Tales from FAR Manor

I really ought to install a revolving door at FAR Manor — M.A.E. lasted about a week at the free-range insane asylum this time. At the begin...

“Hello, Mr. Johnson,” the nurse chirped in her baby-talk voice. “Are we doing okay this morning?” “Hi, Tammy,” I replied. “Whatever it is ...

Today, I’d like to talk a little about the story bomb . But before I do, go over to John Wiswell’s blog and read Making Ideas . Writers get ...

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...

Somebody pinch me. Bonus points if you’re female and I get to pinch back. It appears that we have outlasted the chicken houses! Tyson’...

I was invited to participate in the Scribbles Blog Hop, and it sounded like a lot of fun, so here we go… each writer is going to post pics...

This is the first in the “Seasons of the Moon” YA series by S.M. (Sara) Reine. A promising, even exciting, start. Price/Length : $2.99 /...

Whew, I made it. I recently finished reading a book (no, not the next review, nor the one after that) where the editing… well, there’s no ...

Previous episodes: Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 Xenocide, Episode 4 Doc Dix Doc Dix was the county coroner from back before urban sprawl ...

Icy Sedgwick is a #FridayFlash regular on Twitter (she tweets as @icypop ), and Checkmate is a collection of 15 of her short pieces. It’s a...

Writing Wibbles, Photo Wibbles, Life Wibbles, I need to start posting in the moment again. But first, welcome to the two newest followers:...

This is another story idea that’s been kicking around in my head for a long time. I originally intended to make it a brief screenplay. It ma...

In case you missed the previous two… Part 1 Part 2 Xenocide, Episode 3 These Guys Bug Me The Fibbies had names — Phillip Jobst...

Happy Hallowe’en! I’m wrapping up this series with some real treats: free horror fiction, fresh from the blogs! Clicking the links below ope...

If there’s a moral to this story, I suppose it would be don’t mess with a geek! “You’re my little geek girl, Linda.” Her father’s voice c...

I didn’t post last week because I was having way too much fun last Thursday. I ended up attending the Red Iris Books launch party on Twitte...

Oh hey! Remember when I mentioned submitting two drabbles to the Were-Traveler? They were both accepted later that evening, woohoo! I’ll pos...

I combined two scenes today because they're under 1000 words combined. Hope you’re enjoying this… Part 1 Xenocide, Episode 2 Con...

A few weeks ago, Nina Pelletier posted a writing prompt on Google+: Backstory on why you (or your character) have a certain fear. That got ...

I have to admit I made little or no progress on the Pickups series this week. But I did finish a short story I started in January 2008, and...