I just remembered another quirky ability Ira and I share: wherever there’s text—books, store windows, menus—we often read things wrong, instinctively twisting words into our own versions. The funny part…

To a Son A small, fragile creature, yet already stronger than I am. He is destined to outlive me, to do what I couldn’t. And he will go where I…

A Dream So warm! The sand caresses my feet, and the sun warms my body. I run forward; the water sparkles, playing with the sun’s bright waves. I don’t want…

Life keeps moving, the minutes just race like a train speeding down the track. Its roads and its paths can be steep and rough, but life goes on – and…

That’s what our older sister calls us because of our unique trait: Irina and I never seem to be in a good mood at the same time. If one of…

Our Life as Twins My life with Ira revolves around being twins. Sometimes it’s wonderful to feel special, but other times it’s exhausting to be constantly compared — judged on…

Droplets… For a while, people in our neighborhood called Iryna and me “droplets.” After all, droplets of water are all the same — just like us. How wonderful it is…

Never Forgetting the Importance of Love I don’t know why, but I remember an incident I’ll never forget. I have a twin sister. When we were 17, she needed emergency…