Monthly Archives: December 2020

Watching Pete Beard’s Wonderful (and informative!) videos. December 30, 2020 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on December 30, 2020 by jeffbaker307

One of the good things that happened in 2020 is I stumbled across the videos of artist Pete Beard. I’m gathering he’s British and an illustrator himself, and he posts videos about the history of such subjects as Windsor McCay … Continue reading →

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“The Prancing and Pawing of Each Little Hoof,” by Jeff Baker, December 22, 2020. (For Friday Flash Fics.)

Posted on December 22, 2020 by jeffbaker307

                              The Prancing and Pawing of Each Little Hoof                                              By Jeff Baker                                                     I wasn’t going home for Christmas that year, and I was working so I didn’t mind. I had decorated my room with a few Christmas … Continue reading →

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Progress Report, from Jeff Baker. December 21, 2020.

Posted on December 21, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Not a lot of actual progress to report for the last week or so. I wrote down the opening to a story whose idea I dreamed up almost forty years ago when I got my first car (Has it been … Continue reading →

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“Beer For Christmas.” by Jeff Baker. (An oldie.)

Posted on December 21, 2020 by jeffbaker307

NOTE: I wrote this quite a while back and posted this here a few years ago. It seems like time to post it again! Merry Christmas! —–jsb          Beer For Christmas                                                 By Jeff Baker             We left Santa beer … Continue reading →

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Luminarias shine for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. December 18, 2020.

Posted on December 18, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Luminarias                                                  By Jeff Baker             “How much further?” I asked.             “Not much. This way, just watch your step,” Eric said.             I was watching. There were rocks all over these foothills and it was getting dark fast. I … Continue reading →

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“When In Rome,” do the December 2020 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge, by Jeff Baker. (Dec. 11, 2020)

Posted on December 11, 2020 by jeffbaker307

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for December’s Flash Fiction Draw Challenge (by Cait Gordon, thank you very much!) were a dystopian story (yeah, like that could happen!) set on the Eiffel Tower involving a cane. I’ve been reading a lot of … Continue reading →

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“The Library of Amalthea.” Friday Flash Fics for December 11, 2020, from Jeff Baker.

Posted on December 11, 2020 by jeffbaker307

                                           The Library of Amalthea                                                      By Jeff Baker             “Woah!” Skip said. “Look at all those books! Hey, what’s that statue?” he pointed to a small, naked woman reclining on the top of a bookcase.             “A library should … Continue reading →

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Progress Report from Jeff Baker, December 9, 2020.

Posted on December 9, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Sat down about 10:00p.m. and wrote the monthly Flash Fiction Draw Challenge story. Sometime around 1245a.m. I wrote two more; one of them the weekly Friday Flash story. Phew! I have a column and a flash story I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Progress Report; December 4, 2020 from Jeff Baker

Posted on December 5, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Actually wrote a full story today! Got up early about 5:00a.m., bummed around the web and thought I’d write a bit on the Christmas story I’m planning to post on the web in a couple of weeks. Two hours later … Continue reading →

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“On The River,” Friday Flash Fics for December 4, 2020 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on December 4, 2020 by jeffbaker307

              On The River                                           By Jeff Baker                                                 It was hot on the river.             The water was the green of late morning, not yet the gold of afternoon.             Duoaud was grateful for the hat as … Continue reading →

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