Tales from FAR Manor

Friday, February 24, 2012 The first part of the pipeline project involved everyone in Laurel: those not building the spring head or laying...

There’s been enough stuff going on, but not enough time to post mid-week. I hate when that happens, so I’ll just dump everything in one post...

This one is based on Icy Sedgwick’s Photo Prompt 20 . The prompts that prompt me get me to ask a question: the resulting story answers the q...

Contents Monday, February 20, 2012 Miss Sally closed her folder. “This is a good stopping point,” she said, glancing at the figure in th...

No way I’d mistake it for the Fourth of July, but it was an awesome day for February. That’s a little ironic, since the upcoming episode of ...

This concludes the G-5 flash trilogy. If you’re just joining the free-range insane asylum, here are links to the first two parts: Part 1: ...

I didn’t think they’d do it, but I was wrong. Apple is putting the screws to Amazon and other companies, who have used former loopholes to ...

Contents Thursday, February 16, 2012 Kelly insisted on helping with what Tina called “procurement.” “This is going to be a big hassle,” ...

This one is based on Icy Sedgwick’s photo prompt #19 . Click . Easy, easy money , thought Marc, pulling his shirt open and giving the p...

She even looks like an older version of Snippet… Hooray, I say! Things started going our way about a week ago, when Snippet finally got...

Most of the “funny” email I get isn’t that funny. This was an exception. The Evil Twins’ dad sent it along… A first grade girl handed in ...

Contents A subdued Cody and Kelly entered the Laurel Room, not noticing the curious stares from her parents and Johnny, and took their sea...

Mason is 17 months old today. The kid’s come a long way, and of course he has a long way to go. But he hit a big milestone yesterday — he re...

As has happened several times in the past, I wrote this in a burst after thinking I wasn’t going to write much. This one’s a more traditiona...

Contents Everyone dispersed to their afternoon pursuits, leaving Charles, Tina, and Johnny at one table to discuss livestock, Cody and Kel...

Updated September 2017 , February 2022, December 2022 . Changes are preserved at archive.org . During one of the many winter storms to hit ...

I was surprised to find G-5 already moving, carrying sipper mugs, as I woke out of cryo. He handed me a mug. “Up and at ’em, sleepyhead,” ...

Contents Sunday, February 12, 2012 “Frankly, I’m a little worried about Cody,” said Tina, standing in Rita’s clinic with Charles, Tim, Sa...