ApricotPie is going to be closing in ten days now. I know most people have accepted it, but I can’t. I’m not ready to go to the ApricotPie Outpost or to ApricotTarts, no matter how thankful I am to Mary and Kassady for creating those sites. I’ve written here for about a year. I know some people say they saw this coming, but I didn’t. I never expected it to stop.
I never became a monthly writer, and I wanted to. Not for the title, but just to know I was good enough to be one. That’s not going to happen now. And actually, I’m not sure I even care. I would give it up in exchange for keeping this place.
This is being kicked out of the house before I’m 18 and have a job; being pulled out of bed in the winter time when I’m wearing summer pajamas. It’s awful.
Hannah W. said we should go out with a bang and a burst of words. These are the only words I can come up with right now.
I suppose I’m being too sentimental. Too dramatic.  That’s odd, because I never thought of myself that way. I realize we have another site. I realize that a lot of people will be joining it.
But what about the people who won’t?
What about all the stories I haven’t read yet?
I’ll get over it. Everyone gets over everything. But I don’t want to get over it. I want to love it forever.

Ben, please don’t think I’m not grateful. I am, enormously so, although this post probably doesn’t show it. I just want to have the opportunity to be thankful for a while longer. I’m not trying to make you feel bad either. I’m trying to say goodbye. I think I’m doing rather a bad job of it.
ApricotPie is without a doubt the most incredible website in the world. You did a great job on it. In case anyone was wondering, I AM going to join the AP Outpost, and possibly ApricotTarts as well. I just haven’t done it yet due to procrastination. This is, in part, my place, and I love it. I won’t forget it either, and all the fun times we had: Sidney the Onion, the invention of Ben the Editor Day, reading my favorite serials and going mad waiting for the next part. You guys are all incredible. -Bridget

 

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Edit: Several days later...

Well, Ben has posted a new announcement, and I have to admit I'm as shocked as I was when I heard AP was closing.  It's good this time though.  It's not a sure thing; I realize that.  But it's hope.  I guess this might make my post irrelevant.  I'm not going to erase it though.  This was already an incredible day, and it's just been made better.