about
meet Elizabeth.
the first girl I ever loved.
I started writing when I was two years old.
When I was thirteen, I met a girl named Elizabeth. She changed my life. Through her, I realized I was queer, and I realized that love was possible.
When she disappeared from my life six years later, I didn't know what to do with myself. So I wrote about her. I wrote about her, and nothing else, for years.
"em forgotten" is a story about her. It is a story about me. It is a story about growing up queer, and falling in love, and losing it all. It is a story about finding yourself.
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how to read "em forgotten"
"em forgotten" is a piece of interactive fiction. The story is completely prompted by you, the reader. On the opening page of "em forgotten", you will have three images to choose from - each will be a slightly different starting point for you to read from. Many passages appear through time delay, so if text is not appearing, wait a few seconds - the story will continue on its own! Each time you encounter a piece of bold text, click the bold text to move on to the next part of the story. Images will continue to reoccur throughout the story - these are options that you must choose to move the story forward.
"em forgotten" was created with Twine. Learn more about Twine here.
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about me
Megan Cockett is a writer, poet, and librarian intent on sharing stories that matter to them - stories that involve queerness, love, and exploration.
"em forgotten" started as their undergraduate thesis at the University of Wyoming. They are currently studying library and information sciences at the University of Texas in Austin.