SYDNEY (NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA)
ABC
September 19, 2020
By Emily Olson
Misty Griffin really wants you to know her story.
She has written a book. She’s collaborated with podcasts. She’s pitched to television producers, spoken with filmmakers and sent “more than 100 emails” to US journalists.
She has politely, quietly, diligently reached out to me at least 29 times since our first email, to see if and when I could publish this piece.
But it’s not just about telling her story. What Misty wants most of all is for you to never hear a story like hers again.
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The trouble is, Misty’s story is not an easy one to tell.
For starters, the story begins in a slice of misunderstood space known as America’s Amish country.
The Amish are one of America’s most insular communities
The Amish, like most religions, associate piety with surrendering to a set of rules.
Unlike most religions, the rules are so at odds with modern ideals that the community is famously insular, even exempt from some US laws.
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