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From: Mike
Date: 10/20/00
Time: 10:27:05 PM
Remote Name: 198.164.200.215
Folks,
I am extremely grateful for the forum this online conference has presented. My thanks especialy go to Judith Kuster. Without Judy, I absolutely believe that this event could not happen.
Many people have corresponded with me, by posting online here or by sending me a personalized e-mail, and have brought up many issues that have only been touched upon. Some have asked for more of my thoughts as those representing a group of stutterers with certain ideas. I'd like to invite you to accompany me on a journey....
Over the past years, I have spent thousands of hours transcribing articles published in Speak Easy's monthly magazine, "Speaking Out," to our website at www.speakeasycanada.com . There are approximately 250 "essays" on our site, from a widely diversified group of people. This information is grouped in a number of ways. For those of you who have enjoyed my "personal stories," there are many "personal stories" available by following the "Articles" path. This group has many personal stories submitted by members and includes four special links. Those are to the articles of: John Ahlbach, respected former executive director of the National Stuttering Project; articles by Jock Carlisle who uses humor, wit, intelligence, and wisdom with a wonderful way with words; articles by Mike Hughes covering subjects such as personal stories, fiction, humour, life-watching, Donald Duck's speech, Stephen King, and James Earl Jones. Because Mike is such a motor-mouth, there is even a second section (and not for the weak of heart, devoted to his strong views on political correctness, censorship, labeling, the co$t of $tuttering, etc.
Speak Easy's monthly magazine, "Speaking Out," is refreshing in that it follows no dictum nor bows to any master. It mirrors Speak Easy's motto that Speak Easy is an organization "for stutterer -- by stutterers." If you, as a stutterer or as an SLP, want to know what stutterers think of the whole exprience, here is the place to find it.
Because of the interest generated by "Loss of Innocence" and "The Rage," I sense a deep desire and a true willingness by conference visitors to delve more deeply into the stuttering experience. For that reason, I recommend that you visit Speak Easy's website at www.speakeasycanada.com and absorb the information.
PG WARNING: This site is not for those who think that stuttering is a "nervous disorder," that "you'll grow out of it," "take a deep breath," "think of what you want to say," or other myths. This is stuttering like it is -- occasionally painful, very painful -- but with continuing tales of accomplishment, humour, perserverance, and victory. In short, to paraphrase our dear friend Fred Murray, it is a "Stutterer's Story."