RIP Comicality

[wildone]

It was with extreme sadness that Myr announced tonight the passing of our first author here at Gay Authors, a site created for him in the beginning. 

RIP Comicality.

Please check out the blog here:

 

[Sherye Story Reader]

RIP my friend. We will all miss you. 

[MrM]

Oh my God!

Indeed, RIP my dear friend!

I am devastated by this news. Comsie meant a lot to me!

😢

Edited April 19 by MrM

[Hikaru29]

Miss you Comsie and as I promised I did publish that story I discussed with ya . Rest in peace buddy and I love your stories ever since I was a teen. Gone From Daylight and Justin’s story will always resonate with me 

[SilentandBroken]

“But the question still remains, tell me why you chose to leave us in the dark.”

this line speaks to me. It voices my wonder why Comsi didn’t make sure he finish GFD before he passed. Or, at least, give someone else his vision for the end and permission to finish it. Granted, I know it would probably weaken the greatness of what his Magnum Opus Gone From Daylight is if it were finished by someone else, and yes I understand he simply may have been too weak and sick to finish, or pass on his vision..I just can’t help but wonder what might’ve been. 
 

yes I know this song was written for artists who’ve passed recently within the last few years especially Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington but that’s the beauty of music. It’s always open to personal interpretation. This is one of Myles’s new releases. It is a masterful tune. 
 

 

 

[MrM]

12 hours ago, SilentandBroken said:

“But the question still remains, tell me why you chose to leave us in the dark.”

this line speaks to me. It voices my wonder why Comsi didn’t make sure he finish GFD before he passed. Or, at least, give someone else his vision for the end and permission to finish it. Granted, I know it would probably weaken the greatness of what his Magnum Opus Gone From Daylight is if it were finished by someone else, and yes I understand he simply may have been too weak and sick to finish, or pass on his vision..I just can’t help but wonder what might’ve been. 
 

yes I know this song was written for artists who’ve passed recently within the last few years especially Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington but that’s the beauty of music. It’s always open to personal interpretation. This is one of Myles’s new releases. It is a masterful tune. 
 

 

 

I was just re-reading We Are Many and I may have found a clue in it as to what the ‘Vampire Dawn’ is supposed to be. It might be worth a read through again.

I’ll be going over all his GFD stuff eventually. I had some ideas where things might go as I worked through the threads of his plots in his many GFD stories on my initial read through. It might be possible to cap the story off convincingly.

[JeffsFort]

On 10/13/2024 at 8:54 PM, SilentandBroken said:

“But the question still remains, tell me why you chose to leave us in the dark.”

this line speaks to me. It voices my wonder why Comsi didn’t make sure he finish GFD before he passed. Or, at least, give someone else his vision for the end and permission to finish it.

There of course is no definitive answer to your question but, I can tell you from having worked so closely with him for years right up to his passing, he didn't see it coming. That's so often the case with many of us as well. "There's always tomorrow" is always running in the back of all of our minds because unless you are told straight out that you are going to die, our brain rarely consider's that tomorrow could be the day. In a way I think that's fairly healthy. I mean, how would you live today if you are thinking, tomorrow isn't coming? Sure some people put solid plans into how their legacy is to be handled. They put time and effort into making sure their wishes will be handled once they are gone, and I can respect that. Others, live for today, get done what they can today, and the plan to do the same thing tomorrow. That's kind of satisfying each and every day knowing that you put in 100% of what you love into that one day and it's your plan to do it again tomorrow. Comsie very much lived in the moment, even right up to the end. And even though the frequency of his down days had increased, he never talked about his illness taking him and I think it's because he didn't actually seriously consider it. I spent a lot of time emailing, texting, and sitting on the phone with him and I can tell you, even I knew his illness may be worse than he was leading everyone to believe but never put much though into it taking him. He was still so full of life and even though he sounded a little more tired and a little older than I was used to, he always bounced back. I think we all take that for granted and I honestly think he was no exception.

So he didn't pass on his plan, he didn't hand the torch over to anyone per se, but he left us with so many amazing memories and a huge pile of his words to keep us company and remind us of our good fortune to have had the opportunity to have such an amazing person touch our lives. An exaggeration? That's for each one of us to decide. I personally miss him so much. Every month when I need to take the lead in one of his projects, it both makes me grateful that he allowed me in to be able to do what I'm doing now but, it also reminds me that his presence is missed horribly because half of my enjoyment with the magazine was being able to work directly with him. Tonight I'm going to be launching his favorite issue of every year... Halloween. I had to have someone else do the cover because I just can't yet. Every year we collaborated on the Halloween cover and had so much fun doing it. One year I let someone else do one and I was lost which is why I decided to do the "Nightmare Before Christmas" cover in addition to Halloween to reclaim my one-on-one Comsie cover time. I had no clue it would be the very last one he would ever see.

Kind of happy we got one last Halloween'ish' issue together.

So, what I was saying before I got hung up in my own head, he didn't "finish" GFD because to him, it was going to go on forever. He didn't tell anyone his intended ending because maybe even he never wanted it to end. Those of us who loved his writing can always re-read and imagine where it would have gone next. Others could also be upset that there is no closure. Unfortunately, that's how life works. Even I was expecting him to come home and get right back up on the horse like he always did. How many of us can say that they put the work into finishing every single project we ever put our hands on? Spent time preparing for our own end? Will sacrifice our happiness today for what could possibly happen tomorrow. He did what he loved and allowed us along for the ride. For as long as he was able, he did what he loved for those who loved it and made every one of us feel welcome along for the ride. That was a life worth living and one I feel so fortunate to have had become a part of mine.

Longer answer than I planned but, one that was probably going to land somewhere because so many have brought up the loss of the closure with his stories when to me, I lost a brother. An amazing friend. Someone I idolized for so long and treasured as extended family... I'd give up the endings to the stories that he did complete just to have him text or call again, without hesitation.

...and now, I have to launch a new issue. I'll post when it's ready. ::HUGZ::

Edited October 15 by JeffsFort

[SilentandBroken]

19 hours ago, MrM said:

I was just re-reading We Are Many and I may have found a clue in it as to what the ‘Vampire Dawn’ is supposed to be. It might be worth a read through again.

I’ll be going over all his GFD stuff eventually. I had some ideas where things might go as I worked through the threads of his plots in his many GFD stories on my initial read through. It might be possible to cap the story off convincingly.

That would be wonderful. I’ve not read that one. I hope it isn’t a premium story.

[SilentandBroken]

6 hours ago, JeffsFort said:

There of course is no definitive answer to your question but, I can tell you from having worked so closely with him for years right up to his passing, he didn't see it coming. That's so often the case with many of us as well. "There's always tomorrow" is always running in the back of all of our minds because unless you are told straight out that you are going to die, our brain rarely consider's that tomorrow could be the day. In a way I think that's fairly healthy. I mean, how would you live today if you are thinking, tomorrow isn't coming? Sure some people put solid plans into how their legacy is to be handled. They put time and effort into making sure their wishes will be handled once they are gone, and I can respect that. Others, live for today, get done what they can today, and the plan to do the same thing tomorrow. That's kind of satisfying each and every day knowing that you put in 100% of what you love into that one day and it's your plan to do it again tomorrow. Comsie very much lived in the moment, even right up to the end. And even though the frequency of his down days had increased, he never talked about his illness taking him and I think it's because he didn't actually seriously consider it. I spent a lot of time emailing, texting, and sitting on the phone with him and I can tell you, even I knew his illness may be worse than he was leading everyone to believe but never put much though into it taking him. He was still so full of life and even though he sounded a little more tired and a little older than I was used to, he always bounced back. I think we all take that for granted and I honestly think he was no exception.

So he didn't pass on his plan, he didn't hand the torch over to anyone per se, but he left us with so many amazing memories and a huge pile of his words to keep us company and remind us of our good fortune to have had the opportunity to have such an amazing person touch our lives. An exaggeration? That's for each one of us to decide. I personally miss him so much. Every month when I need to take the lead in one of his projects, it both makes me grateful that he allowed me in to be able to do what I'm doing now but, it also reminds me that his presence is missed horribly because half of my enjoyment with the magazine was being able to work directly with him. Tonight I'm going to be launching his favorite issue of every year... Halloween. I had to have someone else do the cover because I just can't yet. Every year we collaborated on the Halloween cover and had so much fun doing it. One year I let someone else do one and I was lost which is why I decided to do the "Nightmare Before Christmas" cover in addition to Halloween to reclaim my one-on-one Comsie cover time. I had no clue it would be the very last one he would ever see.

Kind of happy we got one last Halloween'ish' issue together.

So, what I was saying before I got hung up in my own head, he didn't "finish" GFD because to him, it was going to go on forever. He didn't tell anyone his intended ending because maybe even he never wanted it to end. Those of us who loved his writing can always re-read and imagine where it would have gone next. Others could also be upset that there is no closure. Unfortunately, that's how life works. Even I was expecting him to come home and get right back up on the horse like he always did. How many of us can say that they put the work into finishing every single project we ever put our hands on? Spent time preparing for our own end? Will sacrifice our happiness today for what could possibly happen tomorrow. He did what he loved and allowed us along for the ride. For as long as he was able, he did what he loved for those who loved it and made every one of us feel welcome along for the ride. That was a life worth living and one I feel so fortunate to have had become a part of mine.

Longer answer than I planned but, one that was probably going to land somewhere because so many have brought up the loss of the closure with his stories when to me, I lost a brother. An amazing friend. Someone I idolized for so long and treasured as extended family... I'd give up the endings to the stories that he did complete just to have him text or call again, without hesitation.

...and now, I have to launch a new issue. I'll post when it's ready. ::HUGZ::

I knew my posting was going to hit a few of us in the feels hard. Especially a few who,  like you, were there at the beginning and have had the fortune to know him on a closer level. For that I am truly very sorry. That said, a lot of my story of life involves a lot of close loss. I am unfortunately, very familiar with grief. Loss affects me so much. It’s scarred and traumatized me. Mr.M & I have corresponded and as Comsi and I about writing a fictionalized version of my story. Sigh. I’m honestly scared at the idea. Petrified actually. Anyway before I get too off into the weeds, I wanted to sends empathetic hugs to you for your grief. It sounds you were the closest to him out of all of us. I also wanted to thank you for your answer. It makes total sense. I can totally see him having that mentality. There’s a few stories that I would like to see completed but they all tie in to the GFD. Thank you for this. The cover is hot.

[MrM]

9 hours ago, JeffsFort said:

There of course is no definitive answer to your question but, I can tell you from having worked so closely with him for years right up to his passing, he didn't see it coming. That's so often the case with many of us as well. "There's always tomorrow" is always running in the back of all of our minds because unless you are told straight out that you are going to die, our brain rarely consider's that tomorrow could be the day. In a way I think that's fairly healthy. I mean, how would you live today if you are thinking, tomorrow isn't coming? Sure some people put solid plans into how their legacy is to be handled. They put time and effort into making sure their wishes will be handled once they are gone, and I can respect that. Others, live for today, get done what they can today, and the plan to do the same thing tomorrow. That's kind of satisfying each and every day knowing that you put in 100% of what you love into that one day and it's your plan to do it again tomorrow. Comsie very much lived in the moment, even right up to the end. And even though the frequency of his down days had increased, he never talked about his illness taking him and I think it's because he didn't actually seriously consider it. I spent a lot of time emailing, texting, and sitting on the phone with him and I can tell you, even I knew his illness may be worse than he was leading everyone to believe but never put much though into it taking him. He was still so full of life and even though he sounded a little more tired and a little older than I was used to, he always bounced back. I think we all take that for granted and I honestly think he was no exception.

So he didn't pass on his plan, he didn't hand the torch over to anyone per se, but he left us with so many amazing memories and a huge pile of his words to keep us company and remind us of our good fortune to have had the opportunity to have such an amazing person touch our lives. An exaggeration? That's for each one of us to decide. I personally miss him so much. Every month when I need to take the lead in one of his projects, it both makes me grateful that he allowed me in to be able to do what I'm doing now but, it also reminds me that his presence is missed horribly because half of my enjoyment with the magazine was being able to work directly with him. Tonight I'm going to be launching his favorite issue of every year... Halloween. I had to have someone else do the cover because I just can't yet. Every year we collaborated on the Halloween cover and had so much fun doing it. One year I let someone else do one and I was lost which is why I decided to do the "Nightmare Before Christmas" cover in addition to Halloween to reclaim my one-on-one Comsie cover time. I had no clue it would be the very last one he would ever see.

Kind of happy we got one last Halloween'ish' issue together.

So, what I was saying before I got hung up in my own head, he didn't "finish" GFD because to him, it was going to go on forever. He didn't tell anyone his intended ending because maybe even he never wanted it to end. Those of us who loved his writing can always re-read and imagine where it would have gone next. Others could also be upset that there is no closure. Unfortunately, that's how life works. Even I was expecting him to come home and get right back up on the horse like he always did. How many of us can say that they put the work into finishing every single project we ever put our hands on? Spent time preparing for our own end? Will sacrifice our happiness today for what could possibly happen tomorrow. He did what he loved and allowed us along for the ride. For as long as he was able, he did what he loved for those who loved it and made every one of us feel welcome along for the ride. That was a life worth living and one I feel so fortunate to have had become a part of mine.

Longer answer than I planned but, one that was probably going to land somewhere because so many have brought up the loss of the closure with his stories when to me, I lost a brother. An amazing friend. Someone I idolized for so long and treasured as extended family... I'd give up the endings to the stories that he did complete just to have him text or call again, without hesitation.

...and now, I have to launch a new issue. I'll post when it's ready. ::HUGZ::

I suppose, in a way, trying to divine where Comsie wanted to take GFD is a way of keeping him with me - trying to think about what he was thinking when he was writing it. I really appreciated his being in the Eternal Now of life. It was one of so many things that endeared me to him so and one of the things that made his passing so shocking to me. He was full of the moment and so full of life and promise.

Jeff, I look forward to this issue. The Halloween ones are always my favorite. ❤️ 

[Hikaru29]

I really wished that he could have finished GFD, I really wanted to see where it goes. I have emailed him in the past and asked him questions of the ancient roots of his vampires. So far that part of history is vague at best, I asked him if I can write or explore that bit if its ok and thus my OC aelios. I just wished Comsie could look at my fanfic... I still wonder if he approves of it. I miss him everyday even when im busy writing for my story I always read up on Justin's story to help me. Exams have been hectic lately but i always find time reading the other GFD stories. I have always wondered what the prophecy and the vampire dawn means my OC Aelios is also finding the truth in my story ever since his creation in bronze age Greece.

 

[SilentandBroken]

48 minutes ago, Hikaru29 said:

I really wished that he could have finished GFD, I really wanted to see where it goes. I have emailed him in the past and asked him questions of the ancient roots of his vampires. So far that part of history is vague at best, I asked him if I can write or explore that bit if its ok and thus my OC aelios. I just wished Comsie could look at my fanfic... I still wonder if he approves of it. I miss him everyday even when im busy writing for my story I always read up on Justin's story to help me. Exams have been hectic lately but i always find time reading the other GFD stories. I have always wondered what the prophecy and the vampire dawn means my OC Aelios is also finding the truth in my story ever since his creation in bronze age Greece.

 

Tragically Comicality passed away some months ago. 

[SilentandBroken]

It just sounded like you weren’t aware . Forgive me if you were.