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A Mennonite Perspective
January 10, 2011 |

I have a very dear cousin, Martha, with whom I am in touch with via email occasionally. Yesterday I got an…

New Article and Reviews
January 9, 2011 |

Yesterday an article was published in the Springfield Republican about Why I Left the Amish.  Then David was poking around on…

A January Deal… and a Question
January 7, 2011 |

For the rest of January, I will be offering my memoir Why I Left the Amish for $18.00 with free shipping…

A Book Review
January 3, 2011 |

Shirley Showalter, author of the blog 100 Memoirs, has posted a review of my memoir Why I Left the Amish. It is a review…

Thoughts about the “English” Riddle
January 3, 2011 |

The other day, I posed a question to my readers about why the Amish lifestyle is so romanticized compared to the…

Happy New Year!
January 1, 2011 |

It seems that David and I don’t really have one New Year’s Eve tradition… if anything our tradition is to do…

An “English” Riddle
December 31, 2010 |

As the year draws to a close, I have a question to pose to my readers. This is something I've been…

Reflections
December 28, 2010 |

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. ~ Thoreau Why do we use the…

The Proud Mama
December 23, 2010 |

My editor at Michigan State University Press, Julie Loehr, called me yesterday and the first thing she asked me was, "Are…

And the Winner Is:
December 20, 2010 |

Ta-Dah! N. R. Williams!  Congratulations, Nancy! Please send me your address, and I will send this out as soon as the…

My Favorite Tradition
December 20, 2010 |

At Christmastime when I was a little girl, I used to gaze across the yard and admire our “English” neighbor’s colorful…

Last Call for Entries for the Drawing for a Free Copy of “Why I Left the Amish”
December 20, 2010 |

Tomorrow I will be naming the winner of the drawing for a free copy of “Why I Left the Amish.” If…

Great News! And a Drawing for a free copy of “Why I Left the Amish”
December 15, 2010 |

My book is in!     This means that my publisher has them and I will be getting my shipment in…

My Experience with Brauching
December 11, 2010 |

Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he…

Guest Post on “Brauching”
December 9, 2010 |

Many of you already know Mary Ann from A Joyful Chaos. I have long enjoyed her blog, with her riveting stories…

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Look what Amish Women Can Do!

By Saloma Furlong | May 12, 2026

Today I would like to honor the founders of the Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund, Emma…

Websites: One, Two, Three

By Saloma Furlong | April 30, 2026

Until a year ago, I only had only designed my own two websites. Then last…

Plain Roots: Community, Story, and Support for Higher Education

By Saloma Furlong | March 14, 2026

We are getting glimpses of Spring up here in northern Vermont. David and I spent…

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