The Note Is Not the Promise

Listen to the audio version &#xA; A promise can fit inside a breath. &#xA; “I’ll call you tomorrow.” &#xA; “I’m going to stop doing that.” &#xA; “I’ll remember.” &#xA; Then the room resumes its ordinary business. A cup cools on the table. A bus coughs through an intersection. Somewhere, an enormous number of computers go on faithfully saving things that no one will ever read again. &#xA; This week…