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Finding Inspiration and Life Meaning
So much has happened since my last post, back in early November. I’ll give a brief synopsis of some of these…
Promoting Safety for Horse and Buggy Travelers
Today I discovered another report about the new law in Ohio that requires all buggies to have yellow blinking lights and…
How Prevalent is Sexual Abuse Among the Amish?
The question in my title today has been asked of me ever since I published my first book, Why I Left…
Amish Customs: A Prejudice Against Pride
Last week Jim Potter wrote: “My question for you is about pride, specifically, Amish pride. I’ve heard that to the Amish,…
Book Launch and First Blog Review of Liberating Lomie
In her third memoir, Liberating Lomie, Furlong revisits her childhood memories from the vantage of a mother-daughter relationship. And that bond,…
Liberating Lomie for Sale and Interview with BBC Radio 4
When we think of a community with fewer modern technologies, our minds usually go directly to the Amish. By eschewing many…
Release Date for Liberating Lomie
I am pleased to announce the release date for Liberating Lomie: Memoir of an Amish Childhood. June 22, 2022. Yay, Hurray!…
Film Series about Sexual Abuse among Plain People: “Sins of the Amish”
I have written this on my blog before about the Amish culture, and I will again. Abuse can only exist in…
Amish Styles
I have gone through photos recently to decide which ones should be included in my new book, Liberating Lomie. Photos can…
Book Cover for Liberating Lomie
I am so pleased to unveil the cover for my new book, Liberating Lomie: Memoir of an Amish Childhood. Much gratitude…
Introducing Memory Pages Press
My, how good it is to be back! It has taken weeks to solve the problem of finding a reliable way…
Introducing Author Kathleen Weaver Kurtz
At long last, I am introducing to you Kathie Weaver Kurtz who recently released her memoir titled The Blistering Morning Mist.…
Updates
My dear blog readers, I have not forgotten you. My life has been full to overflowing. Let me count the ways.…
Getting to the Other Side of the Pandemic
“I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing…
If You Promise You Won’t Tell
This week I took a break from work for an at-home writing retreat with the aim of finishing my manuscript, developing…
Plain Roots: Community, Story, and Support for Higher Education
We are getting glimpses of Spring up here in northern Vermont. David and I spent…
Traveling South to Meet up with Spring
By the time you read this blog post, David and I will be on the…
How an Amish Boy Became a Physicist, Part 3
Leon graduating from Florida State University Today we bring you the conclusion of Leon Hostetler’s…
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