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  • Published 20251104
  • ISBN: 978-1-923213-13-5
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BEFORE THE CALL, I was a girl in a new city, with a new job and a roommate I chose over FaceTime specifically because it seemed like she’d be at her boyfriend’s place a lot. After the call, I was someone who didn’t have a dad.

I didn’t drop to my knees and scream ‘No, no, no!’ until a nameless family member pulled me away, like I’d seen in medical dramas.

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Laura Pitcher

Laura Pitcher is a writer for The Cut, the New York Times, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Vogue and others – as well as the...

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