On Monday, October 24, 2005, The Thirteenth Annual Totally Unknown Writers Festival celebrated Arnie Achtman, who we lost in March 2005.

This special celebrations was held at The Mod Club, instead of our usual venue, The Rivoli, which holds only 200–uncomfortably. The Mod Club, situated six blocks west of Bathurst on College Street, brought us together near Arnie's home, and the home of Life Rattle.

Arnie's presence at Life Rattle is very much missed.

The festival featured selections of stories written for Arnie, a recording Arnie reading Graduate School, and a slide show. The stories read at the festival, plus several more, written for Arnie, and by Arnie are published in:
The Totally Unknown Writers Festival 2005: A Celebration of Arnie

Arnie Achtman recording of Graduate School

Karen Graham reading I Never Knew the Man

Wendy Thatcher reading A Member of the Cast

Denny Hunte reading The Phone Call

Aline Burke reading Early Magic

Marie Margis reading Homemade Soup

Victoria Martinez reading Yes, Arnie, Sir

Kwai Li reading Recording

Jillian McKelvey reading Don’t Squeak

Eloi Minka reading an excerpt of My Father’s Son

Robert Price reading Arnie’s Closet

Adam Giles reading Mini Heartbreak Festival

Huamei Han reading One Dollar Host

Sultan Ameerali reading You Got a Hairy Back

Donna McFarlane reading Losing Arnie

Virginia Ashberry reading No Ribbons