Joe Throwback: The Promise

We’re going to try something new, starting this week — every Friday for the next 10 weeks, I’m going to pull out one of my 10 favorite essays that have appeared here over the last 15 years. Maybe you’ve read it. Maybe you haven’t. Either way, I hope it will be fun.*

*If you have any requests, please shout them out … I have the 10 pieces picked out in my …