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As of today, it's been one full year since 
KyleDragon passed away.
I don't have any kind of tribute or anything incredibly profound to share, unfortunately, but I did at least want to commemorate the occasion with a journal and encourage folks to share good memories.
It's been a weird year for me, filled with ups and downs and all kinds of frustrations and painful reminders. I still think about Kyle every day, often with sadness, but also with happiness at the good memories and the things that we encouraged out of one another. I've been pulling myself out of my art rut and, while I'm not doing as much tickle-focused art as I used to, I'm still working on things that bring me joy, and I know that Kyle was all about that.
Heh, I remember once printing one of Kyle's characters on a shirt that he wore all the time during his last year, and he was so pleased with it that we got another one made, and he joked "This is clearly the first step in my ultimate plan to get your art on everything. It'll all be just for me, though!" He was always super encouraging and wanted his friends to succeed. That extra push made me do so many things that I'm thankful I took the chance on.
I love and I miss you, my friend.
KyleDragon passed away.I don't have any kind of tribute or anything incredibly profound to share, unfortunately, but I did at least want to commemorate the occasion with a journal and encourage folks to share good memories.
It's been a weird year for me, filled with ups and downs and all kinds of frustrations and painful reminders. I still think about Kyle every day, often with sadness, but also with happiness at the good memories and the things that we encouraged out of one another. I've been pulling myself out of my art rut and, while I'm not doing as much tickle-focused art as I used to, I'm still working on things that bring me joy, and I know that Kyle was all about that.
Heh, I remember once printing one of Kyle's characters on a shirt that he wore all the time during his last year, and he was so pleased with it that we got another one made, and he joked "This is clearly the first step in my ultimate plan to get your art on everything. It'll all be just for me, though!" He was always super encouraging and wanted his friends to succeed. That extra push made me do so many things that I'm thankful I took the chance on.
I love and I miss you, my friend.
Although the creator may no longer be with us, his creation(s) still can. Did he ever talk about how he wanted his intellectual properties to be handled? In other words, would it be appropriate to get gift art of his character and such?
Honestly, so long as the work is SFW and isn't hateful or putting words in his mouth, I know that he would always love seeing his characters making others happy. If you have specific concerns, you can certainly feel free to reach out to me, of course.
Not important and your decision to make 100 percent ... but just curious; still wanted to see what Erica, Phillup, Magi Petroff, the 4 ancient dragon guardians, Ritchie, the wolf (Marc?), the Emperor, Karla, Warren the Puma, Alex© the Panther, Shionne the Snow Leopard (or cheetah?), and others looked like - maybe even making cameos in your tickle art?
Either way, Rest In Piece Kyle Dragon.
Most of all, though, I think the best way to honor his creative legacy is to celebrate the stories and characters of his that we have experienced and enjoyed rather than lament the stories left unfinished.
His furstreet page is also still up, which has most his literary legacy, though Vicious Circle was never fully posted up there: https://www.furstreet.com/kyle/MAIN.htm
The only thing we can do for him is try to enjoy life at its fullest potential and protect his legacy at all costs. We couldn't help him to defeat cancer but we won't let oblivion destroy him.
I can't believe it has been a year already, time is passing faster and faster.
I never really spoke to him, but I do think about him from time to time, still hard to believe he is gone. Since he was one of my entry points to the fandom and due to the influence he had, I couldn't help but think of him as some sort of "monolith": someone who was there before I arrived and was destined to still be there after my time. I don't know if that really makes sense...
It's likely my life could have been quite different without him. Rest in piece Kyle.
I still find myself thinking of Kyle frequently - mostly from the unfairness and unjustness of it all, given that he wasn't that much older than me. We must do what we can to keep his memory strong!
We won't forget him, ever. Stay strong, Cham.