tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352920971254096499.post3003841162585653974..comments2023-10-26T08:14:30.016-07:00Comments on Katie Gates: Stories and Opinions: Mort: I Know You're Out There Somewhere – Part IVKatie Gateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01264642384901419402noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352920971254096499.post-62967354825814753292012-04-03T16:01:15.889-07:002012-04-03T16:01:15.889-07:00No one can tell a story quite like you, Katie. Thi...No one can tell a story quite like you, Katie. This made me laugh and cry at the same time. I love the magic you find in your life, and that you share it with us. I'll miss you while you're away, and hope when you return it will be with more life-affirming stories. And I'm so looking forward to reading your next book. Hugs.Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352920971254096499.post-10810006390141920082012-03-21T10:24:29.023-07:002012-03-21T10:24:29.023-07:00I started crying about the first sentence of this ...I started crying about the first sentence of this post. My heart aches for you losing your beautiful boy. He had such a good life with you though.<br /><br />I had to put down my beloved Honey on December 10th of last year. She was old, diagnosed with cancer and in pain. It was an easy decision to make, but that didn't make it hurt less. Honey was my forever girl. She was a pit bull german shepherd mix and such a gentle wonder of a dog. She liked cats. Honey and Mort and together and probably playing.Linda Medranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440058568073764902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352920971254096499.post-2958078095869928092012-03-17T13:17:49.844-07:002012-03-17T13:17:49.844-07:00Oh, I'm sorry he's gone. Because of the wa...Oh, I'm sorry he's gone. Because of the way you've written about him, I feel I know him and will miss him now. He reminds me of my Manx cat, Max, who regularly climbed through my neighbor's laundry room window on her laundry day so he could curl up on the warm sheets just out of the dryer. Sometimes he had quite muddy paws from wandering in the woods when he arrived for his nap...He got in other trouble around the moorage too. He and Mort were cousins, I'm sure. <br />But that last wink - no wonder you wanted to write Mort's story. A magical fellow with a sense of humor to be sure. Thank you, Katie.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247877396600721769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352920971254096499.post-86787134760108270392012-03-16T07:19:05.145-07:002012-03-16T07:19:05.145-07:00Hoo, boy. I knew this was coming, but I didn't...Hoo, boy. I knew this was coming, but I didn't know it would hit me so hard. Having loved many animals -- and having to let them go -- I relived those moments of deep love and pain. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing Mort with us. What a wonderful story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352920971254096499.post-45946151562702112642012-03-15T14:39:22.150-07:002012-03-15T14:39:22.150-07:00Katie--I think your story--condensed and modified ...Katie--I think your story--condensed and modified a bit--would make a great story for the "mother" collection in the "Not Your Mother's Book" series. Yes, Mort was not your kid, but he WAS your baby. Think about it...<br /><br />The ending was marvelous. Cats and dogs are wonderful companions. I'm sure Mort WAS winking at you one last time...in reverse.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352920971254096499.post-73191153255025403392012-03-15T10:24:05.069-07:002012-03-15T10:24:05.069-07:00You got me sobbing here... I remember feeling the...You got me sobbing here... I remember feeling the same way when I had to have Demelza euthanised. We had spent what seemed a lifetime together and I didn't want to let her go, but I had to. Our feline friends become our greatest companions, confidants, bed buddies and family. And the love for them never goes away and they leave that pawprint on our hearts forever.Martha Gates-Mawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13968343759908672318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352920971254096499.post-16047993445161890422012-03-15T07:55:03.499-07:002012-03-15T07:55:03.499-07:00Okay. You got me crying and laughing all at the sa...Okay. You got me crying and laughing all at the same time.shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352920971254096499.post-26211430107401931082012-03-15T07:40:08.700-07:002012-03-15T07:40:08.700-07:00I've loved reading about Mort, so glad you pos...I've loved reading about Mort, so glad you posted this story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com