Long Story - Dear Dil

Long Story

 Although many of you will point out that this is also "work," I'd like to report that I found something to do on the weekends up here.  I'm writing an "advice" column for a video game.  Awwwww, yea!

The game is called  "Long Story" and it's a narrative game about adolescent relationships.  AND... and and and aaaaaaaand, you can play it as a character who identifies outside of the gender binary.  It is totally freakin' awesome!  I believe you can download the first chapter of the game for free to try it out.  If you have a tween or young teen in your life, especially one who is struggling with sexual identity issues or identifies as LGBTQQ2SA, this is likely a great outlet for them.  Players learn to navigate relationships with peers, teachers, parents, and quirky school mascots.

Recognize anyone?

But the most awesome part might just be the tumblr advice column by yours-truly. Click here for the first installment.  

It's nice to be writing even slightly helpfully for younger folks again, especially when the world feels like it is descending into chaos around us.  I'm reminded of the multitudes of empathetic, deeply compassionate and caring people who are involved in making the world better -- in their work and in their day-to-day interactions with all sorts of folks they encounter.  Thank you to the team at Bloom Digital for this opportunity to work with them in nurturing healthy relationship development.

Talk soon,
Counsellor Dil