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"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.

'From the next two weeks, I’m giving away for free the PDF special edition (prepared for my Patreon subscribers) of my novel, ‘My Avatars and I,’ a story set in Second Life." 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.

"Hope
is a four letter word
that we learned as children
meant our dreams just might be heard.
That the world just might not end,
that the nukes were absurd,
and that ‘truth’ was relative
and that ‘truth’ would get stirred
and spread across the globe
so that boundaries got blurred.
We thought hatred would be beaten
and the powerless heard."

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"Over on my Patreon I’ve released an exclusive long short story – ‘Griefer,’ the story of a man who becomes a Second Life griefer. It’s part of an ongoing work which I’ve been working on for a few years now, titled ‘Once Upon a Time in Second Life.’" Read more on the blog.

"“Some wish to divide and conquer. It makes them feel superior. Others like to see discord and splintering for a sense of control, as they have little power over other aspects of their lives,” said one anonymous Second Life resident, when I asked them about their experiences with the power dynamics often found in groups." Read more on the blog.

"HEY HEARTUN ~ My first online love affair ended on what was supposed to be my wedding day — and I never saw it coming. I got a ‘dear Avatar’ note card and no real explanation. I was hurt and confused. After that I was cautious for a long time." Read more on the blog.