Fiction and Storytelling Projects
At Cow Island we love to study and appreciate history through storytelling, with a primary outlet being through fiction projects inspired by historical events. These range from lasting figures such as Brutus to relatively unknown stories like the great con man Sir Gregor MacGregor who convinced unsuspecting people searching for riches to pack their bags and sail halfway around the world to a mosquito invested bog. In every element of history from the individuals to the great battles and back to the buildings they inhabited are fertile ground for epic stories.
Works by V.B. Nelligan in development
In the Cazique’s Wake
After a bruising encounter with a great con man, can young twins overcome the odds and reclaim their fortune by turning the tables on the master?
Et Brutus
Brutus laments his lack of standing on Earth and his comparison to common traitors as he navigates centuries in the afterlife. After an explosive night and young women arrives in Elysium, the first for centuries – will she change everything?
The Vestal Virgin
After serving her 30 years, a Vestal Virgin who is disillusioned with her role in society and looking forward to her retirement, a great Senator lays the blame for the fate of the Republic at her feet – can she prove her innoncece and resuce her life?
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