Only Hope

I just finished working on my 18^th feature for the local magazine that I write for. I can’t believe I have been a content coordinator for a year and a half! It has been an amazing ride.

This feature was challenging as I couldn’t do a face to face interview and it was also emotional as it was about the young mother who passed away last October. This is a keepsake issue for her daughter who will be celebrating Mother’s Day without her mom for the first time. Hopefully, the tribute feature helps in some way …

This particular issue of the magazine also had very little content. The publisher posted a request for local school children, “isolating” at home, to contribute a few words. We got nothing! In desperation, I approached Hans and confided that he was my only hope and I would like him to write something for the magazine. His response was as follows:

“I have been waiting for the day when I am your only hope.”

That was an interesting and somewhat strange response. However, the boy decided to write a few words for me.

Hans has never liked writing and it is a struggle to get him to write more than 5 sentences for an assignment when the minimum requirement is at least 3 paragraphs!

The May issue will include Hans’ first published work. He wrote just a little under 250 words - too many for Hans! The word count does not matter. The boy came through for me in a big way.

If ever again my only hope is Hans, I would consider myself lucky!