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A brief musing on an anniversary.

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Posted on September 11, 2008 - 9:16pm at For Lack of a Better Word
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Seven years and a few hours ago, I sat in my apartment in Florence, Alabama, desperately trying to reach my best friend in Long Island. I never got through there, but after a heart-wrenching morning, I reached her mom in Memphis. Upon hearing my name, she immediately said the only words I cared to hear: "Holly--she's okay."

She had been in the WTC the day before.

I uttered more prayers of thanksgiving than I could count. I s