Forward Together
Do this one together“Together: write the letter to this friendship's future — and co-sign it.”
A set-piece. One table, two pens, the same evening, one joint artefact. These are the pages people photograph.
Why this question
Start with the one sentence you'd both want in it — the thing we want to make sure we never forget — and build from there.
And once you’ve both answered
Sign it, both of you, with the date. Read it again in ten years and report back.
Answering it honestly
- One table, two pens, the same evening. This one doesn't work by correspondence.
- Argue about the details out loud before anything gets written down. The arguing is part of the artefact.
- Finish in the sitting. A half-built set-piece has a way of staying half-built.
And the house rule, whatever the mode: leave a blank rather than write a lie. A blank can be filled later; a lie sits in the archive forever, and you both have to live with the paperwork.
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