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Wednesday, June 25, 2008 12:00 AM

How gay it would be

I know a mother is supposed to accept her children as they are. But my son has one painful flaw -- he's straight.
By Sarah Bird

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  • Tuesday, June 24, 2008 09:30 PM

    Here's a hint

    The writer is a novelist. I don't think the article's narrator is the real Sarah Bird.

    Figure it out.

    In the meantime, I'm enjoying the outraged self-righteous screams. This was brilliant. Jonathan Swift would have been proud.

    —Marianna Trench Read Marianna Trench's other letters

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