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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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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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Virtual Thursday excerpt part 6: Good old mid-century British manufacturing
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Virtual Thursday excerpt part 6: Good old mid-century British manufacturing

Part six – the final instalment – of a six-part serialisation of the first three chapters of ‘Virtual Thursday.’ A … Continue reading Virtual Thursday excerpt part 6: Good old mid-century British manufacturing

Virtual Thursday excerpt part 5: No heroics
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Virtual Thursday excerpt part 5: No heroics

Part five of a six-part serialisation of the first three chapters of ‘Virtual Thursday.’ What is the virtual item? Part … Continue reading Virtual Thursday excerpt part 5: No heroics

Virtual Thursday excerpt part 4: The Düsseldorf Daisy
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Virtual Thursday excerpt part 4: The Düsseldorf Daisy

Part four of a six-part serialisation of the first three chapters of ‘Virtual Thursday.’ A new member joins the team. … Continue reading Virtual Thursday excerpt part 4: The Düsseldorf Daisy

Virtual Thursday excerpt part 3: I always knew you were the clever one.
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Virtual Thursday excerpt part 3: I always knew you were the clever one.

Part three of a six-part serialisation of the first three chapters of ‘Virtual Thursday.’ Who has stolen the virtual item? … Continue reading Virtual Thursday excerpt part 3: I always knew you were the clever one.

Virtual Thursday excerpt part 2: Well done, Jesse!
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Virtual Thursday excerpt part 2: Well done, Jesse!

Part two of a six-part serialisation of the first three chapters of ‘Virtual Thursday.’ Who is Thursday’s assailant? Part 1 | Part … Continue reading Virtual Thursday excerpt part 2: Well done, Jesse!

Virtual Thursday excerpt part 1: I look good in glasses
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Virtual Thursday excerpt part 1: I look good in glasses

Starting today: a six-part serialisation of the first three chapters of ‘Virtual Thursday,’ my new novel, featuring the return of … Continue reading Virtual Thursday excerpt part 1: I look good in glasses

On dementia and foster care: an excerpt from my new novel.
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On dementia and foster care: an excerpt from my new novel.

Later this year (late November/early December), I’ll be releasing ‘Virtual Thursday,’ my first new novel since 2017. I wrote the … Continue reading On dementia and foster care: an excerpt from my new novel.

Some words about gratitude
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Some words about gratitude

We’re well past the halfway mark now in NaNoWriMo 2016.  Unfortunately, I’m only just past the halfway in my own … Continue reading Some words about gratitude

SIM (2016) by Huckleberry Hax
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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

Get ‘AFK, Awaiting’ for free
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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

The teaser
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The teaser

Want to know what happens to Definitely Thursday following the shock ending of AFK, in Pursuit of Avengement?  In a … Continue reading The teaser

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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 indefinitely, novels

AFK, Indefinitely: cover art

UPDATE: After another fiddle, a ‘wraparound’ design: Which do you prefer? Continue reading AFK, Indefinitely: cover art

AFK, AFK Again, novels

AFK sequel still on its way

Whenever I write a new book, I always read it straight through on the computer once I’ve finished it, editing … Continue reading AFK sequel still on its way

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All novels now available from Amazon in Kindle format

The title pretty much says it all.  All six of my novels are now available from Amazon, priced at $0.99 … Continue reading All novels now available from Amazon in Kindle format

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Your clothing is still downloading… now available in Kindle format

Today, I converted my latest novel, ‘Your clothing is still downloading’, to ebook format via Smashwords.  It is available in all … Continue reading Your clothing is still downloading… now available in Kindle format

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Your clothing is still downloading… Chapter 11 reading

I’ve re-recorded and uploaded to YouTube the reading I did last night of chapter 11 of my new novel, ‘Your … Continue reading Your clothing is still downloading… Chapter 11 reading

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Your clothing is still downloading (2012) by Huckleberry Hax

“If you’re a resident of SL you absolutely MUST read this book.” (Amazon review) Did the internet, I asked myself, … Continue reading Your clothing is still downloading (2012) by Huckleberry Hax

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Your Clothing is Still Downloading: Launch event

  This Friday (20 Jan), I’ll be making the PDF and Issu versions of ‘Your Clothing is Still Downloading’ available … Continue reading Your Clothing is Still Downloading: Launch event

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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

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Gearing up for NaNoWriMo 2011

For my 100th post, here’s some information on my new novel project.  ‘Your clothing is still downloading’ is the working … Continue reading Gearing up for NaNoWriMo 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.

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The Introspection of Imogen Card (2010) by Huckleberry H. Hax

Imogen had ended it with me the day after my birthday, when she’d discovered I was still a virgin. We’d … Continue reading The Introspection of Imogen Card (2010) by Huckleberry H. Hax

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Nano nogo

It’s time to face the music and go public… My 2010 nanowrimo is officially dead. For a variety of reasons … Continue reading Nano nogo

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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

My Avatars and I, novels, Second Life novel, SL novel

My Avatars and I (2009) by Huckleberry Hax

Frank Roasted: So wait, let me get this straight…Frank Roasted: Bradley – you’re a gay female in real life pretending … Continue reading My Avatars and I (2009) by Huckleberry Hax

Beside an Open Window, events, novels

‘Beside an Open Window’ – read through at The Blue Angel

I haven’t published ‘Beside an Open Window’ online like my other books because I’m hoping to approach a publisher with … Continue reading ‘Beside an Open Window’ – read through at The Blue Angel

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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

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Getting ready for NaNoWriMo 2009

In the run up to National Novel Writing Month 2009, I’ve been asked to do a couple of workshops in … Continue reading Getting ready for NaNoWriMo 2009

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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

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Obama shelves Europe missile plan

One of the topics discussed in The Day is Full of Birds is that of the missile shield being constructed … Continue reading Obama shelves Europe missile plan

Beside an Open Window, novels

First draft finished!

The final words of the first draft of ‘Beside an Open Window’ fell happily onto the page at a Costa … Continue reading First draft finished!

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Nearly there…

‘Beside an open window’ is now at either 72,000 or 75,000 words (depending on which of my two versions of … Continue reading Nearly there…

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…

Beside an Open Window, novels

Taking a break…

‘Beside an Open Window’ stands at 50k. I’m taking a short break from writing it, just a few weeks off … Continue reading Taking a break…

Beside an Open Window, novels

Update on ‘Beside an Open Window’

‘Beside an Open Window,’ my fifth novel, is now a few words short of 35,000 words long. Bearing in mind … Continue reading Update on ‘Beside an Open Window’

Just So That You Know, novels, video

Great showing for ‘Just so that you know’ launch

A big thanks to the twenty odd people who turned up last night to listen to the first part of … Continue reading Great showing for ‘Just so that you know’ launch

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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

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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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The Day is Full of Birds (2008) by Huckleberry H. Hax

“A fascinating read, and a glimpse into the mind and motives of a metaversian.” (Amazon review) I can see the … Continue reading The Day is Full of Birds (2008) by Huckleberry H. Hax

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‘Be right back’ launch event: 22/01/2009 @ 3pm SLT

  To celebrate the launch of ‘Be right back’ I’ll be reading in voice a selection of extracts at Milk … Continue reading ‘Be right back’ launch event: 22/01/2009 @ 3pm SLT

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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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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

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What a great evening

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who came to my ‘AFK’ reading at Milkwood last night. It was a … Continue reading What a great evening

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AFK reading at Milk Wood

I’ve put together a series of extracts from AFK for a reading at Milk Wood on Thursday October 25. The … Continue reading AFK reading at Milk Wood

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AFK gets a review

And it’s a great one! See here. Continue reading AFK gets a review

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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

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50,000 words later…

…and there’s yet more story to tell. I’m pleased I achieved my target of writing this quantity by myself in … Continue reading 50,000 words later…

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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, novels

Print version now for sale

With a couple of spelling errors on the back cover corrected, I’m now satisfied with the print version of AFK. … Continue reading Print version now for sale

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Proof print version of AFK arrives!

The first print version of AFK arrived today. I’m going to spend a couple of days going through this before … Continue reading Proof print version of AFK arrives!

AFK (2007) by Huckleberry Hax
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AFK (2007) by Huckleberry Hax

“I defy anyone who loves SL not to enjoy this novel.” (Zoe Parness) I look back and wonder when it … Continue reading AFK (2007) by Huckleberry Hax

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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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