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    Tag: spy daughter

    Closets, etc

    by Leslie AbsherBlog, Feminist Issues, Spy DaughterPosted on May 27, 2015January 20, 2017No Comments

      Growing up, I learned an unspoken and unwritten rule: don’t ever talk about it. It being what Dad did for a living. If I talked about whatever “it” was, not only would I be betraying him, but I would also be putting him in danger. It wasn’t until I was twenty that I found …

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    Charlie Hebdo and Me

    by Leslie AbsherBlog, Spy Daughter, Writing ProcessPosted on May 20, 2015January 20, 2017No Comments

    As the daughter of a spy, no matter how often I publish or risk my truth – as I did with the most recent PEN Charlie Hebdo controversy – I can never fully shake the old message I grew up with that says “Don’t show yourself, don’t share your feelings, or single yourself out. Ever.” …

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    My Dad the Spy

    by Leslie AbsherBlog, Greek Junta, Spy Daughter, UncategorizedPosted on May 13, 2015January 20, 20172 Comments

    There’s a story out recently about a spy daughter who found out her dad was in the CIA during a long car ride, when she was 16. The first thing she said was, “My father’s an assassin.” I was twenty when I officially found out my dad was in the CIA. But it was a …

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