Tales from FAR Manor

"Untergang der Titanic", by Willy Stöwer, from Wikimedia Commons September 11, 1931 There is a running joke about using a t...

“Is all well, good scribe?” Breeze wrote on the chalkboard. Image source: openclipart.org My feet were freezing, and I hate for my fee...

Image source: openclipart.org “Hi, Allie,” Bob said into his cellphone, turning to shade himself and the phone from the summer sun. The ...

I went to the crossroads… As always, I got a round of polite applause after my first number. I try to focus on the positive. This bar be...

Hooray, I’m flashing again! Thanks to Eric J. Krause, once again, whose writing prompt got this one started. And of course, since it has a ...

Image source: openclipart.org “Channel 3 News will stay on the air, commercial-free, as long as we can—” Click “Lt. Carson of the Ge...

This is a continuation of an earlier #FridayFlash, Ghosts in a Can . The spirit guides paused in their chanting to confer. “Fifteen,” on...

This is based on a prompt by Eric Krause : “A tiny planet declares independence from the intergalactic empire.” The planet’s name and design...

“Your qualifications look good, Paul,” said Cynthia Bluefield, glancing at the document in her desk. “Everything checks out there. Just one ...

Previous episodes:  Part 1  •  Part 2  •  Part 3  •  Part 4  •  Part 5  •  Part 6  •  Part 7  •  Part 8  •  Part 9  •  Part 10 Xenocide...

Previous episodes:  Part 1  •  Part 2  •  Part 3  •  Part 4  •  Part 5  •  Part 6  •  Part 7  •  Part 8  •  Part 9 Xenocide, part 10 D...

Previous episodes:  Part 1  •  Part 2  •  Part 3  •  Part 4  •  Part 5  •  Part 6  •  Part 7  •  Part 8 Xenocide, part 9 Upping the Ji...

“Mom! Dad! Shinies !” Elly and Sam ran to the back door, yanking at the doorknob, as Kyle climbed onto an end table and pressed his face aga...

Previous episodes:  Part 1  •  Part 2  •  Part 3  •  Part 4  •  Part 5  •  Part 6  •  Part 7 Xenocide, part 8 Fool’s Gold The paydirt t...

Previous episodes: Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 • Part 5 • Part 6 Xenocide, part 7 Paydirt The wreck turned out to be a ...

Thanks to John Xero for looking this over and helping me clean it up. If you don’t want to wait for the ending, you should be able to get th...

Previous episodes: Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 Xenocide, part 5 The Crack House That Wasn’t “Hey. Can I talk to you?” The...