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Athalie LaPamuk Athalie LaPamuk

Facebook 2006: I was there.

At first, I didn't notice... You see, Facebook stories were commonplace in all of the magazines by then, so I didn't know why she was so excited. And then after a double-take, I noticed my floating head in the background…

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Athalie LaPamuk Athalie LaPamuk

Fleur de Lys

In the spirit of making conversation, I asked if he had already picked out his suit and tie for his first day. Daddy is the most dapper man I know, so our limited conversations tend to be sartorial in nature. This is the man who was late to pick me up from school one day in the 4th grade because "Macy's had a shoe sale and I couldn't resist."

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Athalie LaPamuk Athalie LaPamuk

Le’m pa we soley la

I didn't leave home for days after the funeral. I didn't want to face a world without him in it. I remembered my favorite song as a child. Le'm pa we soley la. When I don't see the sunshine. Jean Michel Daudier wrote the words to express how much he missed Haiti after being forced into exile…

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