John Aschenbrenner – författare

There are times in some lives when the truth is too difficult to realize, and the horrified psyche seeks comfort in the safe harbor of denial, where it creates a more palatable reality which generalizes into everyday life. Buddha stated emphatically, “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” Even safe harbors weaken to the devastation of wind and battering waves. Andreas Landsmann lives in the small Wisconsin Community of Mayfield. The village derived its name from an early pioneering group of Amish folk, who suddenly left their farms and homes unexpectedly and without a trace in the late 1800s. Eventually the village was rebuilt within the mist of dark rumors and speculation. Andreas, a retired school psychologist, husband, father and grandfather spends his time collecting old beer steins and digging ever deeper into his German family heritage. His private study is a refuge for his family history, his steins, and himself, and at times the study takes on a life of its own.