Tales from FAR Manor

The series rolls to an end… In Part 1 , we had a look at Markdown and the five or six formatting symbols that cover 97% of written fictio...

Part 1 | Part 2 Image source: Wikimedia Commons Liana set their prize on the table, and they stepped back to take a look. It was a st...

Tonya, Queen of Kneecaps image source: about.com When we last left this , the knee had started improving around the time I went to the ...

The series rolls on… In Part 1 , we had a look at Markdown and the five or six formatting symbols that cover 97% of written fiction. Part ...

Part 1 Image source: Wikimedia Commons “It’s as tight as I can make it,” said Chakan, clambering out of the hole. “Maybe it’ll work t...

The series rolls on… In Part 1 , we had a look at Markdown and the five or six formatting symbols that cover 97% of written fiction. Part ...

Image source: Wikimedia Commons The thought crossed Chakan’s mind: Plowing’s a man’s work . The better part of himself spoke up immedi...

Tonya, Queen of Kneecaps image source: about.com Last Wednesday, the knee started twinging. I didn’t give it much thought, because it d...

I won’t sit here forever! While the evaluations show significant development issues, most related to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Charlie is ...

The series rolls on… In Part 1 , we had a look at Markdown and the five or six formatting symbols that cover 97% of written fiction. Last ...

Last week, I showed you a brief introduction to Markdown . I only hinted at why you might want to use Markdown instead of comfortable old bo...

What’s more fun than a campout? Camping out near the beach, of course! The second of two camping trips offered to Mason’s Cub Scout pa...

I’ve said this before, but for people who want to make a living (or even beer money) writing fiction, the best writing advice out there is s...

I didn't get this posted Tuesday. Oh well. The two biggest components in this release are compatibility enhancements: Tines now c...

Mason is in Cub Scouts (Tiger) now, and there are a zillion activities happening all the time. We went on his first camping trip over the we...

Among his other issues, Charlie has some dietary restrictions. Specifically, he doesn’t tolerate most kinds of formula—Similac Sensitive is ...

Mason continues to be one of Charlie's favorite people, as you can see here… "Are you fighting a… a Diamond Ender Creeper?"...

Back in October, Mom had a pacemaker installed. It’s a routine thing these days, almost an outpatient procedure. They keep you overnight, wa...

Some of us are trying to bring the fun of flash fiction back to Twitter. Here’s my contribution, inspired by Daughter Dearest’s text this mo...

Hmmm… cushy! As part of Charlie’s state-supported foster care, someone comes by the manor every couple of weeks from Babies Can’t Wait, ...

His favorite cake Mason’s already 7. How time flies. We had pizza in town for his birthday dinner. Most of the kids close by (includin...