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Mary Swander’s Buggy Land
A tale of two homesteads, one among the Amish, the other in Connemara, Ireland. A serialization of a new book of non-fiction.
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Thingamabobs and Whoseywhats
“Mary Swander is funny,” said one of my Amish neighbors, a three-year-old in a straw hat, with rounded cheeks and a wide grin that lifted his whole face up as if it were a stage curtain.
How the Amish Keep Cool
Please join us for the monthly Iowa Writers’ Collaborative’s Office Lounge.
It's Time to Build a Scarecrow
No, I am not inundated with crows attacking my vegetable garden.
St. Brendan's
Our Iowa Writers Collaborative will host another noon-hour Zoom session in the “Office Lounge,” as we call it, on Friday, June 26, at 12 p.m.
Announcing the 2026 Bio-Sanctuary Contest
$1500 in Prize Money
Hey, Diddle, Diddle
Our Iowa Writers Collaborative will host another noon-hour Zoom session in the “Office Lounge,” as we call it, today, Friday, May 29, at 12 p.m.
An Early Morning Drive through the Countryside
Bang, bang, bang.
A Trip to the Stags
“Don’t go in the water,” my guide told me.
What We Make of the Debris of Our Lives
In February, my fingers numb with the cold, I pruned all the fruit trees.
Resistance: The Amish Way
“We’re at war,” I told Elmer Kauffman, my Amish neighbor.