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Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Sask Mennonite Article Scans

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Sunday, September 14, 2025

Happy Birthday, Frieda Martens Boehm

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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...
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

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

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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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Saturday, August 2, 2025

Summer Social Aug 2, 2025, Interior Authors Group (IAG) Based in Kamloops, BC

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  Big thanks to all who helped make this an enjoyable event. Tasty food, laughter, and good conversation. 
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

formatting a poetry book

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Are you thinking of publishing a poetry book? Click on the link for helpful information on making it look good. https://blog.bookbaby.com/ho...
Monday, June 30, 2025

poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and essay submissions invited

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The Ampersand Review, based in the Toronto area, is a paying publication currently accepting " submissions of poetry, fiction, creati...
Monday, June 9, 2025

Happy Fathers Day

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Simon is a good father, but his mother doesn't always think so. Here's a three-generation scene from my novel SONG FOR SUSIE EP...
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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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