rthstewart | Aaron Allston Memorials

Last night many friends of Aaron Allston gathered at Origins Game Fair. Janine Spendlove, Dunc at Club Jade, and others have posted pictures. At the auction, we raised $1500 for the Aaron Allston Foundation, an organization dedicated to two fitting memorials to Aaron's life -- furthering and encouraging young writers and providing medical assistance funds to writers and game designers who should never have to go without needed medications.

There were lots of tie-dye, Hawaiian shirts and puns. People whom I have never seen in anything but all black were wearing Hawaiian shirts. (I'll let you guess who that might have been). The Library part of Origins Game Fair and the publishing house, Silence in the Library were celebrating Aaron's life and contributions all weekend. Silence in the Library (who has a new kickstarter going) was selling absolutely hideous tie-dyed wrist bands with the words, "Yub Yub Commander" all proceeds to the Aaron Allston Foundation.

I did end up doing the reading from Wraith Squadron where the Yub, Yub, Commander came from -- Aaron was the Emperor of Club Jade and I had a button that said, "Yub, Yub Emperor" on it. It was sad and wonderful celebration of an amazing man's life.

Many said wonderful and moving things, including Tim Zahn and Mike Stackpole, Janine Spendlove, Ron Garner, Bryan Young and many others shared their thoughts and memories. It was a very moving and fitting good bye and my thanks to all who created such a loving memorial.