The Preamble

The Preamble

Three Things I Know Right Now

Dec 02, 2025
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This article originally appeared in the July 22, 2024 edition of The Preamble.

I am writing to you from the airport, waiting to board a flight home. My phone is buzzing with so many incoming messages that I can’t even use it normally, lest I hit one of the incoming messages inadvertently. 

By far, the most common sentiments I am seeing are fear and anxiet…

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