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Tonight I am going to interrupt my “Angels along My Way” series to make a few announcements. Today I was interviewed for a local radio station by Daria Fisk, on her program called “Various Voices.” She hopes to air the program tomorrow, Wednesday, February 9,  from 2:00 to 3:00 PM, and then rebroadcast it on…

There came a time in my late teens when I often felt I had no advocates — I literally felt there was no one I could turn to when the violence in my home became unbearable. There was a shroud of secrecy around the violence, as there often is within dysfunctional families. I did not…

The tribute that I wrote back in August actually fits nicely after the one I posted yesterday, which puts this next excerpt from my book in context: I continued to go to Olin Clara’s house on Saturdays for several years. I learned her methods of baking pies and cookies, and I learned through her appreciation…

Today I start my series called “Angels along My Way.” I am starting with “Olin Clara.” In the Amish community, women get their husbands’ names before their own. I would be known as “David Saloma” if I were still in the community. For a tribute to Olin Clara, that I wrote back in August, click…

One of the questions asked at my talk this past weekend was whether there are more women than men who leave the Amish. I didn’t actually know the answer to this gentleman’s question, but I decided to find out.I have a book called “Ohio Amish Directory; Geauga County and Vicinity,” that lists all the Amish…

By “hardships,” Furlong doesn’t just mean living without electricity, or conforming to the dictates of a strict religious community. In her new memoir, Why I Left the Amish, she describes growing up with a father who was mentally ill and a mother who worked furiously to feed her seven children. ~ Margot Harrison, Seven Days On…

Notice: Event Rescheduled   The book talk that I had scheduled at the Sunderland Public Library last week, was rescheduled for tonight, but now because of predictions it that will ice over, we have decided to postpone the event until Saturday, February 5 at 2:00 PM. If you know of anyone who was planning on…

Many people probably think that Amish society is mostly hard work, sunshine, and a peaceful existence. Not always true. They have their problems, perhaps even more so since they’ve chosen a different and separate lifestyle. ~ Karen Lange Karen Lange, writer of the blog Write Now, has written a review of Why I Left the…