11/18/98

It seems to me that when you set out to do a public diary, or journal, and you commit yourself to regular updates, and you work at getting people to read what you write, then you have created a social contract. You can break it any time, of course, but I believe that you owe your audience a note of farewell if you decide to bail out. It doesn't have to be a detailed explanation. You don't owe them the end of your particular story. Nonetheless, there ought to be an acknowledgement that the contract has run out, and not simply for psychological closure, but also in thanks for the audience participation, without which your art and skill would have languished unappreciated.

I promise not to leave without saying goodbye.