Sarah Einstein
>Self-Portrait in Apologies
>Sarah Einstein constructs a personal essay through a series of apologies @ Fringe.
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| Helen Aylon |
Apology to an Ethically-Inconsistent Friend
I’m sorry for picking the chicken out of the soup and telling you it was vegetarian. I was broke and there wasn’t anything else in the house to offer you. Besides, the last time I saw you, you were eating a cheeseburger and smoking a Marlboro.
Apology to Three Lovers from My Youth
I’m sorry for telling you I was a virgin that night in the back of your car. In your parents’ basement. In my dorm room. As you may have guessed years ago, I wasn’t.
Apology to the Boy Who Wasn’t Quite Right
Even in the comparatively egalitarian world of first grade, it was social suicide to be seen with you on the playground. Until third grade, you were The Boy Our Parents Made Us Be Nice To, the one who was invited to birthday parties and sat in a corner, alone except when our mothers dragged you out of your chair to play some game they rigged so you could win.
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