For those interested, here is Dawn and Sonya’s very first email exchange about the kidney story, in chronological order
1/ June 30, 2016: Dawn reaches out to Sonya, tries to ask about the kidney story as casually as possible
1/ June 30, 2016: Dawn reaches out to Sonya, tries to ask about the kidney story as casually as possible
2/ July 2: Sonya confides to her friend and fellow Chunky Monkey Whitney Scharer that Dawn Dorland has found out about the kidney story
"Haven’t written back yet. 😁" says Sonya. "I must say that I feel my guilt wearing off, though"
"Haven’t written back yet. 😁" says Sonya. "I must say that I feel my guilt wearing off, though"
3/ July 11: Sonya finally replies to Dawn
"Ah, it’s good to hear from you"
"Ah, it’s good to hear from you"
4/ same day, July 11: Dawn replies
"I admit, I was a little surprised to hear you’d been working on something like that since we’re friends and you hadn’t mentioned it"
"I admit, I was a little surprised to hear you’d been working on something like that since we’re friends and you hadn’t mentioned it"
5/ July 12: Sonya responds
"my memory is that I did indeed join the FB group; either way, I want to emphasize that my story is not about you"
"my memory is that I did indeed join the FB group; either way, I want to emphasize that my story is not about you"
6/ same day, July 12: Dawn responds
"Putting yourself in my shoes… […] …would that feel great to you? Upstanding? Exploitative?"
"Putting yourself in my shoes… […] …would that feel great to you? Upstanding? Exploitative?"
7/ July 15: Sonya scrambles to bury to part of her short story that includes verbatim plagiarism of Dawn letter
8/ same day, July 15: Sonya to Dawn
"But if you have indeed been wondering about my support, I can totally see how my 'silence' could make you feel that something is 'off.' That is certainly not my intent."
"But if you have indeed been wondering about my support, I can totally see how my 'silence' could make you feel that something is 'off.' That is certainly not my intent."
9/ same day, July 15: Dawn to Sonya
"Though you have consistently reverted to art as a defense, I have stressed that this interaction has upset me *as a friend*."
"Though you have consistently reverted to art as a defense, I have stressed that this interaction has upset me *as a friend*."
10/ July 19: Dawn giving a heads-up to Sonya about something that went down on Facebook
It appears that some of Sonya’s friends came after Dawn for expressing her frustrations publicly. "Sari" is likely Sari Boren, who a few months earlier trashed Dawn in DMs w/ Sonya
It appears that some of Sonya’s friends came after Dawn for expressing her frustrations publicly. "Sari" is likely Sari Boren, who a few months earlier trashed Dawn in DMs w/ Sonya
11/ July 20: Dawn follows up
"I’m ready to let this go, but I need to hear from you in order to mend this - it’s another small courtesy that I seek."
"I’m ready to let this go, but I need to hear from you in order to mend this - it’s another small courtesy that I seek."
12/ July 21: Sonya responds
"I have told you that I support you repeatedly, and that I think so highly of you, and yet you say you’re still not feeling it."
"I have told you that I support you repeatedly, and that I think so highly of you, and yet you say you’re still not feeling it."
13/ same day, July 21: Dawn to Sonya
"I am so relieved to get this message! I really hope that we can remain friends. Your email gives me confidence that we can."
"I am so relieved to get this message! I really hope that we can remain friends. Your email gives me confidence that we can."
14/ August 16: Sonya finally replies to Dawn
"Ah--I’m glad to say I feel such relief as well."
/END
"Ah--I’m glad to say I feel such relief as well."
/END
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