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Showing Original Post only (View all)What happened to Atticus? Does anyone know? [View all]
Looking for for him to give him one of my left over hearts, I ran across this, a classic and one of his last threads in his journal and thougjt Id share:
3;15 am
I remember how a cigarette I shouldn't have been smoking lit up a dark room with each drag.
And how summer nights smell when the world is asleep except for a distant hound and whatever stirred him.
You can't lie to yourself when it's just you to listen and you stand naked before your conscience.
The dawn may bring a wiser you because of what you've seen in the dark.
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Honestly, I thought I saw one too even though it doesn't show in profile. Self-deleted?
hlthe2b
Feb 2024
#7
You are thinking of a different poster with a similar user name, I believe.
former9thward
Feb 2024
#15
I'm a Physician Assistant, not a doctor. But thank you for thinking of me. That was sweet.
Aristus
Feb 2024
#30
AKAIK, he posted an OP last night saying he was going to smoke a dube and was available for consult.
OAITW r.2.0
Feb 2024
#8
I wish I did. We did collaborate on a project, but it never involved an exchange of contact info.
DFW
Feb 2024
#26
I remember when you finished this and shared it with us,. Simply brilliant!
msfiddlestix
Feb 2024
#50
May the real Atticus show up again one of these days w tales of travels to places w no internet connection
Hekate
Feb 2024
#22
I kind of figured. When your second post is to ask about your previous posting ID, you're not
Scrivener7
Feb 2024
#33
Not a suicide note, and for that matter his last post, on April 26, was a thank-you for a thread. But 5 days earlier...
highplainsdem
Feb 2024
#41
thank you for posting that. i remember reading online the words of a terminally ill person & the last 3 words
orleans
Feb 2024
#43