Tales from FAR Manor

Previous: Meet Blink  | Part 1 | Part 2 In last week’s episode, Blink met up with the retired Captain Heroic, and convinced him to help s...

So everyone has heard about the debacle that was Atlanta traffic on Tuesday afternoon by now, right? Seriously, people who don’t live on Pla...

Helen Howell has awarded me the Awesome Blog Content (ABC) award . Thanks! These are the rules, with annotations as suggested by Helen:...

Image source: openclipart.org So I missed blogging about Winter #1, when it hit −1°F for the first time since the 1980s. The outdoor dog...

Previous: Meet Blink | Part 1 Last week, Blink’s mom opened an envelope, to find enough cash to make the house payment! Shortly after, a ...

The last few days have been fascinating, from the standpoint of an indie writer. First, Melissa Bowersock told us about The Editing Myth ,...

After we met Blink last week, he wanted to let you know about his first adventure… “Hey, Stevie! Did you watch HNN last night?” “Ye...

Image source: openclipart.org While Skyscraper City has a vibrant nightlife, most of that is concentrated in the entertainment district. ...

So Santa brought you a new Kindle, or an Amazon gift card, or both, and you want to get the most reading for the money? The authors at Green...

This will be the last Writing Wibbles of 2013, so I think it’s a good time to look back on what-all happened in my personal writing world....

And… there's the Launch Cannon! Now, how about a blurb? As Bailar and his apprentices help the Conclave prepare for conflict with th...

Image source: openclipart.org When I was little, I ate up all the stories about the future: flying cars, moon colonies, cruises to Satur...

This was supposed to be much less serious than it turned out to be. Image source: openclipart.org Once upon a time, in the Strange L...

The Launch Cannon? Not the exploding pen graphic? That must mean there’s a new book out, right? It’s true. But it’s not The Sorcerer’s D...

Save a tree, buy an eBook: it’s Green Tuesday! My co-op, Green Envy Press, is running the show. I’m happy to be one of ten authors (not ...

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...