Tales from FAR Manor

Several readers thought last week’s story, Let It Be , needed a little room to grow. It agreed, naturally. Times of Trouble Running, ...

Hey look, a new follower slipped in at the last minute: Sonya Clark . A couple weeks ago, I got a peek at the first part of her novel in pro...

I didn't set out to do this, but various failures over the weekend kicked off several minor technology changes today. It's like my g...

I was at the park with Mason yesterday, and saw a girl sitting on a bench with a sketch box. She looked like she wanted the entire world to ...

In the words of the immortal Thing, it’s wibblin’ time! Like most writers, I tend to run hot and cold on my own work. On one hand, perha...

“The land is at peace,” said the brave knight Asmus, looking sadly into his empty mug. “And I am bored, to the point of death.” “Well then...

The guts of the system (plus some load) Solar panels, I’ve been told, now cost about half of what they did a year ago. And it’s true — f...

Dogs got their kibble, I got my wibble… But first, let’s welcome the new followers here at the free-range insane asylum: Taryn Raye — ...

It’s been a long overdue chore to clean out the trunk of my car, and I finally tackled it this weekend. Here's what I found: Trash....

I must admit, I read Lord Dunsany’s Book of Wonders this week and it went straight to my head. And yet, there were a couple niggling things...

Big V came up here Wednesday and spent the night. “It’s for this week,” says the wife, “until she gets her glucose under control.” Like Th...

The final installment. Hope you enjoyed it! Accidental Sorcerers, Season 2 Part 5: Rescue (Conclusion) Season 1 Season 2:  Part 1 ...

To misquote Monty Python: “And fall gave winter a miss and went straight on to spring.” If you don’t count what was essentially two days of ...

It occurred to me that some of you never read the first part… click the “Season 1” link below if you want to read what went before this. ...

It’s wibbling tiiiime! Before  White Pickups  had ambitions of being a “real” novel, I posted episodes on Monday — and on occasion, side-e...

And now things pick up a little… Accidental Sorcerers, Season 2 Part 3: A Lost Owner Part 1 •  Part 2 Image source:  Webweavers...

As always, we’ll start by welcoming a new follower to the free-range insane asylum: T.K. Millen, The Unknown Writer ! Your badge is on the d...

I've seen this in email a couple times, but couldn't find the text with a quick Google. This is how I remember it: A rich man want...

Mason’s cold has about run its course — he’s back to his old (usually) cheerful self — and hallelujah, he’s sleeping all night more often th...

This kind of wafted its way into my Google+ stream. I just — it’s — wow. Reality really is stranger than fiction. See this blast about J...