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Vol. I / No. 1796
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Friendship Aug 5, 2026

Three years ago, they reached for the same book at the same moment. They have not missed a Tuesday since.

Two women in Tucson met three years ago when they both reached for the same book at the same moment at the public library. They are 68 and 74. Since that afternoon, they have not missed…
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Friendship Jul 15, 2026

They have been friends for eleven years. They have communicated entirely through crossword puzzles they mail to each other.

Two women in Vermont and Oregon have maintained their friendship for eleven years exclusively through hand-drawn crossword puzzles they mail to each other. No phone calls. No email. No texts. No visits. 143 puzzles exchanged and…
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Love Jun 18, 2026

The wedding was cancelled in 2020. The WhatsApp group has been active every day since.

A bachelorette-party WhatsApp group was formed in 2019. The wedding was cancelled in 2020. Nobody left the group. Six years later, the twelve women in it message every day — about their jobs, their children, their…
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Health Jun 16, 2026

She joined a running group by accident. She has now run a marathon.

A woman in Chicago mistakenly wandered into a running group meetup in 2023, thinking it was a book club. Nobody corrected her. She has now been in the group for two years, has run a marathon,…
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