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reading, writing, & RETROspectives

Saturday, December 27, 2025

IAG Christmas Social Photos at Elma and Bob's December 2025

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Sask Mennonite Article Scans

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Happy Birthday, Frieda Martens Boehm

My lively 2nd cousin Freda Martens Boehm just turned 90! Bob and I very much enjoyed the party at her house in Pinantan Lake north of Kamloo...

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Martens family get-together in Abbotsford, BC, August 16, 2025

I have many relatives through my grandpa Jacob Peter Martens born 1870 or 1871. Here are about 25 of us at a get-together (treffen) hosted b...

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About Me

Elma Schemenauer: My novel Song for Susie Epp starts in 1970. Susie, daughter of a Vancouver pill addict, sets out to build a better life for herself. Co-worker and fellow Mennonite Simon loves her courage—and her. But marrying him comes with a pushy, sanctimonious mother-in-law, Adeline. She manipulates Susie and Simon into leaving their beloved British Columbia grassland and moving to her Saskatchewan farming community. There, a shocking secret plunges Simon into depression and drinking. As Susie struggles to find a way forward, she gains a new empathy, resilience, and understanding of faith and freedom. Susie’s story features some of the same characters as Elma’s earlier novel Consider the Sunflowers. Song for Susie Epp, published by Farland Press, is 264 pages, paperback $22.99, e-book $5.99. Ask for it in a bookstore or library. Or order from one of its online sellers. They include Amazon, Indigo, and Kobo.

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