been there done that. So screw THE NFB! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<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 11:36<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><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>\ufeff</span> I am not interested in reviving the group, but I am interested in a critique group and relaxed general writing topic/as it relates to challenges for blind writers chat.<br><br>Cindy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On 7/15/2026 4:35 PM, Ann Chiappetta via Stylist wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Ann M. Chiappetta, MS</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>President, Friends In Art, Inc.</span><o:p></o:p></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> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>914.393.6605 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><a href="http://www.annchiappetta.com/"><span style='color:#467886'>www.annchiappetta.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></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><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." </span><o:p></o:p></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</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><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>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">stylist@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Jack Zimmerman <a href="mailto:braillecat782@gmail.com"><braillecat782@gmail.com></a>; <a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org">stylist@nfbnet.org</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>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><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><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Writers Division web site<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://writers.nfb.org/">http://writers.nfb.org/</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Stylist mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:Stylist@nfbnet.org">Stylist@nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Stylist:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/slerythema%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/slerythema%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><br>_______________________________________________<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></blockquote></div></body></html>