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What Ever Happened to Daddy's Little Girl?
They may not be part of the dialogue, but girls need fathers too.

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We face the apartment building, which is shrouded in dark wrought iron. The washed-out façade is the sickly green of a hospital uniform. My older sister and I travel around the perimeter, searching for a point of entry. A sign leads us to an office where a woman behind plexiglass buzzes us in. She gives us hazy directions to Apartment 235 that leave us still confused, but showing our home-training, my sister and I politely say thank you and take our leave. We traverse the labyrinth of concrete walkways sheltered by iron fences that do not yield any discernible landmarks, save one or two graffiti signs. We do not speak. I am remembering the telephone call that led us to this place on St. Ferdinand Street in New Orleans.... Continued

Issue of Apr. 4 - 10, 1997

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