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"Starting today: a six-part serialisation of the first three chapters of ‘Virtual Thursday,’ my new novel, featuring the return of Emma Kline aka ‘Thursday’ from the ‘AFK’ novels.
Part one: Thursday hunts down a mysterious virtual object." Read more on the blog.

"On Wednesday this week, I’ll be starting a six-part serialisation of the first few chapters of my new novel, Virtual Thursday, which will then launch on Wednesday 1 December." Read more on the blog.

"*MONDAY, November 22nd, at 7pm: Philip Jose Farmer's THE STONE GOD continues with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, November 23rd at 7pm: Charles de Lint's THE WILD WOOD continues with Willow

*WEDNESDAY, November 24th at 7pm: STEAMPUNK STORIES with Finn: "Harry and Marlowe" Adventures. This Week: "Harry and Marlowe Versus the Haunted Locomotive of the Rockies" by Carrie Vaughn from  Lightspeed Magazine (July 2014)

*THURSDAY, November 25th  - Thanksgiving  Day - at  10am: ALICE'S RESTAURANT MASSACREE, a Seanchai Holiday tradition, with Shandon Loring (It's only 20 minutes long, so don't be late!)"

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"*MONDAY, November 15th, at 7pm: Philip Jose Farmer's THE STONE GOD continues with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, November 16th:

   ~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live! with music, and poetry in Ceiluradh Glen.
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21

   ~ at 7pm: Charles de Lint's THE WILD WOOD continues with Willow

*WEDNESDAY, November 17th at 7pm: STEAMPUNK STORIES with Finn: "Harry and Marlowe" Adventures. This Week: "Harry and Marlowe Meet the Founder of the Aetherian Revolution" by Carrie Vaughn from  Lightspeed Magazine (September 2015)

*THURSDAY, November 18th at 

   ~ 7pm:  Tim Burton's ALICE IN WONDERLAND - Concludes with Shandon

   ~ 9pm:  SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT with Finn Zeddmore"

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"*MONDAY, November 8th, at 7pm: Philip Jose Farmer's THE STONE GOD continues with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, November 9th:

   ~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live! with music, and poetry in Ceiluradh Glen.
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21

   ~ at 7pm: Charles de Lint's THE WILD WOOD continues with Willow

*WEDNESDAY, November 10th at 7pm: STEAMPUNK STORIES with Finn: "Harry and Marlowe" Adventures. This Week: "Harry and Marlowe Escape the Mechanical Siege of Paris" by Carrie Vaughn from  Lightspeed Magazine (Feb 2013)

*THURSDAY, November 11th at 7pm:  Tim Burton's ALICE IN WONDERLAND - Part 2 with Shandon, "

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"Here at Designing Worlds, it’s a tradition to present a show that’s somewhat different at certain times of year, and Hallowe’en is one of those times. Thus it is that we are pleased to give you our special Hallowe’en show for 2021: the presentation of a ghost story by Edwardian master of the genre, E F Benson (1867-1940): “How Fear Departed from the Long Gallery”." Read more on the blog.

"*MONDAY, November 1st, at 7pm: Philip Jose Farmer's THE STONE GOD begins with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, November 2nd:

   ~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live! with music, and poetry in Ceiluradh Glen.
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21

   ~ at 7pm: Charles de Lint's THE WILD WOOD begins with Willow

*WEDNESDAY, November 3rd at 7pm: STEAMPUNK STORIES with Finn: "Harry and Marlowe" Adventures. This Week: "Harry and Marlowe and the Talisman of the Cult of Egil" by Carrie Vaughn from  Lightspeed Magazine (Feb 2012)

*THURSDAY, November 4th: 

   at 7pm:  Tim Burton's ALICE IN WONDERLAND - Part 1 with Shandon, 

   at 9pm: SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT with Finn Zeddmore"

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"*MONDAY, October 25th, at 7pm: Pamela Sargent's WATCHSTAR concludes with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, October 26th:

   ~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live! with music, and poetry in Ceiluradh Glen.
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21

   ~ at 7pm: Ray Bradbury's THE HALLOWEEN TREE  concludes with Caledonia Skytower, Faerie Maven-Pralou, and Shandon Loring, live on stream at The Halloween Tree at Haunted Hollow.
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chestnut Hills/144/219/2502

*WEDNESDAY, October 27th at 7pm: FLAMING PUMPKINS IN THE GLEN!, 100 Word Stories with R. Dismantled.

*THURSDAY, October 28th: 
Both the sessions at The Halloween Tree at Haunted Hollow.
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chestnut Hills/144/219/2502

   at 7pm:  TALES OF THE SLAYER - White Doe - Roanoke Island 1586 with Shandon, 

   at 9pm: LATE NIGHT HORROR - Dracula's Rivals - Night Cries with Shandon

*FRIDAY, October 29th at 7pm: More SCARY STORIES FOR SLEEPOVERS with Shandon Loring in The Glen with music/dancing to follow with DJ Cale
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21"

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"Today, Monday 25th October 2021 sees a Halloween Special from Designing Worlds – a ghost story by that master of Edwardian chills, EF Benson. Join us at 2pm SLT in our beautiful studio in Garden of Dreams for the Tale of How Fear Departed from the Long Gallery" Read more on the blog.

"*MONDAY, October 18th, at 7pm: Pamela Sargent's WATCHSTAR continues with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, October 19th:

   ~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live! with music, and poetry in Ceiluradh Glen.
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21

   ~ at 7pm: Ray Bradbury's THE HALLOWEEN TREE  begins with Caledonia Skytower, Faerie Maven-Pralou, and Shandon Loring, live on stream at The Halloween Tree at Haunted Hollow.
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chestnut Hills/144/219/2502

*WEDNESDAY, October 20th at 7pm: More from Terry Pratchett's WYRD SISTERS with Caledonia Skytower

*THURSDAY, October 21st: 

   at 6-8pm: SLUMBER PARTY GHOST STORIES with Shandon, live at The Halloween Tree at Haunted Hollow.
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Chestnut Hills/144/219/2502

   at 9pm: SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT with Finn Zeddmore (back at the Library)

*FRIDAY, October 22nd at 7pm: GHOSTBUSTERS Continues with Shandon Loring and Caledonia Skytower

*SATURDAY, October 23rd at 2pm: on Virtual Community Radio, Seanchai Library's adaptation of THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE - Tune in to https://vcradio.org/"

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"*MONDAY, October 11th, at 7pm: Pamela Sargent's WATCHSTAR continues with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, October 12th:

   ~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live! with music, and poetry in Ceiluradh Glen.

   ~ at 7pm: Ray Bradbury's THE HALLOWEEN TREE  begins with Caledonia Skytower, Faerie Maven-Pralou, and Shandon Loring, live on stream at The Halloween Tree at Haunted Hollow.

*WEDNESDAY, October 13th at 7pm: More from Terry Pratchett's WYRD SISTERS with Caledonia Skytower

*THURSDAY, October 14th: Both Thursday sessions are with Shandon, live at The Halloween Tree at Haunted Hollow.  

  ~ at 7pm: THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH OF JOHN BUCKLEY 

  ~ at 9pm: LATE NIGHT HORROR - It Came From The Multiplex

*FRIDAY, October 15th at 7pm: GHOSTBUSTERS Continues with Shandon Loring and Caledonia Skytower"

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"Mark your Calendar: Saturday October 9th and 16th at 2pm SLT/Pacific, 10pm in the UK — Parts One and Two (respectively) of the Seanchai Library adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic!" Read more on the blog.

"*MONDAY, October 4th, at 7pm: Pamela Sargent's WATCHSTAR begins with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, October 5th:

   ~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live! with music, and poetry in Ceiluradh Glen.
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21

   ~ at 7pm: Alice Hoffman's NIGHTBIRD  concludes with Willow Moonfire. 

*WEDNESDAY, October 6th at 7pm: From X-FILES: "Dusk" with Shandon Loring and Caledonia Skytower

*THURSDAY, October 7th:

   at 7pm: THE PAST by Ellen Glasgow with Shandon Loring at The Haunted Hollow on Chestnut Hills (check back for landmark on the day of)

   at 9pm: SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT with Finn Zeddmore, back at the Main Library

*FRIDAY, October 8th at 7pm: GHOSTBUSTERS Continues with Shandon Loring and Caledonia Skytower"

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"*MONDAY, September 27th, at 7pm: THE WEIGHER continues with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, September 28th:

   ~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live! with music, and poetry in Ceiluradh Glen.
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21

   ~ at 7pm: Alice Hoffman's NIGHTBIRD  continues with Willow Moonfire. 

*WEDNESDAY, September 29th at 7pm: More Selections from Terry Pratchett's THE WYRD SISTERS with Caledonia 

*THURSDAY, September 30th at 7pm: ABANDONED with Shandon Loring

*FRIDAY, October 1st at 7pm: GHOSTBUSTERS Begins with Shandon Loring and Caledonia Skytower

*SUNDAY, October 3rd at 1:30pm: TEATIME ~ A Night In The Lonesome October Continues, live on stream in Ceiluradh Glen.
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21"

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"We bring stories of all kinds to life, in Second Life...All times slt/Pacific Time. Story events in Voice unless otherwise noted.

*MONDAY, September 20th, at 7pm: THE WEIGHER continues with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, September 21st:

   ~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live! with music, and poetry in Ceiluradh Glen.
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21

   ~ at 7pm: Alice Hoffman's NIGHTBIRD  continues with Willow Moonfire. 

*WEDNESDAY, September 22nd at 7pm: AUTUMN in Music & Poetry with Caledonia Skytower and Ktadhn Vesuvino in The Glen .
        http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21

*THURSDAY, September 23rd:

   ~ at 7pm: Selections from Terry Pratchett's THE WYRD SISTERS with Caledonia 

   ~ at 9pm: SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT with Finn Zeddmore"

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*MONDAY, September 13th, at 7pm: THE WEIGHER resumes with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, September 14th:

   ~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live! with music, and poetry in Ceiluradh Glen.
   ~ at 7pm: Alice Hoffman's NIGHTBIRD  continues with Willow Moonfire. 

*WEDNESDAY, September 15th at 7pm: TBA

*THURSDAY, September 16th at 7pm: Terry Pratchett's THE SEA AND LITTLE  FISHES with Caledonia in The Glen

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"All times slt/Pacific Time. Story events in Voice unless otherwise noted.

*MONDAY, August 30th,  at 7pm: Scott Westerfield's GOLIATH continues with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, August 31st - Both sessions today, in The Glen 
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nowhereville/197/131/21

   ~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live! with music, and poetry in Ceiluradh Glen.

   ~ at 7pm: GOING GREEK! - Selections from Stephen Fry's Mythos, Heroes, and Troy with Willow Moonfire. 

*WEDNESDAY, September 1st at 7pm: Roger Zelazny's CREATURES OF LIGHT & DARKNESS continues with Corwyn Allen, live on stream.   

*THURSDAY, August 19th at 7pm: Lev Grossman's THE MAP OF TINY PERFECT THINGS  with Shandon on Loring Beach!

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"MONDAY, August 16th,  at 7pm: Scott Westerfield's GOLIATH continues with Gyro Muggins.

TUESDAY, August 17th Both sessions today, in The Glen

   ~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live! with music, and poetry in Ceiluradh Glen.

   ~ at 7pm: Ursula K. LeGuin's DRAGONFLY continues with Willow Moonfire. 

*WEDNESDAY, August 181th at 7pm: Roger Zelazny's CREATURES OF LIGHT & DARKNESS continues with Corwyn Allen, live on stream.   

*THURSDAY, August 19th at 7pm: Selections from THE BOOK OF DRAGONS (ed. by Jonathan Strahan) with Finn Zeddmore

*FRIDAY, August 20th at 2:30pm: Terry Pratchett's UNSEEN ACADEMICALS "

More details on the blog.

"We bring stories of all kinds to life, in Second Life ... and other virtual worlds ... All times slt/Pacific Time. Story events in Voice unless otherwise noted." Read more on the blog.

"Join us for Russell's popular weekly performance in our beautiful Glen for an hour of 100% live and unplugged acoustic music and spoken word.  Russell will be presenting original and traditional songs, instrumental pieces and covers, together with some selected poems. Folk Baroque and Beyond. Presented on Stream." Read more on the blog.

"We bring stories of all kinds to life, in Second Life...and other virtual worlds - CELEBRATING GREAT STORIES SINCE 2008! All times slt/Pacific Time. Story events in Voice unless otherwise noted." Read more on the blog.

"If you’ve been following my blog, you might know that I decided just over a year ago to give my novel, ‘Beside an Open Window,’ a bit of an update. This includes a title change to ‘Thank You For Afterlifing With Us.’ It’s a novel about a digital afterlife called ‘Pink Dawn.’ I ran a serialisation of one half of the novel in the following months and I’ve now finished updating the other half. The book will launch on Saturday, and will be available in Kindle, PDF and print versions." Read more on the blog.

"Episode six of The Avatar Dining Club Mysteries. Each episode is an audio recording of me reading one of my short stories about a group of metaversians who meet in real life for a monthly meal and a mystery. This is the final episode in the current season. Want a second season? Let me know in the comments!" Read more on the blog.

"Episode four of The Avatar Dining Club Mysteries. Each episode is an audio recording of me reading one of my short stories about a group of metaversians who meet in real life for a monthly meal and a mystery." Read more on the blog.

"It’s time to highlight another week of storytelling in Voice by the staff and volunteers at the Seanchai Library. As always, all times SLT, and events are held at the Library’s home in Nowhereville, unless otherwise indicated. Note that the schedule below may be subject to change during the week, please refer to the Seanchai Library website for the latest information through the week." Read more on the blog.