Tales from FAR Manor

Let’s start with the big picture — long-time readers will recognize the “Then” pic from July 2008 . So yesterday morning, we got up at ...

I woke up this morning with the first line of this story. It wrote itself from there. Escape Source: openclipart.org It was Tolkien t...

So Friday morning found me without a #FridayFlash and wondering what I was going to put up. On the morning commute, I decided to do someth...

Dr. Milano stood waiting outside the glass doors as the limo pulled up. The chauffeur opened the rear door, brought out two bags from the tr...

Last week’s big news was that the Department of Justice went ahead with an expected suit against Apple and five of the “Big 6” publishers,...

And thus concludes the first part… Words of Wisdom Again, the beast drew near, and again it was time to run. Mary paused a lot more o...

Let’s start by welcoming a new follower to the free-range insane asylum: Caine Dorr , author of the Masked Marauder Matinee serial and the ...

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 ...