Tales from FAR Manor

I tuned the Launch Cannon to fire at B&N and Amazon pretty much simultaneously. That actually worked out pretty well. As I’ve been r...

FAR Manor has an attached two-car garage, and a detached three-car garage. With all that garage space, we are able to park: one minivan and ...

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

Let’s have a round of applause for  +Angela Kulig , who put this thing together! And what’s a cover without a blurb, right? Thanks to e...

As you have certainly realized by now, I changed the blog template. Some readers have told me the contrast (or lack thereof) made it hard to...

Since I was out of town mid-week, and Water and Chaos is with the editor, I’ll post an excerpt. This is from the second of the Accidental S...

Last week, I received two different awards from three different people. So thanks to  +Helen Howell  and  +Tony Noland  for the Super Sweet ...

Welcome, Indie Lifers, to the free-range insane asylum! I have a short post this month, but I hope some of you find it valuable. Don’t forge...

This one runs a little long, I hope I’m forgiven… Once, in the time of Camac That Was, before the Makers departed Termag for the City ...

This has been an interesting week. Maybe it was synchronicity, or maybe it was the universe sending a message. Anyway, let’s start with a ...

I don’t know if Mason dreamed it, or just made up a story, but I thought I’d embellish it a little for this week’s #FridayFlash. Yup, I co-a...

Hooray, I’ve finished cranking in the Water and Chaos  beta comments! Of course, that means I can no longer put off writing a synopsis (ak...

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

The Pickups and Pestilence  launch party is over, the prizes have been handed out … and White Pickups  is still 99¢. I think I’ll wait for ...

I appreciate all who came by to offer well-wishes, or even just to enter the raffle! So who won?! You really want to know? OK… Kindle ...

Just a reminder, the Pickups and Pestilence release party goes on through the weekend. Links to free books, 99-cent books, and a chance to...

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

Launch Cannon: Fire! Come back often over the next several days, there will be updates. The raffle is now in place! I’m both happy ...

I'm dedicating today's Writing Wibbles to a regular visitor to TFM, Helen Howell. Helen's book, I Know You Know , deserves more...

What a long trip it’s been: three and a half years. But Pickups and Pestilence  is back from the editor, and it’s rolling out on Thursday, M...