“The narrative that emerged was as simplistic as it was appealing: An evil twin, Jeen, had grown so jealous of her minutes-older and higher-achieving sister, Sunny, that she set in motion a barely believable sequence of events. The truth is far more interesting.”
siblings
Posted inEditor's Pick
There I Almost Am
“I can be a very generous sister—maternal, even—as long as I am winning.” Jean Garnett writes about envy and being a twin.
Posted inCurrent Events, Featured, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
‘Who’s Going to Take Care of Me?’: When the Coronavirus Takes Both Parents
In the wake of their parents’ deaths, three siblings struggle to get through the day-to-day.
Posted inEditor's Pick
They Depended on Their Parents for Everything. Then the Virus Took Both.
Nash, Nadeen, and Nanssy Ismael struggle with the loss of their parents — while learning to pay bills, take care of themselves, and be a family.
Posted inEditor's Pick
My Brother, My Self
In this personal essay, Katie Prout tries to untangle the story of her brother’s complicated, life-long battle with alcoholism against the backdrop of her family’s history of addiction.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Strongest Woman in the Room
A personal essay in which a daughter recounts her family’s worst day, through her mother’s eyes.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
The Strongest Woman in the Room
A daughter recounts her family’s worst day, through her mother’s eyes.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
The Strongest Woman in the Room
A daughter recounts her family’s worst day, through her mother’s eyes.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
To Be Clean
A tender relationship with a fellow exotic dancer shows Natassja Schiel how to love her sister, a recovering addict.
Posted inEditor's Pick
This is How You Say Goodbye
A personal essay in which, after losing two brothers and a cousin in a short amount of time, Lillian Slugocki tries to make sense of death — and life in the wake of others’ passing.