Tales from FAR Manor

The holiday food binge went as expected: we all ate way too much. Daughter Dearest had to work on Black Friday, fortunately just the 10am to...

This is the intro to a third Accidental Sorcerers story, of the same name. I'll start writing the rest of it once I finish the second o...

I don’t need pity. So what if I’m deaf? Not only do I miss the banal noise of everyday life, it’s awesome PR. I could be lost in a sea of wo...

First, let's welcome the new visitors to the free-range insane asylum: Patricia Lynne —one of my writing buddies, and she's from ...

I thought we could all use a little non-partisan laugh after the long cat fight… It started in Chicago, of course, but not for the reason...

Just a little writing to wibble about this week. I’ve been cheering on everyone participating in NaNoWriMo, though. I’ve learned somethi...

With some of the things my online friends up north are dealing with this week, I got in the mood to write another one of these. Earlier in...

Arrrr, ye lusty wenches! He’s gonna board yer heart, while his granddad plunders yer booty! And with Daughter Dearest, definitely looki...

It is with great pleasure that I welcome EJ Hobbs , a former FAR Manor inmate, to the online version of the free-range insane asylum! EJ is ...

The White Pickups blog tour drove off, and left two winners in its wake: 2nd place , a copy of White Pickups :  Jess Richardson And the ...

With the White Pickups blog tour in the rear-view mirror, I heave a sigh of relief. There were a large pile of guest posts to write, plu...

The barge reached the Captain Rietha Bridge, and the crew offloaded the wagon. With Mik leading the donkey, and crewmen pushing behind, they...

Prologue:  World with End Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 Source:  WikiMedia Commons In later years, when Jakrom’s children ha...

One of the benefits of joining a publishing co-op is that I get a lot  of help with promotion. Oh, did I not mention that? I’ve joined a p...

Prologue:  World with End Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 Source:  WikiMedia Commons “You have seen it?” Perin asked. “You need not answ...

This is a followup to an earlier flash, Miss Siles … Miss Siles’s logo “Thanks for inviting me over, Montana.” Miss Siles settled in...

Prologue: World with End Part 1 • Part 2 Galbron lowered his wine glass and continued. Source: WikiMedia Commons “Down—” the cough...

Fall on Planet Georgia is a great time to be outside. After a long hot summer, it’s nice to be able to sit out on the patio with a fire to k...

Source: openclipart.org Joe leaned over, and threw a couple sticks into the fire ring. Sparks spiraled up, reaching to join their brothe...

Prologue: World with End Part 1 Galbron looked into the distance, and continued his story. Source: WikiMedia Commons After a month ...