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THURSDAY April 30th at 7pm: HALFWAY TO HALLOWEEN!!!! - Stories from the Gothic South

"Stories from the Gothic South"
STONE ANGELS
Southern Gothic – Atmospheric, dark, and intimate. The mansions are grey, the manners are impeccable. Stone Angels follows the story of a single mother as she enters the world of illusion, death, and the struggle to live, that exemplifies the dark, strange contradictory nature of the South.

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and Kitely
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Book: DEAD ENDS - Stories From The Gothic South
Author: Laura Benedict



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WEDNESDAY, April 29th at 7PM: THE GOLDEN KEY

Faerie Maven-Pralou presents George MacDonald's Victorian fairy tale, first published in 1867.

A young boy listens to his Great-aunt's stories about a magical golden key found at the end of a rainbow. One day, he sees an immense rainbow and sets out to find its end in an enchanted forest. As the forest is in Fairyland where everything has an opposite effect, the rainbow only glows brighter when the sun sets. He finds the key, then it dawns on him that he does not know where the lock is.

It is particularly noted for the intensity of the suggestive imagery, which implies a spiritual meaning to the story without providing a transparent allegory for the events in it.

Presented live, in Voice.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/213/43/27

TUESDAY, April 28th: Music, Poetry & Stories

Russell Eponym, and Willow Moonfire offer dreams and fantasies for a lovely Tuesday ...


~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in the Glen with music and poetry in a soothing sylvan setting.  Enjoy a relaxing hour by the fire with Russell, as guest at Seanchai Library's Ceiliuradh Glen on Holly Kai Park. Live on Stream. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/223/61/2966

~ at 7pm: THE SLEEPER AND THE SPINDLE by Neil Gaiman, as presented by Willow Moonfire. A thrillingly re imagined fairy tale weaving together a sort-of Snow White and an almost Sleeping Beauty with a thread of dark magic, which will hold readers spellbound from start to finish.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/213/43/27

Both sessions, live on Stream.

MONDAY April 27th at 7pm: THE HIGHER SPACE by Jamil Nasir

by Jamil Nasir -
THE HIGHER SPACE 

A corporate lawyer gets involved with a custody case that pulls him into a world of computers, magic and an ancient Native American Shaman.


PRESENTED IN LIVING VOICE BY GYRO MUGGINS
at SEANCHAI LIBRARY in SECOND LIFE
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/213/43/27

SUNDAY, April 26th at 2pm: STORIES & POEMS at the Kultivate Magazine Spring Art Show


Join Kayden Oconnell, Willow Moonfire, Dubhna Rhiadra and Caledonia Skytower for an hour of spoken words to delight and amuse. We'll share an Ella Young fairy tale, a bit of James Thurber, and a surprise or two.

Look for the main stage, right in sight of the Landing Point on Water Haven, and kick back for some spring fun. Presented Live on Stream.

NOTE new slurl from previous posting!

THIS WEEK at Seanchai Libraries

We bring stories of all kinds to life, in Second Life
... and other virtual worlds
 CELEBRATING GREAT STORIES IN VIRTUAL WORLDS SINCE 2008!
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A special update, before we share the events for the week beginning April 26th.

Beginning on March 8th, with the conclusion of the Death on the Nile series, we have been collecting our coins for Fantasy Faire with two objectives: 1. to sponsor an event region, and 2. to continue to support the matching fund for events. With the help of pledged matching funds from Gloriana Maertens (honoring the late Thea Dea) and Caledonia Skytower (honoring the late Jimmie Warnell) the Seanchai Community not only equaled the funds raised in 2019, but far surpassed it. 

In total, Seanchai Library sent L$ 165,000 to The Faire, every bit of which will be matched and multiplied. That's around $600 that will easily become at least $1200, if not more.  Talk about the power of stories!  This support makes Seanchai Library among the highest paying individual sponsors in Faire History! WTG Seanchai Community!

Be sure and GO TO THE FAIRE!  
for more information visit https://fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com/
And be sure to visit the Isle of Shadows, sponsored by Seanchai Library.  


Kultivate Magazine's Spring Arts Show on Water Haven 

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


*SUNDAY - April 26th, 
 ~ at 2pm: STORIES  AT KULTIVATE MAGAZINE'S SPRING ART SHOW.  Kayden, Cale, Willow and Dubhna take the stage on Water Haven as part of Kultivate magazine's Spring Art show with an hour of stories to amuse and delight. Live on Stream.
 https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Water%20Haven/139/139/24

   ~ at 6:30pm: MAGICLAND STORYTIME: "The Secret Garden" Concludes. Caledonia Skytower reads from Frances Hogsdon Burnett's first published book (1911). Live on Stream. That which seems neglected and withering can still thrive with caring and hard work - whether they be flowers and trees, or even people. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bracket/180/56/31

*MONDAY - April 27th, at 7pm:  Jamil Nasir's HIGHER SPACE begins with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, April 28th: 
~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in the Glen with music, poetry, and stories in a popular weekly session that is finding a new home in Ceiluradh Glen as guest of Seanchai Library.

~ at 7 pm: Neil Gaiman's THE SLEEPER AND THE SPINDLEwith Willow Moonfire.


*WEDNESDAY, April 29th, at 7 pm Dorothy Gilman's A NUN IN THE CLOSET, continues with Caledonia Skytower, live on stream.

*THURSDAY, 
April 30th
 at 7pmSTONE ANGELS: Stories of the Gothic South with Shandon Loring. (Also in Kitely!  Find teleport from the main Seanchai World grid.kitely.com:8002:SEANCHAI)


All sessions held at the Seanchai Library in Second Life unless otherwise indicated. Schedule subject to change, because that is just how life rolls sometimes.  
                _____________________________________________________


All sessions at the Seanchai Library are offered free to all Residents.  Have questions? Send a notecard to Caledonia Skytower

THURSDAY April 23rd at 7pm: LEGIONS IN TIME

"Time Criminals Obey!!"
LEGIONS IN TIME
The conflict between two variant futures each seeking to protect their own timeline from a single key moment, the “Jonbar Point”, meaning a critical moment which can generate a variant future. 

Join us in Second Life
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and Kitely
grid.kitely.com:8002:Seanchai   or   http://bit.ly/SeanchaiKitely


Book: THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF Time Travel SF
Author: Michael Swanwick

at 9pm: SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT, Contemporary Sci-Fi-Fantasy with Finn Zeddmore featuring stories from sources including Escape Pod, Light Speed, and Clarkesworld online magazines.


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WEDNESDAY, April 22nd at 7pm: A NUN IN THE CLOSET Continues

When a cloistered monastic community of nuns inherit an old house with 150 acres in up-state New York courtesy of a mysterious benefactor, they are at a loss as to what to do. Sister John and Sister Hyacinthe are therefore dispatched to give the property the once-over and report back. A simple enough assignment, except neither Sister is entirely prepared to deal with all that they find.

From hippies on the lawn to suitcase stuffed with money sitting at the bottom of a well, disguised cocaine and a wounded man who has hidden himself in a closet to avoid Mafia hitmen, not to mention strange apparitions in the night, It might have been better had Sister John and Sister Hyacinthe remained cloistered in the abbey.

But it is amazing what two nuns can achieve armed only with their faith and boundless energy – up to and including a shocking revelation or two about ghosts, gangsters – and murder.

Caledonia Skytower continues Dorothy Gilman’s 1986 mystery, live on stream.

TUESDAY. April 21st: IT'S TUESDAY, Again!

And that means a special TWO session day ...


~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in the Glen with music and poetry in a soothing sylvan setting.  Enjoy a relaxing hour by the fire with Russell, as guest at Seanchai Library's Ceiliuradh Glen on Holly Kai Park. Live on Stream. 

~ at 7 pm: THE DANCING MICE & THE GIANT OF FLANDERS by Laura E. Goodin.

Corwyn Allen shares this delightful tale written by his friend, Laura Goodin, and charmingly illustrated by Ruvani Perumal - a fairytale inspired adventure, live in Voice.
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/215/44/27

MONDAY April 20th at 7pm: THE HIGHER SPACE by Jamil Nasir

by Jamil Nasir -
THE HIGHER SPACE 

A corporate lawyer gets involved with a custody case that pulls him into a world of computers, magic and an ancient Native American Shaman.


PRESENTED IN LIVING VOICE BY GYRO MUGGINS
at SEANCHAI LIBRARY in SECOND LIFE
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/213/43/27

THIS WEEK at Seanchai Libraries

We bring stories of all kinds to life, in Second Life
... and other virtual worlds
 CELEBRATING GREAT STORIES IN VIRTUAL WORLDS SINCE 2008!

_____________________________________
All times slt/Pacific Time. 
Story events Live, in Voice unless otherwise noted.


Willow Moonfire shares more from Ursule K. Le Guin, to an enthusiastic audience. 4-14-20
*MONDAY - April 20th, at 7pm:  Jamil Nasir's HIGHER SPACE continues with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, April 21st: 
~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in the Glen with music and poetry in Ceiluradh Glen. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/223/61/2966

~ at 7 pm: THE DANCING MICE & THE GIANT OF FLANDERS by Laura E. Goodin. Corwyn Allen presents, with illustrative accompaniment.

*WEDNESDAY, April 22nd, at 7 pm:  Dorothy Gilman's A NUN IN THE CLOSET, continues with Caledonia Skytower, live on stream.

*THURSDAY, 
April 23rd,: 


   ~ at 7pm: Michael Swanwick's LEGIONS IN TIME with Shandon Loring. (Also in Kitely!  Find teleport from the main Seanchai World grid.kitely.com:8002:SEANCHAI)

   ~ at 9pm: SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT with Finn Zeddmore. Contemporary Sci-Fi-Fantasy from such online sources as Escape Pod, Light Speed, and Clarkeworld magazines.


It's almost time for Fantasy Faire!  Opening April 23rd.

Come visit us on the Isle of Shadows where we are the Region sponsor, and have our "Faire Treasure Hoard & Pirate Reading Room." 

Learn more about The Faire at https://fantasyfairesl.wordpress.com/

AND Check out Strawberry Linden's April 17th interview with Caldeonia as she and Seanchai Library were the feature on LAB GAB.  



All sessions held at the Seanchai Library in Second Life unless otherwise indicated. Schedule subject to change, because that is just how life rolls sometimes.  
                _____________________________________________________


All sessions at the Seanchai Library are offered free to all Residents.  Have questions? Send a notecard to Caledonia Skytower

THURSDAY April 16th at 7pm: THE CATCH

"Welcome To The Company"
THE CATCH
The Company does not so much patrol the past as seek to preserve its treasures, both living and manufactured. The enterprise is extremely expensive, because the agents of the Company are not normal humans but ones who have been genetically engineered to withstand the rigours of time travel. Consequently the Company seeks to preserve its agents at all costs.

Join us in Second Life
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and Kitely
grid.kitely.com:8002:Seanchai   or   http://bit.ly/SeanchaiKitely


Book: THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF Time Travel SF
Author: Kage Baker

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WEDNESDAY, April 15th at 7pm: A NUN IN THE CLOSET Begins


When a cloistered monastic community of nuns inherit an old house with 150 acres in up-state New York courtesy of a mysterious benefactor, they are at a loss as to what to do. Sister John and Sister Hyacinthe are therefore dispatched to give the property the once-over and report back. A simple enough assignment, except neither Sister is entirely prepared to deal with all that they find.

From hippies on the lawn to suitcase stuffed with money sitting at the bottom of a well, disguised cocaine and a wounded man who has hidden himself in a closet to avoid Mafia hitmen, not to mention strange apparitions in the night, It might have been better had Sister John and Sister Hyacinthe remained cloistered in the abbey.

But it is amazing what two nuns can achieve armed only with their faith and boundless energy – up to and including a shocking revelation or two about ghosts, gangsters – and murder.

Caledonia Skytower begins Dorothy Gilman’s 1986 mystery, live on stream.

TUESDAY, April 14th: TWO for a TUESDAY


~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in the Glen with music and poetry in a soothing sylvan setting.  Enjoy a relaxing hour by the fire with Russell, as guest at Seanchai Library's Ceiliuradh Glen on Holly Kai Park. Live on Stream. 

~ at 7 pm: Selections from THE WIND'S TWELVE QUARTERS by Ursula K. le Guin.

Willow Moonfire presents selections from this collection of short stories by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin, which the author described as a “retrospective”. First published in 1975, it brought together 17 previously published stories, four of which were the germ of novels Le Guin would later write, two of which are represented here and which between them offer insights into the origins of her Earthsea realm.

First published in the January 1964 issue of Fantastic, the short story The Word of Unbinding first introduces the islands of Earthsea as they are each subdued by the dark wizard Voll. Seen through the eyes of another wizard, Festin, the story unfolds around his attempts to stop Voll, only to have his own not inconsiderable powers be rebuffed each time until finally, Festin realises the truth behind Voll power – and the way to undo it. A way that has a terrible price. 
The Rule of Names, published in Fantastic in April 1964, takes us back to Earthsea, and to the rural island of Sattins Island in a convoluted tale of magic, school teachers, secret names, superstitions, dragons, lost treasures and unexpected outcomes. It is centered on the arrival on Sattins Island of a stranger from the archipelago, bent upon mischief-making. His target is the island’s resident magician nicknamed Underhill, widely regarded as incompetent. The stranger believes Underhill holds the key to his being able to reclaim the dragon-stolen treasure of his ancestors. It turns out he is absolutely correct in Underhill being the key to the treasure’s loss, but not in the manner the stranger anticipated. 
Willow presents live, on Stream.

MONDAY April 13th at 7pm: THE HIGHER SPACE by Jamil Nasir

by Jamil Nasir -
THE HIGHER SPACE 

A corporate lawyer gets involved with a custody case that pulls him into a world of computers, magic and an ancient Native American Shaman.


PRESENTED IN LIVING VOICE BY GYRO MUGGINS
at SEANCHAI LIBRARY in SECOND LIFE
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/213/43/27

THIS WEEK at Seanchai Libraries

We bring stories of all kinds to life, in Second Life
... and other virtual worlds
 CELEBRATING GREAT STORIES IN VIRTUAL WORLDS SINCE 2008!
_____________________________________
All times slt/Pacific Time. 
Story events in Voice unless otherwise noted.





*MONDAY - April 13th, at 7pm:  Jamil Nasir's HIGHER SPACE continues with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, April 14th: 
~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in the Glen with music and poetry in Ceiluradh Glen as guest of Seanchai Library. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/223/61/2966

~ at 7 pm: Selections from THE WIND'S TWELVE QUARTERS by Ursula K. Le Guin . Willow Moonfire presenting "The Word of Unbinding," and "The Rule of Names," live on stream.

*WEDNESDAY, April 15th, at 7 pm:  Dorothy Gilman's A NUN IN THE CLOSET, a new mystery-adventure series presented by Caledonia Skytower, live on stream.

*THURSDAY, 
April 16th
at 7pm: Kage Baker's THE CATCH - "Welcome To The Company" with Shandon Loring. (Also in Kitely!  Find teleport from the main Seanchai World grid.kitely.com:8002:SEANCHAI)


All sessions held at the Seanchai Library in Second Life unless otherwise indicated. Schedule subject to change, because that is just how life rolls sometimes.  
                _____________________________________________________


All sessions at the Seanchai Library are offered free to all Residents.  Have questions? Send a notecard to Caledonia Skytower

THURSDAY April 9th at 7pm: WHAT'S IN A USERNAME?

"Danger In The MMORPG!"
WHAT'S IN A USERNAME? 

What’s in a Username? - When gamer girls Maddy and best friend Amber run into Maddy's crush while playing the hot new MMORPG, Power, Maddy decides hiding behind her guy Avatar is the perfect way to get close to said crush--without all the stupid awkwardness that usually ties her tongue and unties her shoelaces. But when she suspects her best friend has eyes for the same guy, their gaming suffers... and there's more at stake in the MMORPG than anyone realizes.

Join us in Second Life
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and Kitely
grid.kitely.com:8002:Seanchai   or   http://bit.ly/SeanchaiKitely


Book: Game On! A GameLit Anthology Author: Angel Leya

at 9pm: SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT, Contemporary Sci-Fi-Fantasy with Finn Zeddmore featuring stories from sources including Escape Pod, Light Speed, and Clarkesworld online magazines.

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TUESDAY, April 7th: Two Event Tuesday, in The Glen


~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in the Glen with music, in a popular weekly session that is finding a new home in Ceiluradh Glen as guest of Seanchai Library. Live on Stream.

~ at 7 pm: WORDS FOR OUR SOULS: Poetry in The Glen, Seanchai Staff shares words for our time around the fire. Live in Voice.


Join us at Seanchai Library's Ceiliuradh Glen on Holly Kai Park.



Both events at ...
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/223/61/2966

MONDAY April 6th at 7pm: THE HIGHER SPACE by Jamil Nasir

by Jamil Nasir -
THE HIGHER SPACE 

A corporate lawyer gets involved with a custody case that pulls him into a world of computers, magic and an ancient Native American Shaman.


PRESENTED IN LIVING VOICE BY GYRO MUGGINS
at SEANCHAI LIBRARY in SECOND LIFE
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Holly%20Kai%20Estates/213/43/27

THIS WEEK at Seanchai Libraries

We bring stories of all kinds to life, in Second Life
... and other virtual worlds
 CELEBRATING GREAT STORIES IN VIRTUAL WORLDS SINCE 2008!
_____________________________________
All times slt/Pacific Time. 
Story events in Voice unless otherwise noted.



*SUNDAY - April 5th, at 6:30pm: 
MAGICLAND STORYTIME: "The Secret Garden" Continues. Caledonia Skytower reads from Frances Hogsdon Burnett's first published book (1911). Live on Stream. That which seems neglected and withering can still thrive with caring and hard work - whether they be flowers and trees, or even people. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bracket/180/56/31

*MONDAY - April 6th, at 7pm:  Jamil Nasir's HIGHER SPACE begins with Gyro Muggins.

*TUESDAY, April 7th: 
~ at Noon: RUSSELL EPONYM, Live in the Glen with music, poetry, and stories in a popular weekly session that is finding a new home in Ceiluradh Glen as guest of Seanchai Library.

~ at 7 pm: WORDS FOR OUR SOULS: Poetry in The Glen, Seanchai Staff shares words for our time around the fire.

*WEDNESDAY, April 8th, at 7 pm:  
No Session tonight

*THURSDAY, 
April 9th:


    ~ at 7pm: Angel Leya's WHAT'S IN A USERNAME? - "Danger In The MMORPG!" with Shandon Loring. (Also in Kitely!  Find teleport from the main Seanchai World grid.kitely.com:8002:SEANCHAI)

    ~ at 9pm: SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT, Contemporary Sci-Fi-Fantasy with Finn Zeddmore featuring stories from sources including Escape Pod, Light Speed, and Clarkesworld online magazines.

All sessions held at the Seanchai Library in Second Life unless otherwise indicated. Schedule subject to change, because that is just how life rolls sometimes.  
                _____________________________________________________


All sessions at the Seanchai Library are offered free to all Residents.  Have questions? Send a notecard to Caledonia Skytower