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It doesn’t have to be a five-page letter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

But at some point you might have to answer questions from the reporters you’ve been avoiding.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

His “Father of the Year” award, like his Nobel Prize, will have to wait.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

"You have to shake hands; you have to hug people," he tells the BBC.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Mrs. Jones’s feet make shuffling sounds on her porch, and I don’t have to see her to know she’s scanning the alleyway, squinting into the shadows.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam