Why Not Now?

That Old Trope with Nathaniel Kressen · Oct 22, 2026 · 34m

There's an allure to the unfinished symphony: one can spend the entire day flirting with infinite outcomes, each one wearing a nicer dress than the last. And yet, there comes a time when the possibilities have narrowed into one unassailable course of action, when enough of the incremental steps are done that there's little room for excuse, when a conclusion is, at last, in sight. One can continue on flirting with those foreign symphonies while the true heartsong waits on the wings. One can search for further notes beyond the inevitable, but why? There's a fatigue that comes with delaying what…