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Huckleberry Hax writes metaverse fiction, including novels set in and around the virtual world of Second Life.® He is also an award-winning machinima creator and makes, um, 70s furniture... and stuff.

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What the Huck?

Love Is a Corrupted Data Stream: Inworld signing event. Attend and get a free, signed, PDF copy.

Love Is a Corrupted Data Stream: Inworld signing event. Attend and get a free, signed, PDF copy.

Love Is A Corrupted Data Stream (2023) by Huckleberry Hax

Love Is A Corrupted Data Stream (2023) by Huckleberry Hax

Love Is a Corrupted Data Stream: First four chapters

Love Is a Corrupted Data Stream: First four chapters

PODCAST: The Avatar Dining Club Mysteries: THE LEAKED SECRET

PODCAST: The Avatar Dining Club Mysteries: THE LEAKED SECRET

PODCAST: The Avatar Dining Club Mysteries: THE SLOW DANCE

PODCAST: The Avatar Dining Club Mysteries: THE SLOW DANCE

Books by Huck

¹Virtual reality, ²Set in Second Life®, ³Science Fiction

Fiction: novels

AFK (2007)¹²

AFK, Again (2013)¹²

AFK, Indefinitely (2014)¹²

AFK, in Pursuit of Avengement (2015)¹²

AFK, Awaiting (2017)¹²

Be Right Back (2008)¹²

My avatars and I (2009)¹²

Your clothing is still downloading (2012)¹²

The Day is Full of Birds (2008)¹³

Thank You For Afterlifing With Us (2021)¹³

Virtual Thursday (2021)³

Fiction: novellas

SIM (2016)¹³

The Introspection of Imogen Card (2010)

Fiction: short story collections

Amazing Metaverse (2016)¹

The Avatar Ding Club Mysteries (2019)¹

Nonfiction

Second Life® is a Place we Visit (2015)

Poetry

Old friend, learn to look behind you in the coffee queue (2011)

Collaboration

Blue Angel Landing Volume 1 | Volume 2

Nordan Art: A Restrospective 2010 to 2011

Berg by Nordan Art 2015 | 2016

Reflections on Second Life

Compilation

AFK, All of it (2018)

My Tweets

Huck’s books

The afterlife, done metaverse style

All 5 books of the Second Life detective series in one volume

Twelve metaverse mysteries: can you solve them all?

How sure are you that your SL lover is who they say they are?

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PODCAST: The Avatar Dining Club Mysteries

Huck's beginners' guide to SL

Huck's guide to filming in SL Profile AFK series 2

Articles/commentary

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Short fiction (free)

HHAX (Furniture store)

WAARHEID STUFF

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LabGab interview

STÖMOL STUFF

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SUPERNOVA interview

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  • The Virtual Review
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Category: announcements

Casting call for a new, feature-length machinima project
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Casting call for a new, feature-length machinima project

Some of you will be aware that the acting roles in STÖMOL went to people in my friendship circle in … Continue reading Casting call for a new, feature-length machinima project

10 years of What the Huck?
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10 years of What the Huck?

December 2017 marks ten years since I started this blog. This handsome chap above is what I looked like in … Continue reading 10 years of What the Huck?

SIM (2016) by Huckleberry Hax
announcements, news, novels, SIM

SIM (2016) by Huckleberry Hax

What if, one day, you woke up inside a virtual reality environment with no memory of your life before. How would you … Continue reading SIM (2016) by Huckleberry Hax

Out this week: SIM
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Out this week: SIM

SIM, which I’ve been promising on and off for a few years now, has been pretty much done for several months. … Continue reading Out this week: SIM

Get ‘AFK, Awaiting’ for free
AFK, AFK series, announcements, news, novels, Uncategorized

Get ‘AFK, Awaiting’ for free

UPDATE DECEMBER 2017: AFK, Awaiting has now been published; the offer described below is no longer valid. You can read … Continue reading Get ‘AFK, Awaiting’ for free

announcements, news, Second life is a place we visit

Eighth rez day, WordPress and an upcoming book

It’s my eighth rez day today.  To celebrate, I’ve moved my whole blog over to WordPress (welcome, by the way) … Continue reading Eighth rez day, WordPress and an upcoming book

AFK, AFK and avengement, AFK in Pursuit of Avengement, AFK series, announcements, news, novels

AFK, in Pursuit of Avengement (2015) by Huckleberry Hax

“Sets off at a pace and doesn’t lose momentum for one second.” – Amazon review.

The latest novel in the ‘AFK’ series has now been released. Click the image above for more information. Continue reading AFK, in Pursuit of Avengement (2015) by Huckleberry Hax

AFK, AFK and avengement, AFK in Pursuit of Avengement, announcements, news

Book Launch: AFK, in Pursuit of Avengement – 26 Feb @ 3pm SLT

I’ll be launching  the fourth novel in the ‘AFK’ series – ‘AFK, in Pursuit of Avengement’ – at Harvey’s Bar, Basilique, … Continue reading Book Launch: AFK, in Pursuit of Avengement – 26 Feb @ 3pm SLT

AFK, AFK in Pursuit of Avengement, announcements, news

The Tenth Novel…

My thanks to the incredibly talented Canary Beck for taking my cover photo and turning into the best-looking cover any … Continue reading The Tenth Novel…

AFK, AFK and avengement, announcements, NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo 2014 update

It was a tough one again this year, with a busy work month, a streaming cold in the last few … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2014 update

Alt Out: A new short story
announcements, news, short fiction, short stories, The Avatar Dining Club

Alt Out: A new short story

A new short story of mine has been published by Kate Bergdorf at The Virtual Review.  ‘Alt Out’ is inspired … Continue reading Alt Out: A new short story

announcements, Beside an Open Window, news

Beside an Open Window (2014) by Huckleberry H. Hax

“Hax asks all the right questions about how these technologies impact all levels of the human experience and he does … Continue reading Beside an Open Window (2014) by Huckleberry H. Hax

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Coming soon: Beside an Open Window

As I announced last week, I’ll soon be publishing a new novel, Beside an Open Window. This is a science … Continue reading Coming soon: Beside an Open Window

AFK, AFK indefinitely, AFK series, announcements, news

AFK, Indefinitely (2014) by Huckleberry Hax

“I kept thinking as I read, ‘Yes, Second Life is just like this.’” (Amazon review) This was it. This was … Continue reading AFK, Indefinitely (2014) by Huckleberry Hax

AFK indefinitely, announcements, HHax, NaNoWriMo, Second life is a place we visit, SIM

2014 and all that

Happy New Year!  Last night – 1 January – I finished the first draft of my latest novel, ‘AFK, Indefinitely’. … Continue reading 2014 and all that

AFK Again, AFK series, announcements

AFK, Again (2013) by Huckleberry Hax

“How can a book based in and around Second Life be so heartbreaking, and so thrilling?” (Amazon review) I don’t … Continue reading AFK, Again (2013) by Huckleberry Hax

five
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five

I’ve also put together a book to celebrate my five years of SL.  A collection of my SL pictures, poems … Continue reading five

announcements, Nancy Redgrave Building, NaNoWriMo, novels, Your clothing is still downloading

NaNoWriMo 2011 kicks off

1 November sees the start of National Novel Writing Month 2011, the insane 30 day dash to write a 50,000 … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2011 kicks off

announcements

Nordan Art: A Retrospective 2010 to 2011

Nordan Art, Flora Nordenskiold’s wonderful gallery, is one year old today. I’ve been working with Flora for the past few … Continue reading Nordan Art: A Retrospective 2010 to 2011

AFK, announcements, Be Right Back, My Avatars and I, novels, Second Life novel, SL novel, The Day is Full of Birds, The introspection of Imogen Card

Kindle titles now updated.

I’ve already tweeted about this but – what the hey – I think it’s worthy of a blog post too.  … Continue reading Kindle titles now updated.

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Fatal crosspost – a new SL novel.

‘Fatal Crosspost’ will be a new novel set in SL and should hopefully please fans of AFK.  I completed my … Continue reading Fatal crosspost – a new SL novel.

announcements, poetry

Old friend, learn to look behind you in the coffee queue (2011) by Huckleberry H. Hax

Selected poems (2008 – 2010) by Second Life® writer, Huckleberry H. Hax. Available formats: Print: Paperback Digital: PDF  Kindle (see … Continue reading Old friend, learn to look behind you in the coffee queue (2011) by Huckleberry H. Hax

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Be Right Back (2008) by Huckleberry Hax

Tuesday, 2 September. So I created a Second Life account today. Actually, I created two. First of all I created … Continue reading Be Right Back (2008) by Huckleberry Hax

announcements, My Avatars and I, NaNoWriMo, novels

Nano 2009: Job done

With final word count of 50,497, ‘My Avatars and I’ is finished. Watch this space for details of how to … Continue reading Nano 2009: Job done

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NaNoWriMo 2009 begins

At 12am last night, work started on my NaNoWriMo 2009 project, ‘My Avatars and I’. Set entirely in Second Life, … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2009 begins

AFK, announcements, novels

New (cheaper) print version of AFK

I’ve been unhappy for a while now with the ISBN paperback of AFK I put together on lulu a while … Continue reading New (cheaper) print version of AFK

announcements, Beside an Open Window, novels

Second draft finished

And not a moment too soon. After nearly ten months of work, ‘Beside an Open Window’ is now ready for … Continue reading Second draft finished

AFK, announcements, novels, publicity

SLCC 2009 – 25 free copies of AFK to be found

The Second Life Community Convention 2009 will be starting on Thursday 13 August in San Francisco. To celebrate, I’ve had … Continue reading SLCC 2009 – 25 free copies of AFK to be found

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SLCC giveaway…

The Second Life Community Convention 2009 will be starting on 13 August in San Francisco and I’m going to be … Continue reading SLCC giveaway…

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Blue Angel Landing launches

Issue One of Blue Angel Landing, the SL poetry journal I’ve been working on with Persephone Phoenix and Shara Levanque, … Continue reading Blue Angel Landing launches

announcements, poetry

‘At the beach’ comes joint first in VE Day poetry competition.

My poem, ‘At the beach,’ which was written about the Normandy landings in World War Two, has been awarded joint … Continue reading ‘At the beach’ comes joint first in VE Day poetry competition.

announcements, Be Right Back, Just So That You Know, novels

Coming in one week: Just So That You Know

Just so that you know, the sequel to Be right back, will launch at Milk Wood next Thursday, 26 March … Continue reading Coming in one week: Just So That You Know

announcements

New look blog

So I discovered third party Blogspot templates. Much messing about later, and here you have the final result, save for … Continue reading New look blog

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New novel in progress

If you enjoyed The Day is Full of Birds you might be pleased to know I’m working on a new … Continue reading New novel in progress

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Join my group

In a moment of narcissistic madness, I have created a Second Life group for followers of my work. I will … Continue reading Join my group

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Done and… done

Just so that you know crossed the 50,000 word mark at about 10:30pm yesterday evening, thumbing its nose at the … Continue reading Done and… done

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One down, one to go

Last night I put the final words to the first draft of ‘Be right back’. I’m not planning on editing … Continue reading One down, one to go

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Stand in AWE

I have a stand at the Autumn Writers’ Exhibition in Cookie. This link will take you straight to my display, … Continue reading Stand in AWE

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Three months; two novels

Today I start work in earnest on a new Second Life novel, ‘Be Right Back’. I’ve been working at it … Continue reading Three months; two novels

announcements, publicity

Come visit my bookstore… come away with a bug

Courtesy of the very generous people at London School of Journalism, I now have my very own place in SL … Continue reading Come visit my bookstore… come away with a bug

announcements, short fiction, The Adventures of Hard Luck

Protecting Blackberry Pie

Over the last few weeks I’ve been putting together a few short stories about the adventures of a Second Life … Continue reading Protecting Blackberry Pie

AFK, announcements, novels

AFK gets an ISBN

It’s astonishing how easily pleased I am. The addition of a bar code and a 13 digit number (978-1-4092-0664-4, to … Continue reading AFK gets an ISBN

announcements, novels, The Day is Full of Birds

Work starts on a new novel

April 2008 will be dedicated to my next book. I’m attempting to do the novel in a month thing again, … Continue reading Work starts on a new novel

AFK, announcements, novels

Welcome to my website

Yes! Indeed! Blog! Errr… Sort of blog. Ok, not blog. I have no intention of serialising my dull thoughts about … Continue reading Welcome to my website

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