Our Friend Michael Cahill
Viewing comments for Chapter 1 "Rocking-Horse"Prose or Poetry
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Comment from BeasPeas
Hi Gloria. A very nice write. I didn't know Michael, but have heard that he had been helpful to many people on the site. Your writing is clear and interesting. I wish you much luck in the contest. Marilyn
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2019
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Hi Gloria. A very nice write. I didn't know Michael, but have heard that he had been helpful to many people on the site. Your writing is clear and interesting. I wish you much luck in the contest. Marilyn
Comment Written 12-Mar-2019
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2019
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Yes he sure was a big help to many people Marilyn. Thank you so much for a terrific review. :))
Gloria
Comment from rama devi
Very touching tribute, dear. A glorious share that will make Mikey beam with gratitude and great-full joy to know how much he positively impacted you and all of us here on FS. I agree with all you say of him. It tickled me to hear how he quoted all those movie lines to a 'movie illiterate'. I miss him, yet I feel his presence remain with us through all these tributes. Wonderful.
Love,
rd
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2019
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Very touching tribute, dear. A glorious share that will make Mikey beam with gratitude and great-full joy to know how much he positively impacted you and all of us here on FS. I agree with all you say of him. It tickled me to hear how he quoted all those movie lines to a 'movie illiterate'. I miss him, yet I feel his presence remain with us through all these tributes. Wonderful.
Love,
rd
Comment Written 13-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2019
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Aw, thank you so much RD. His influence and character of giving and encouraging is sooooo evident in all the tributes and beyond. He will be sorely missed but his kindness will go on. Much appreciation to you always my friend. :))
Gloria
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My impression precisely, dear! Love, rd
Comment from Susanjohn
A lovely tribute for our friend Michael. He will be so missed around here! Truly just a beautiful, caring and funny soul... Thank you for sharing this Gloria. :-)
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2019
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A lovely tribute for our friend Michael. He will be so missed around here! Truly just a beautiful, caring and funny soul... Thank you for sharing this Gloria. :-)
Comment Written 11-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2019
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And thank you so much Susan. You are right! Mike will be very missed around these quarters. Much appreciation to you always. :)
Gloria
Comment from kiwijenny
Gloria this is a glorious tribute. You are kind and caring and funny. I don't want to die on this site but if I did...I know there would be poetry tributes... and I'd pick you ...pre pay you of course...wait. I'm sorry but I've missed you on the poetry side and went looking to read some Gloria. This was well worth the effort...and it only pays 2 c I got my 2 c worth
Thanks
God bless and hugs
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2019
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Gloria this is a glorious tribute. You are kind and caring and funny. I don't want to die on this site but if I did...I know there would be poetry tributes... and I'd pick you ...pre pay you of course...wait. I'm sorry but I've missed you on the poetry side and went looking to read some Gloria. This was well worth the effort...and it only pays 2 c I got my 2 c worth
Thanks
God bless and hugs
Comment Written 10-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2019
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Aw thank you so much Jenny. Of course you would receive dynamite tributes. It is a nice thing too, yes? Always appreciate you. I haven't written any poetry this year, but perhaps one is dues now. :))
Gloria
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Oh yes. Your?s are the first poems I review.
Comment from trimple
Good morning to you Gloria
I know from reading the forums and reviews between you and Michael, suggest a very sweet friendship that was pulled together by humor and the love of writing.
You have composed such a lovely tribute to him and your poem was a true pleasure to read.
Michael was a lover of all that was good in this world, be they human, feathered, furred or indeed stuffed; like his little rocking horse :)
What a guy...
I'm still not sure his passing is really true. It seems surreal to me that he has just vanished.
Kind regards to you, Love.
I know you two were close
trimple
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2019
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Good morning to you Gloria
I know from reading the forums and reviews between you and Michael, suggest a very sweet friendship that was pulled together by humor and the love of writing.
You have composed such a lovely tribute to him and your poem was a true pleasure to read.
Michael was a lover of all that was good in this world, be they human, feathered, furred or indeed stuffed; like his little rocking horse :)
What a guy...
I'm still not sure his passing is really true. It seems surreal to me that he has just vanished.
Kind regards to you, Love.
I know you two were close
trimple
Comment Written 08-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 08-Feb-2019
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Thank you so much Trimple for a lovely review. Death is like that, yes? Hard to believe even when you see it with your own eyes.
Much appreciation always,
Gloria
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Yup :(
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Yup :(
Comment from MissMerri
Just beautiful Gloria. It was obvious Mike had a special affection and admiration for you. I think it is so interesting the way some Fanstorians bond and care for each other in a unique way. I thought of you immediately when I heard Michael had died. I knew it would be especially painful for you. My sincerest sympathies. I know you'll miss him terribly. I love your story and the beautiful poem too. Thanks for sharing this.
MM
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2019
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Just beautiful Gloria. It was obvious Mike had a special affection and admiration for you. I think it is so interesting the way some Fanstorians bond and care for each other in a unique way. I thought of you immediately when I heard Michael had died. I knew it would be especially painful for you. My sincerest sympathies. I know you'll miss him terribly. I love your story and the beautiful poem too. Thanks for sharing this.
MM
Comment Written 07-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 07-Feb-2019
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Thank you so much MM for a terrific review. Mike and I did share that same zany sense of humour. Yes I do miss his incredible energy and enthusiasm. Always appreciation to you. :))
Gloria
Comment from rspoet
Hello Gloria,
A beautiful tribute to the Rocking-Horse Rider.
I had one just like Michael's.
It hard to explain to someone just how you can fly in a marvelous, rocking-horse sky,
those thrilling days of yesteryear or a brand new frontier.
It's also hard to know what to say about someone who was special,
and probably didn't know just how special he was,
but you have done a splendid job.
Wishing you well, my friend
No sixes left
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Robert
reply by the author on 06-Feb-2019
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Hello Gloria,
A beautiful tribute to the Rocking-Horse Rider.
I had one just like Michael's.
It hard to explain to someone just how you can fly in a marvelous, rocking-horse sky,
those thrilling days of yesteryear or a brand new frontier.
It's also hard to know what to say about someone who was special,
and probably didn't know just how special he was,
but you have done a splendid job.
Wishing you well, my friend
No sixes left
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Robert
Comment Written 06-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 06-Feb-2019
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Thank you so much Robert for a wonderful review. That means everything to me so much appreciation to you always. :))
Gloria
Comment from Pam (respa)
-Words are never good enough, Gloria, to
express a sense of loss, or comfort a friend.
-You wrote a heartfelt tribute to Michael,
and gave us a little insight to the kind of
person he was, especially if some of
us didn't know him quite as well.
-I like how you incorporated the quotes
from movies, and gave your reaction.
-I do recall something about the
rocking horse a number of years ago.
-The poem you wrote is a lovely remembrance,
as well as the concluding paragraph.
-He did so much for so many people on the site,
and always tried to make it a better place to be.
-His is sorely missed, but not forgotten.
-Take care, my friend.
reply by the author on 06-Feb-2019
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-Words are never good enough, Gloria, to
express a sense of loss, or comfort a friend.
-You wrote a heartfelt tribute to Michael,
and gave us a little insight to the kind of
person he was, especially if some of
us didn't know him quite as well.
-I like how you incorporated the quotes
from movies, and gave your reaction.
-I do recall something about the
rocking horse a number of years ago.
-The poem you wrote is a lovely remembrance,
as well as the concluding paragraph.
-He did so much for so many people on the site,
and always tried to make it a better place to be.
-His is sorely missed, but not forgotten.
-Take care, my friend.
Comment Written 06-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 06-Feb-2019
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Mike used his rockinghorse picture quite a few times in his autobiographical posts but I don't figure it's good policy to use a personal photograph without receiving permission from the owner. Thank you so much for a beautiful review and exceptional rating Pam. :)
Gloria
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You are very welcome and deserving of the review and exceptional rating, Gloria. It's the least any of us can do is support each other in our own way. I just vaguely remember him writing something about the rocking horse quite a while ago.
Comment from Bill Schott
This was a very nice eulogy for Michael Cahill, who was a popular and important member of the Fanstory site. You have captured a side to him that many can either relate to, or discover, as his loss is pondered.
reply by the author on 06-Feb-2019
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This was a very nice eulogy for Michael Cahill, who was a popular and important member of the Fanstory site. You have captured a side to him that many can either relate to, or discover, as his loss is pondered.
Comment Written 06-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 06-Feb-2019
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Thank you so much Bill. :)
Gloria
Comment from Michele Harber
This is a beautiful tribute, Gloria, for which I suspect Michael is smiling in heaven. It exudes love and gratitude, and I'm grateful for the charming anecdotes about a person I knew only through his work, the footprint he left on FanStory, and an exchange of reviews and comments. I'm sorry I hadn't had the chance to know him better, but I'm happy for you that you did.
reply by the author on 06-Feb-2019
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This is a beautiful tribute, Gloria, for which I suspect Michael is smiling in heaven. It exudes love and gratitude, and I'm grateful for the charming anecdotes about a person I knew only through his work, the footprint he left on FanStory, and an exchange of reviews and comments. I'm sorry I hadn't had the chance to know him better, but I'm happy for you that you did.
Comment Written 06-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 06-Feb-2019
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Thank you so much Michele. He most certainly did leave some good memories with the membership. Always appreciate you. :))
Gloria
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Thanks, Gloria. As I said, I didn't really know Michael, but I did know that his name was on the winners' lists an extraordinary number of times. It will be odd not to see his name. I've read the tributes from others besides yourself. He does seem to have been a very special man who will be sorely missed.
