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Content notes include: childhood embarrassments, discussions of gender, sexuality, dysphoria, kink (impact play, mind control/hypnosis, pain play), sexual arousal, identity, brief discussions of transphobia and violence, some graphic language, other potentially NSFW or spicy content.

The whole damn interactive personal essay/game-thing is an artist's statement. But, if you want to know what you're getting into, this is a project about trans and queer identities as they relate to play through the lens of what it means for a work to be queer/trans and whether those definitions ultimately matter. It's also a personal exploration of my own identity through stories about play in contexts not always traditionally considered playful.

time

time, PhD, (they/he) is a queer, transmasc largely cis-passing and white-passing (sheet white, ghost-white, wow did someone turn up the albedo in here) mi’kmaw and eurosettler-descended game designer and escaped academic who lives with chronic illness and chronic pain. They are writing under a pseudonym because we still live in a world where sexuality and the full range of human experience could affect the respect afforded to them by employers, clients, and peers that they rely on to survive this big ol' capitalist hellscape. The veil is thin if you know them, but the plausible deniability is delicious. Feel free to reach out to them at time.to.occur@gmail.com if you want to talk about this work or any of their other work.

last updated: Tue Nov 11 2025 14:16:05 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)