The Quality of Promises is a collection of seventeen stories, eight of which have been published in literary journals and reviews; all have been published singularly as Kindle ebooks. They take place across a broad sweep of years and places--Paris, Amsterdam, Ireland, Michigan, New York City, California, Vietnam--and reflect people's reasoning and reactions as conflicting choices are faced or a new understanding of circumstances is confronted. These stories consider the social, political, and cultural conditions that influence people's lives through homelessness, sexual diversity, romantic relationships, aging, and love. Included in this collection are stories that have been published in Soundings Review (Whidbey Island, Washington), Subtle Fiction (Auckland, New Zealand), The Waterhouse Review (Sterling, Scotland), and The Bicycle Review (Oakland, California), among other publications.