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‘It’s Super Weird, Super Odd, Super Rare’: Meet The Twins Who Have Different Dads

by Carolyn Wells May 5, 2026May 4, 2026

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‘It’s super weird, super odd, super rare’: meet the twins who have different dads
When DNA test results shattered everything Lavinia and Michelle thought they knew about their family history, they also revealed something never before documented in the UK.”

“You Are Always Just a Kiss Away From Me My Beautiful Boy.”

by Seyward Darby May 1, 2026April 29, 2026

“Their family members vanished near Mass. Ave. They won’t stop searching.”

Sea of Nightmares: My Son Died Climbing. Now, I Wrestle With ‘What If.’

by Carolyn Wells April 8, 2026April 8, 2026

“The questions, hypotheticals, and past haunting me as the father of Balin Miller, who fell to his death in October.”

A mother stands with her two young children before a museum exhibit window. The exhibit window shows a meteor headed towards Earth, an evocation of the meteor whose impact long ago extinguished the dinosaur population. The mother rests her hands reassuringly on her two children.

The Age of Dinosaurs

by Elena Megalos March 31, 2026April 1, 2026

“Ruminating on extinction, under the slanted tutelage of my child, felt like a responsible thing to do.”

Where Duolingo Falls Down: How I Learned to Speak Welsh With My Mother

by Carolyn Wells March 18, 2026March 17, 2026

“Once violently defended from extinction, Welsh is still a part of daily life. By learning my family’s language, I hoped to join their conversation.”

Problem Child

by Carolyn Wells March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

“The Creative Crisis at Pixar.”

My Dad Made the Biggest Jewelled Egg in the World. The Obsession Would Destroy his Marriage, Family and Fortune

by Carolyn Wells March 11, 2026March 10, 2026

“The mad venture – which my mother nicknamed ‘your father’s ego’ – would swallow my childhood.”

photo of gray stone grave labeled "Kulinovich" with a cairn of stones on grass and hand reaching out to add another stone

Vigilantes at Dawn

by Masha Hamilton February 19, 2026February 13, 2026

A forgotten deportation, a family archive, and the cost of belonging.

My Mother’s Body

by Brendan Fitzgerald February 18, 2026February 17, 2026

“The Mysteries of a Loved One’s Case File.”

The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion

by Seyward Darby February 10, 2026February 11, 2026

“A wealthy couple obtained dozens of children through surrogates. Did they want a family, or something else?”

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