What we would call the dissertation/thesis defense in the States is called a “viva voce” in the UK, where I’m earning my PhD in Creative Writing. My viva is scheduled for July 26, but this morning, my supervisor and I had a dry run, where he asked me the kinds of questions the examiners might…
The Silver Zeppelin headed for the big skies of Montana, as well as those of Colorado and New Mexico, to research the Amish communities of the West for my “Amish Cowboys” series. During the course of my “feet on the ground” research, I did lots of photography! Here are just a few of the pictures from…
“A heartwarming tale that celebrates the best things about being Amish.” Christian Fiction Addiction Order your copy here! While a young Dokterfraa learns to heal the body, the Great Physician heals the heart … Sarah Yoder is learning to serve her Old Order Amish community as a Dokterfraa, creating teas and tinctures from the herbs…
©2020 by Shelley Adina The Royal Kingdom of Spain and the CaliforniasSeptember 20, 1895 “There she lies.” Captain Boyle’s basso voice boomed through the speaking horn. “The royal city of San Francisco de Asis. And may I say, we are one of the first crews to see her like this, from the air. The Royal…
© 2012, 2020 by Adina Senft Chapter One In the absence of a husband or children, the written word was pretty much the only way a woman could prove she existed. Of course, God knew the existence of every sparrow and had numbered the hairs on her head, but to Emma Stolzfus this knowledge didn’t…