LITHIUM AND LET'S PLAY

by Kelly Waters

Tess is attending group therapy, living at home, and spending a lot of time playing a popular video game called "DuskCabins" when she comes across an intriguing player on an online stream. To her surprise, he adds her as a friend and requests that they compete together for cash-valued tournaments. The duo finds a lot of success competing together and begins to develop a relationship. Thanks to the blooming relationship with her duo, Cade, and her newfound passion for "DuskCabins" Tess is on a positive road to recovery with her mental health. She is adjusting to life after her first manic episode and coping with her new bipolar diagnosis, but she keeps this part of her life hidden from Cade. The pair begins to compete for a spot in the grand championship as Tess continues to improve.

187 pages, Hardcover

Published November 17, 2021

About the author

I am a creative soul, a dreamer, and a lover of fiction. I often say I am someone who can’t pick a lane because so many different creative fields intrigue me.

I’ve wanted to be an author since the third grade. In fifth grade, I wrote my first novel in an oversized journal from the Hallmark store. In high school, I wrote a mess of a science fiction and dystopia. Throughout college, I participated in creative writing courses, and at Penn State, I joined the Creative Writing Club.

I sharpened my skills, found lifelong friends who pushed me to write, and finished my debut novel, “Lithium and Let’s Plays.” Outside of writing prose, I write music, poetry, make art, and work in tech.