Well, we missed u! & you'd've been happy to know there was another guy present so u wouldn't 've been the only 1. Hope u come next week. Jim asked me to validate the drupal book cuz he's busy. Me, too. It'll get done. U have a good day. On 8/16/08, Chris Hofstader <cdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I was at AA stuff since 9:30 this morning and didn't make it back to the > house until just now. Sorry for being so spotty with my attendance. I had > a pretty good story about something mundane going but didn't get back to it > for a finish. I like it so I'll keep it in the folder of items to which I > may return which often show up as Gonz Blinko blog posts. > > cdh > > > Chris Hofstader > CUNY, BSO, ATG, Odds and Ends > email: cdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Blog: http://www.blindconfidential.blogspot.com > Skype: BlindChristian > phone: 727-896-6393 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie McBride > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 4:47 PM > To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Explorations in Creative Writing Club summary > > Sorry this is late--I've been out of town. > > The Explorations in Creative Writing Group met on August 9, 2008, at 9 > a.m. Pacific, noon Eastern, in the Friends of Bookshare classroom. > > There were 4 pieces shared, which will be posted in the classroom's > browser. The following discussion questions were discussed following > each piece: > Questions for Discussion > > 1) Was the story believeable? > 2) What details in the story made it believeable (or not)? > 3) What everyday details were described in interesting new ways? > 4) What was the author's purpose? > > The topics for the week follow: > Writing Topics > > Changing one's view might also change how one writes about details. > For example, everything from an airplane looks smaller, the view > through a magnifying glass or microscope looks larger, etc. This week, > we'll write about common things from different viewpoints & > perspectives. Write about time travel, something from a different > viewpoint, e.g., looking through a magnifying glass, looking at things > through the viewpoint of not having language to describe what's being > looked at, e.g., a sighted person born into a world where everyone is > blind, the place is isolated, & there is no language to describe the > phenomenon of sight, etc. However, anything is ok--a story you're > working on, or whatever. > > -- > Change the world--1 deed at a time > Jackie McBride > Check out my homepage at: > www.abletec.serverheaven.net > & please join my fight against breast cancer > <http://teamacs.acsevents.org/site/TR?px=1790196&pg=personal&fr_id=3489> > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of > available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > __________ NOD32 3354 (20080814) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of > available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > -- Change the world--1 deed at a time Jackie McBride Check out my homepage at: www.abletec.serverheaven.net & please join my fight against breast cancer <http://teamacs.acsevents.org/site/TR?px=1790196&pg=personal&fr_id=3489> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.