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Presence

4 stories on this topic.

Two older men laugh together in stadium seats, surrounded by a crowd — the kind of connection that happens when the game stops being the point.

When the Game Falls Apart and People Show Up

A Giants blowout is nobody's idea of a good night. But something unexpected happens when the scoreboard stops mattering and the people next to you suddenly do.

May 28, 2026Presence

Two people seated across from each other at a café table in San Francisco, mid-conversation, one listening without rush.

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When Being Together Stopped Needing a Reason

A question around a kitchen table that wouldn't leave me alone. On presence, productivity, and what it actually means to be with someone in a city that never slows down.

May 28, 2026Presence

Two work colleagues in a conversation. one intently listening to the other to learn

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What the City Knows That I Don't

What happens when the approach that worked somewhere else stops working here? Sometimes the city itself is the teacher — if we're willing to be students.

May 28, 2026Presence

Fans on their feet inside a packed baseball stadium on a sunny afternoon, arms raised toward a bright green field below — a city gathered, expectant, wanting the story to go a certain way.

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What a Saturday Crowd Made Me Think About Palm Sunday

A crowd near the ballpark on Saturday made me think about Palm Sunday. Both had the same shape of hope. What we carry into a week — and what comes out the other side — isn't always the same thing.

May 28, 2026Presence