She Couldn’t Imagine The Fear. She Could Imagine Walking Barefoot, Carrying Her Heels
Annie Erling felt like an interloper when she worked at the Holocaust Museum and again at the 9/11 Museum. Then she came upon a pair of bloodied heels.
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DonateAnnie Erling Gofus is a writer living in Washington, D.C. with her husband and dog. She is also a 2017 War Horse Writing Fellow. Annie earned a bachelor's in history from North Dakota State University and spent the first two and a half years of her career working with oral histories and archives at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Annie is proud to be the wife of a U.S. Army Captain.
Annie Erling felt like an interloper when she worked at the Holocaust Museum and again at the 9/11 Museum. Then she came upon a pair of bloodied heels.