Literature – Ciaran Laval

April 17, 2015

Huckleberry Hax, Second Life Related Author Releases New Book

I saw a tweet from Canary Beck the other day about a forthcoming book from Huckleberry Hax. This may well sound like the start of a work of fiction, but I promise you it’s not because Canary has now blogged : Second Life Is A Place We Visit (2015) By Huckleberry Hax. One of the reasons Canary has been tweeting about this is explained in her blog post :

Huckleberry Hax has published a new book and it’s now available for download. I’m especially happy that Huck asked me to design the book cover typography for this work, a second time! And as a bonus, the cover image – taken by Huck – is a scene from my beach at Basilique!

However what is the book about? Whereas Canary explains it very well I think it’s only fair to turn to the author for some explanation :

Huckleberry Hax has been writing about the virtual world of Second Life® for eight years. This volume collects together 42 of these articles, including his monthly column for over two years at the celebrated AVENUE SL lifestyle magazine.

This is a work of non fiction, even if it is virtual world based. However what Canary’s tweeting (no pun intended) has also opened my eyes to is the fact that Huckleberry Hax also writes fiction, and a lot of that fiction is based upon Second Life.

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October 30, 2014

Alexandrian Free Library Events In Second Life October 29 – November 11, 2014

The Alexandrian Free Library consists of community-based libraries which have agreed to…

Support each other’s efforts.
Provide fully-permissioned info materials to their patrons and use Open Source scripting, in order to give maxium access to good information and good information tools.
Be right quick with tea and sympathy.

The libraries are scattered throughout Second Life and their collaborative work can be found in places such as :

Caledon
Winterfell
Steelhead
New Toulouse
New Babbage
Amatsu Shima
West of Ireland
Steeltopia
Deadwood
Al Andalus & Constantinople

Whereas there are many people involved a special thanks needs to be shouted out to JJ Drinkwater. The libraries not only offer the opportunity for people to explore literature and story telling in Second Life, they also offer people the opportunity to visit some fabulous locations and make new friends.

Upcoming events for the next fortnight are listed below.

ALEXANDRIAN FREE LIBRARY EVENTS
October 29 – November 11, 2014

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CONTINUING EXHIBITS
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None!

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EVENTS OF THE FORTNIGHT
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Sunday, 2 November 2014

Town of Philomena
Philomena Public Library Weekly Book Discussion Club
Sunday, 2 November, 2014
3:00pm – 4:00pm SLT
Where: Philomena Public Library
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bruda%20Plateau/15/38/57

Description:
We are currently reading “Riders of the Purple Sage” by Zane Grey

Jane Withersteen is a good Mormon woman trying to make a difference in her small community of Cottonwoods, Utah. She battles to overcome her persecution by members of her Mormon fundamentalist church, a leader of which, Elder Tull, wants to marry her for her vast inheritance. Enter Lassiter, a gentle-voiced, sad-faced gunslinger looking for answers to a long-ago past.

This book was written in 1912 and is considered the father of the western genre. It features gunslingers, cattle-rustlers and beautiful descriptions of the Southern Utah area.

You are invited to attend the informal discussion. We often assemble in 1900 – 1920 period clothing. We meet over tea and often talk over other topics as well. All are welcome to attend.

Schedule:

November 2: Chapters 22, 23 and wrap-up

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September 26, 2014September 26, 2014

The Philomena Book Fair And Library Grand Opening

Philomena is a quite picturesque sim, it has old style buildings, a trolley ride, shops and most important of all, a library! The reason why the library is important is because it is the setting for a a book fair that runs from September 27th until October 4th.

There is also the grand opening of the new Philomena Public Library and libraries should very definitely be supported. I’m not going to talk too much on this subject because there’s a notecard with all the information and I’ll post that under the cut. If you’re already under the cut, it’s the next section!

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September 26, 2014

Storm Septimus Talks To Me About The Chamber Library In Second Life

Linden Lab continue to impress with their Destination Guide promotion and their latest blog post highlighting the destination guide contains some real gems. One that particularly caught my eye was The Chamber Library and so I popped along for a deeper look and was fortunate enough to bump into the creator and owner Storm Septimus.

The Chamber Library officially opened just a few days ago on September 21st and is already being expanded, with Storm hoping to have a new chamber open by September 29th. Storm has been working tirelessly on this build, filling the bookshelves with notecards for books on subject matters such as Poetics, Dream & Short Stories, Demonology & Horror and Superstition. The works of famous authors such as The Brothers Grimm, TS Eliot, William Shakespear, TS Eliot, Arthur Conan Doyle, Voltaire, HG Wells and Oscar Wilde are featured. There’s also a section for budding Second Life authors, more on that later.

The build brings together two of Storm’s greatest loves, literature and art. Storm explained to me some of the inspiration and work that has gone into the build :

The library was built on the advice of someone who told me …. in SL everything has been done to death , so give them something that they have never seen before. So I have tried. Another chamber should be completed by September 29th, I am almost there on one chamber and there are two more empty but I have a good idea what I will place in them so it should come together quickly.

I commented to Storm that the build was wonderfully atmospheric and it appears that Storm has been getting good feedback about the build, although she also told me that the work she has put in so far has been exhausting.

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