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Project Prologue: Field Dispatches

This space is about what happens after the science works: where family building, policy, identity, and ethics collide. Written from the lived perspective of the first U.S. IVF baby—and the endurance it takes to keep going.

Newsletter · By Elizabeth Carr · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    And Then I Heard Them Laughing (opens the original)

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    <img alt="a group of women standing around a kitchen preparing food" class="sizing-normal" height="4219" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1687254261184-8d0bb1751b89?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDA

  2. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    Given, Not Owed (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1662" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SuRx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fda7d6940-4cfd-4df8-a72f-5e1a30699642_1179x1662.

  3. Issue · Sep 21, 2026

    Irish Goodbye (opens the original)

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    <img alt="a sign that says see you later hanging from a door" class="sizing-normal" height="4000" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1636193535246-a07cd0aa6fcb?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaH

  4. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    Marathon training is crazy (opens the original)

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    <img alt="group of people running on the street" class="sizing-normal" height="3264" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1613937574892-25f441264a09?crop=entropy&cs=tinysrgb&fit=max&fm=jpg&ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyNXx8bWFy

  5. Issue · Sep 12, 2026

    The day I hate most (opens the original)

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    I hate my birthday.There. I said it.Which feels particularly ridiculous because I am, generally speaking, a person who likes a reason to celebrate. I like cake. I like dinner. I like getting dressed … Read more

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