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Many Happy Returns: A Birthday on September 11

Many Happy Returns: A Birthday on September 11

My daughter was born on 9/11. People said I should tell her she was born on the 9/10 instead.

Meg Conley
Sep 11, 2021
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Many Happy Returns: A Birthday on September 11
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This is not an essay about 9/11. Other people - survivors, victim's families, first responders, New Yorkers, analysts, and those that suffered anti-Muslim hate that day and so many days after - have written fully about 9/11. I expect they will continue to write fully about it, so much loss requires so many words. This …

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