@patriciaxlee.eth

Catching up on the news in a quiet corner of a cafe this evening. A young man approached me and asked what year my newspaper was from. I said it’s from today. He laughed and so I laughed too. Looking confused, he asked me no seriously what year is it from. Looking more confused, I said no seriously it’s from today. I pointed at the corner of the page with the date. He gasped. Then he asked how often it prints. I explained it’s a daily paper that arrives at my house each morning. His eyes widened. “Every day?!” He asked many follow up questions. We had a lovely conversation about the joy of reading in print. I even said, “I predict, in 2026, print’s going to make a comeback.” I’m not sure I actually believe this, but if I recreate this interaction enough times I may have a shot at willing it into existence.

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