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Maggie Crawford

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Hedda and Henry

Maggie Crawford

Submitted to Contest #336

“Good morning, my name is Hedda Martens. I have an unusual request; do you have a moment?” asked a woman on the phone with a slight German accent. Intrigued, I said, “Yes, of course.” She urgently wanted to speak with Henry Bawnik, a local Holocaust survivor. Hedda was a German WWII refugee (not Jewish,) living with her daughter south of Buffalo. She recently had read Henry Bawnik’s Holocaust survivor testimony in the local newspaper and realized she and Henry had a shared history and were now living only a few miles apart. As the executiv...

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I have walked in your Hoka’s - offerings to a young widow with children

Maggie Crawford

Submitted to Contest #308

Have you forgot how to make toast, pick your children up from school, want to buy thong underwear? I have been exactly where you have been. That may sound odd – we are all different, have different experiences, but as a young widow, yeah, I have walked in your Hoka’s. Have you looked down at your feet in a work meeting and seen mismatching black shoes? Have you avoided a grocery store aisle because you heard a familiar voice and can’t handle another, “how are you doing?”, while the “W” for widow is blinking on your forehead. Yeah, I’ve been ...

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Joys of Grandparenthood

Maggie Crawford

Submitted to Contest #306

Me answering cell: Hi Cindy? How are you?Cindy: Call the Spencer Children’s Hospital and tell them I’m driving in with baby Sydney now!?Me: WHAT? WHERE are you?Her voice falters, it sounds like she’s in a wind tunnel. Cindy: He has a 106 degree fever… he’s listless.Me: Okay. I’ll call you back.I swipe her away and call the hospital.Me: Hello, my daughter-in-law is bringing in her 14-month old son to the ER. He has a 106 fever.Spencer ER: Ok, we’ll see her when she gets here.Hearing this conversation, my husband comes into the kitchen. Me: Ci...

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