Dec 12
2024
In memory of Brittany Kiera Martin, known to us as Eiwynn
Posted by: K L | Comments (12)
The Choice of Games community mourns the loss of Brittany Kiera Martin, known on our Forum as Eiwynn, who passed away very suddenly on Thursday, December 5, 2024.
She was a mainstay of the Choice of Games Forum for many years, where she generously gave countless hours of her time as a moderator, as well as a mentor to many. Her kindness, humor, and patience helped make the Forum a welcoming space, and she worked hard to bring new members into the community.
She was especially noted for her work in fostering new writers. She initiated the Author Support threads on the Forum, where writers could offer each other commiserations, congratulations, and advice on their works in progress. Many authors have said that it was her encouraging advice that enabled them to complete – or even begin – their first ChoiceScript game.
In memory of her life, and in honor of her legacy as a mentor to writers in the ChoiceScript community, Choice of Games has made a donation to 826: National Youth Writing, a charitable organization that strives to strengthen communities across the US by creating local spaces where young people can receive free writing lessons and learn how to expand their creative worlds.
We offer our deepest sympathy to her spouse, friends, and the many many people whose lives she made better through her presence in our community. She will be greatly missed.
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She will be sorely missed. Rest in peace, sis.
For all the work @Eiwynn did in helping other writers better themselves I think that is such a suitable cause to donate to in her memory.
This is such an absolute shock. Having been a member (more often lurker these days) since i was still in Junior high school and was discovering writing and the english language, Eiwynn’s feedbacks have always stood out to me every time i see them in a random post thread somewhere because of how well constructed and well thought out the wordings were as if it all just comes naturally for her. Her username was one of the most familiar sight i see here. I know this is down in the depths of the internet sphere and probably wont mean much to many people outside of our community but she really did helped a lot of people out and impacted some. Even unknowingly like me who gathered so many tips and learned how to construct proper paragraphs, so much so that it really helped me in english debate competitions.
My deepest condolences to her family and loved ones. I will absolutely miss seeing her name pop up here.
Speaking as a fellow disabled person, I’m still in awe that Eiwynn has gave so much of her time being one of the important pillars of this community and because of that, I plan to donate some money next month if I’m able to for a CP charity in her name.
I truly do hope that the Monthly Author thread will continue as I see it as the most important part of her legacy that she left behind. I have some pity that the newcomers in the future will never able to know just how kind Eiwynn was but I also plan to uphold that by greeting any newcomers with kindness as she did in the past on countless occasions.
Godspeed Eiwynn. I hope that you’re finally free from your disability in the afterlife and I’ll never forget what an incredible person that you were. Perhaps in your memory, I can at least try to do a disability thread in order to help anyone with an disability to find tools they need to live a comfortable life.
In memory of Brittany Kiera Martin, known as Eiwynn I dedicate this poem to you.
"In the hushed whispers of twilight’s embrace,
A mourning muse sings softly through the space.
Brittany Kiera Martin, known as Eiwynn’s grace,
Has passed beyond to a serene, starlit place.
She penned her soul in words both strong and kind,
A beacon that to countless hearts did bind.
Her stories, like threads through time entwined,
Wove tales of hope that bolstered the troubled mind.
A mentor to the dreamers, in her light they grew,
In her garden of wisdom, where inspiration flew.
She nurtured future scribes, as their courage she knew,
In each of them, her spirit’s seeds anew.
The community now dons a garb of grief,
For the shepherd of their spirits, oh so brief.
Yet in the throes of pain, finds a belief,
In the legacy she leaves, a solace, a relief.
May her memories, like treasures, gleam
In the hearts of those she helped to dream.
And as they gaze upon the starry stream,
May her sparkling legacy in their spirits beam.
For Brittany, who crossed life’s great divide,
Leaves a lustrous light that will ever reside.
In the lore she gave us, forever our guide,
In her stories, her essence, eternally allied.
Farewell, dear Eiwynn, your journey now starts,
In the celestial halls, where art meets heart.
Rest now in peace, from us, you depart,
Your memory etched within our communal heart."