Tales from FAR Manor

I felt pretty decent in the morning, despite all the drama. Still, the house was dark and still (no electricity). Fortunately, by the time I...

Still no power this morning. We decided to hit the retail district to: Get breakfast Look for a generator Pick up some other odds and ends A...

Charlie knows it’s important to accessorize when you’re hitting the town on Friday night… I’m going to regret this when I’m older. A b...

Earlier Swamp Witch stories… Past the Witching Hour The Swamp Witch and the Deacon Image source: openclipart.org Many of those w...

Any resemblance to Sabrina Zbasnik’s Rejected Story is purely, uh… OK, let’s pull the pin and see what happens with this one. For other s...

Meet Amelia, in the swing next to Mason. She refers to him as “my boyfriend.” Just a-swangin' This is a church thing. They sit to...

Image source: openclipart.org Vincent “Van” Hendricks stopped at the curb in front of the old mansion. “This is crazy,” he said, for the...

Check out Part 1 here, then read on… With Butay safely out of the way, Hatchet gathered her entourage and returned to the Dominion. W...

This wasn’t one of Mason’s ideas, but it does continue the adventures of the exterminator and his enthusiastic sidekick. For more of these t...

We’ve met Hattie before, in Past the Witching Hour . The two of us have some plans for more, but at our own pace. “Knitting’s good for...

Image source: openclipart.org When I was little, I ate up all the stories about the future: flying cars, moon colonies, cruises to Satur...

When Mason takes selfies, he goes all out: So the wife, daughter, and I were all laughing about this, and Mason came to see what was so...

I was going to use this last week, but didn’t get it written down until Saturday. So you get it this week instead. ;-) Image source: o...

Image source: openclipart.org “Sir,” the elf scout barked, “no sign of the enemy anywhere.” “They retreated?” the elf general cocked o...

Image source: openclipart.org “How did you find me?” the elderly priest asked. The youths shrugged. “Google.” “And you modern youths...

Image source: openclipart.org A Nazgûl’s piercing shriek rang through the conference room. Orcs, trolls, balrogs, all cringed and covere...

Amazing, the ideas you come up with on a morning commute. “Yooooooohoooo. Adam… Earth to Adam.” “Oh… geez. Sorry, Steve.” Adam patte...

Image source: openclipart.org Tap tap tap . “Hmmmm.” Hattie the Swamp Witch opened her eyes. It was dark. The only other sound was the...

In a parallel universe, this is on one of the cable channels… Remixed from graphics on  openclipart.org SFX: upbeat theme music. ...

To celebrate the release of my new book, Pickups and Pestilence , I’m running a giveaway for my anthology Oddities  through Saturday (May 11...