Not With a Bang but a Whimper
I know in the grand scheme of things, this is small potatoes. A website, shutting down. Two thousand miles away, the closing of a window.
But I’m crying right now. For better or for worse, I would not be the person I am today without OD.
And all of you.
See you on Prosebox.
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
-T.S. Eliot
I am not crying, but you are right. So many wonderful people are in my life just because we happened across each other on this little website! Really amazing.
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Such a shame. See you on Prosebox.
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I just hope Prosebox starts to feel more like home, as OD has. See you there… same name??
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I hear ya.
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I’m not crying either. I lost my love for this place in 2013. I care only about the people, and they’re hopefully all oving to PB, so nothing else matters to me. I’m so glad you’ll be over there! 🙂
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It is really sad – at least we had a little warning, which I didn’t expect, but still. I’m on PB too, same name – I’ll add you!
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I’m sad too. 13 years of my life here and it’s over just like that.
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I am so glad you wrote this. Because I thought I was being melodramatic, crying. Thank you. I’m glad you’ll be over there. xo
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I’m crying my eyes out too!
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Same here. <3
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I’m crying, too. On an airplane. I can’t believe OD will be no more.
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I am probably being melodramatic. But I am so, so sad. A part of me is going to be gone forever.
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I’m on Prosebox too, not sure if we’ve crossed paths over there but I’m under the same name.
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I am honestly surprised at how sad I am about this. We all knew it was coming, and there are other options at this point, but . . . still. So sad.
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I’m so sad.
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P.S. I will cry my ****ing eyes out the first time I go to the OD link and it DOESN’T WORK and I know that it’s FOREVER.
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I’m sad too
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It is so hard to believe. 🙁
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Crying too. See you there.
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I wish we could all somehow have a group hug. It’s so so sad. I love OD.
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You, like Sylvie, have been a damn inspiration to me and my life. Fearless, beautiful. Prose box might be but it’s not going to be this. But it changes. Impermanence. So it be.
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<3
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It’s definitely sad. I’ll read at Prosebox but am not sure if I can write there…I just don’t like the site. I will really miss OD. 🙁
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I sobbed for ten minutes after finding out. It’s really hard, even with the knowledge that it was coming.
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I wasn’t expecting to be as sad as I am.
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are you satine on prosebox?
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I am so, so sad. 🙁
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Exactly. And as I am going through my bookmarks and friends to make the connection to PB I find myself growing more and more nostalgic and sad. See you on the other side sister.
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xoxoxoxo
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See you there! Xoxo
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for years your stories have comforted and entertained me. i am so glad this place brought us together. xx
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Ugh, I think you know how I feel about all this. Please find me on FaceBook and Prosebox.
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I’m with you.
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Same name on Prosebox?
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RYN: Yeah…I have a bit of a history in that regard. I’ve tried to put the brakes on it, for the most part…but it is tough because I have gone through some really tough times in the past few years and REALLY wanted to talk about them here. Looking forward to seeing you on Prosebox, though!
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I’m “echoes to the evolution” on prosebox xxxx
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it’s just a new beginning, with mostly the same people. 🙂
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I am sad too…even though I stopped writing regularly. 13 years of history. I joined prosebox and added you as a friend. Maybe it will help me write more. See ya on the other side. 🙂
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No PB for me, but then again, I haven’t felt like a part of the community in a long time. Regardless, I enjoyed reading you over the years, and appreciated your notes and feedback. Have yourself a good life, okay? No matter which coast you ultimately end up on. Or maybe it’ll be Omaha. Stranger things have happened. Take care, friend.
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I’m going to miss this community more than I can express in words, even if I haven’t blogged here in years. There’s over a decade of my inner thoughts recorded here. Please keep in touch. http://www.facebook.com/ekbrowne
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My last every now
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Yikes don’t know what happened there! Anyhoo, my last every now goes to you my lovely, see you on the other side xxx
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Oh far, stupid autocorrect! That SHOULD say ‘last ever note’. You’ve now gotten my last three ever notes! Xxx
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