Jacob Buller

Jacob Buller is a Manitoba-based writer building an interconnected body of speculative and middle-grade fiction grounded in empathy, curiosity, and emotional realism. He is the creator of The Stinkwater Escapee, a middle-grade adventure series that blends humor and heart with media-literacy inquiry through its companion podcast, Mudwater Mutters. His literary fiction includes Things That Need Doin’, published in Icelandic Connection, a speculative story of grief and renewal set in Manitoba’s Interlake region. Across his work, Buller explores belonging, neurodivergence, masculinity, and the unseen forces that shape how young people understand the world. He lives in Gimli, where he continues expanding the “Garden of Galaxies” story universe.

Publications

Mudwater Mutters

Writing as: H Jacob Buller

Mudwater Mutters

“The media literacy companion for The Stinkwater Escapee.”

Writing as: H Jacob Buller

Released: Jul 12, 2025

Publisher: Thriving Earth

The Stinkwater Escapee

Writing as: H Jacob Buller

The Stinkwater Escapee

The Stinkwater Escapee follows Big Al, the largest crocodile in Stinkwater Marsh, whose hunger and curiosity carry him far from home into the bewildering world of humans. After hitching a ride on a passing airplane, he stumbles through villages, diners, motels, and bars, learning to stand, talk, dress, and navigate human customs in the only way a crocodile can—badly, boldly, and with surprising heart. Blending humor with an emotional undercurrent, the story explores identity, adaptation, and what it means to become “human.”

Writing as: H Jacob Buller

Released: Feb 11, 2026

Publisher: Thriving Earth

Things That Need Doin’

Writing as: H Jacob Buller

Things That Need Doin’

A literary speculative story set in rural Manitoba, following robotics engineer Ansel Rademacher in the aftermath of a death in the family and the collapse of his marriage. Drawn back to an off-grid ecovillage he once helped build, Ansel is pulled into an uncanny series of events involving memory gaps, a sacred cedar grove, and the boy who grew up alongside his daughter. Blending grief, technology, and the quiet setting of the Interlake, the story explores responsibility, community, and the moments that spark renewal.

Writing as: H Jacob Buller

Released: Apr 30, 2025

Publisher: Icelandic Connection - 150th Anniversary Edition