Tales from FAR Manor

Home, home again I like to be here, when I can — Pink Floyd I took the three days off work that the office was open this week, but it...

When Mason takes selfies, he goes all out: So the wife, daughter, and I were all laughing about this, and Mason came to see what was so...

Sometimes, when the first, second, and third opinions are unsatisfactory, the fourth opinion is the charm. I’ve had some trepidation abo...

Uncovering the cover, anyway. Uncovering Sura might be the express lane to a messy and very painful demise. Things do get a little messy in ...

Mason’s like my personal prompt machine these days, especially for light horror. His original appears at the end. Image source: opencl...

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I was going to use this last week, but didn’t get it written down until Saturday. So you get it this week instead. ;-) Image source: o...

Last night brought frost to FAR Manor, the first October frost in three years. It’s all downhill from here: I committed myself to wri...

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Image source: openclipart.org “Sir,” the elf scout barked, “no sign of the enemy anywhere.” “They retreated?” the elf general cocked o...

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Here’s another one of Mason’s stories that I embellished. The original follows… Image source: openclipart.org Lee hung up and poked ...

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Last week : Warmonger and Jaguar broke into Bea’s Jewelers, grabbing raw gold and loose stones. But as they slipped outside, they were accos...

Sometimes, instead of writing wibbles, you just need to put on your ear protection, pick up the sticks, and have at it: A lot of stuff ...

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All aboard! When I first ran across Angela Kulig a few years ago, she had posted an excerpt to her novel in progress on her blog. A girl...

If it was under 1200 words, I’d just post the whole thing. But this one runs over 1400 words, and there's a convenient break right at th...