In Times Like These...

Find joy where you can

I looked at my stats and realized I hadn’t written since August! Wow.

There are many reasons for this. Mostly, like all of you, I’ve been worn down by the cruelty and abject disappointment in our federal government. It only seems to get worse every single day, and no one with any power seems to do anything to make it better. I know there are probably people in government doing something, but it stands in stark contrast to the videos of innocent people getting their faces blown off.

Like many of you, I have been protesting nearly every week since January of last year. It makes me feel less alone. Now, of course, it feels much more dangerous, but I’ll still do it.

I don’t think I’ll be writing much on Substack, so I’ve canceled all paid subscriptions. I can’t promise to be a presence here; what I have to say is absolutely not important to this moment. I have no insights on how to fight this. I have no secret information to share, or military insight, or stories of the Holocaust and 1930s Germany. So I feel like I have nothing much to add to our current conversation.

I am querying a new book, which feels a little like having a child in this environment: an act of abject hope. If I somehow find an agent and a publisher, I will certainly let you know.

Other than that, if you want to communicate, feel free to email me at preble books at g mail dot com.

I love you all, and I hope things get better. I know it’s hard to see how. But as crazy as it sounds, I still have hope.