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A Toast to Childhood

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Maggie C

“Cheers, everyone!” Glasses raise in salute. “Clink glasses!” a child calls. Same granddaughter who clapped and “yay”ed following a somber hymn at my dad’s funeral. That’s how her performances are received. I smile and bend down toward her happy face. … Continue reading →

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Playing from Memory

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Maggie C

When I was a child we played with sticks, rocks and mud, and garter snakes until they escaped into the long grass of unmown fields. We looked for frog eggs — and later for tadpoles — in murky ditches of standing … Continue reading →