There Then Gone
Funny thing about this blogging. You search around, struggle though a lot of complete crap, stumble onto a few gems, grow attached to them and feel like you know their authors even though you'll never meet them.
And -- poof! -- they disappear. Not even leaving a puff of smoke.
It happened to one of my favorite reads recently. "Only Tempted" was written by a 31-year-old New Yorker who called herself "Sammie." I'd share the link but it's dead so what good would it do? She wrote honestly and expressively about her feelings, her relationships and her body. The occasional pictures were a pleasant bonus. She openly detailed her love of sex and her love of the New York Yankees and how they compared.
She wrote about living with a man she loved while longing for another she craved and eventually how she resisted her temptation and chose to stay faithful to "BF." She shared the joy of her engagement and wrote of how deeply she loved her hubby to be and knew she had made the right choice. It was great stuff.
And then it was gone.
She wrote that she feared that someone would discover her blog. Maybe someone did. Maybe it caused terrible hurt and pain and embarrassment and the end of her engagement. Maybe she simply got tired of it and decided to move on.
Either way it leaves a few devoted readers grabbing at air, still clicking her blog's title in their bookmarks, wondering why she left us so suddenly and so finally.
She's gone forever. Oh, Sammie! I never met you but I miss you, Sweetie. I hope you're OK. Take care.
And -- poof! -- they disappear. Not even leaving a puff of smoke.
It happened to one of my favorite reads recently. "Only Tempted" was written by a 31-year-old New Yorker who called herself "Sammie." I'd share the link but it's dead so what good would it do? She wrote honestly and expressively about her feelings, her relationships and her body. The occasional pictures were a pleasant bonus. She openly detailed her love of sex and her love of the New York Yankees and how they compared.
She wrote about living with a man she loved while longing for another she craved and eventually how she resisted her temptation and chose to stay faithful to "BF." She shared the joy of her engagement and wrote of how deeply she loved her hubby to be and knew she had made the right choice. It was great stuff.
And then it was gone.
She wrote that she feared that someone would discover her blog. Maybe someone did. Maybe it caused terrible hurt and pain and embarrassment and the end of her engagement. Maybe she simply got tired of it and decided to move on.
Either way it leaves a few devoted readers grabbing at air, still clicking her blog's title in their bookmarks, wondering why she left us so suddenly and so finally.
She's gone forever. Oh, Sammie! I never met you but I miss you, Sweetie. I hope you're OK. Take care.
posted by jack at 8:42 PM
3 Comments:
Hi, Jack:
This is a really nice post. I was touched by it...I miss blogging. I miss the comments from you and the other few readers I had. I do. And I will blog again. I'm gonna set up a new one and I'll let you know what the address is when I figure it out.
I had to end the "Only Tempted" blog...My fiance didn't find out. (Thank god!) But it I had to get rid of it for another reason...and I'm pretty upset by it...Perhaps I'll explain it in the new blog.
But I'm still reading all the blogs I usually do and commenting on them as well.
In the meantime, blogging has been fun and helpful...and I appreciated the comments you gave. They helped give me perspective! Thank you...
See you in the blogosphere again someday!
-"Sammie"
Glad to hear it.
Your blog was entertaining, enlightening and, if you don't mind my saying so, occasionally gave me a woodie.
I eagerly await your return.
Just imagine how worked up you can get writing those kinds of things!
Again, thanks...and I'll be back on line again soon.
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