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They named the settlement Westphalia in memory of their German homeland and began immediately to prepare the land for farming....This land had been considered worthless by the land speculators, but the settlers knew that the swampy and heavily forested land was a sign of good soil, and they were correct, as Westphalia is a thriving farming community to this day... More than 300 families immigrated to Westphalia between then and 1924 and a great majority of those who reside here today are their descendants.
As known to many readers of this Substack, I’ve also been an active writer of fiction, with some of my short stories being published in “The Double Dealer”, “Silence and Starsong”, “Passage Prize”, and others. For the last decade I’ve worked on a labor of love enmeshing the land of my youth in rural Michigan with ancient mythology. This work, “The Rhinelanders”, is now complete and in the wild.
I’d like to thank all the proofreaders who read earlier drafts of the work and gave critical feedback. I also want to thank all the readers of this Substack for your support in elevating my writing chops as well as your constant support. For anyone who wants a review copy, please feel free to DM. I’m also now open to podcasts, interviews, etc. about the book or my larger body of writing.
I like the sample!
Very cool, will be reviewing.