Monthly Archives: October 2024

“Upon the Midnight Queer.” ‘Nathan Burgoine’s New Collection, Reviewed By Jeff Baker. (October 29, 2024)

Posted on October 29, 2024 by jeffbaker307

NOTE: A version of this review first appeared on Goodreads. —-jeff “Upon The Midnight Queer” ‘Nathan Burgoine’s New Collection Reviewed by Jeff Baker ‘Nathan Burgoine’s second short fiction collection “Upon the Midnight Clear,” features a group of short Christmas tales … Continue reading →

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“Wheels And Skulls.” Friday Flash Fics For (Near) Halloween, from Jeff Baker. October 25, 2024.

Posted on October 25, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Wheels And Skulls by Jeff Baker The skeleton astride the motorcycle in the parking lot cackled in a ghostly voice; “Beware! I am the Hell-Spawned Spirit of Vengeance!” “Sounds good to me,” said a voice from the van parked in … Continue reading →

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Progress Report (Not Much, but Notable!) From Jeff Baker. September/October 2024. (October 17, 2024)

Posted on October 20, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Progress Report for September/October 2024 Wrote the regular flash fictions, (One of them the start of another serial!!) plotted out something and otherwise kind of piddled on the writing but I DID send some things off to magazines and I … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: September/October 2024, from Jeff Baker

Posted on October 20, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report, September/October 2024 Jeff Baker Grabbed a lot of time to read this month! Started reading Dave Musson’s “Once More Round the Sun.” Read the stories “Start As You Mean To Go On,” “The Strange Phenomenon of Epping Manor,” … Continue reading →

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Friday Flash Fics Visits The Secret City. Fiction by Mike Mayak. October 17, 2024.

Posted on October 17, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Jorge Alabaster And the Secret City by Mike Mayak Jorge Alabaster turned the motorcycle off the highway as he drove into the city. He rode down the street into what had been the downtown area He passed what had been … Continue reading →

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Bulls And Snakes And Cakes—Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results for October 2024. (Mike Mayak, October 14, 2024)

Posted on October 14, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Hi, again! I’m Mike Mayak, AKA Jeff Baker. The Draws for the October 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Monster Story Set in A Cake Shop Involving A Rubber Duck E. H. Timms wrote “Bull In A Cake Shop” … Continue reading →

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“I Just Found Fritz!” Friday Flash Fics Story By Jeff Baker (October 11, 2024)

Posted on October 12, 2024 by jeffbaker307

I Just Found Fritz by Jeff Baker Kyle walked up the stairs to the second floor of the new Public Library. He was a little out of breath and realized he wasn’t a kid on the High School track team … Continue reading →

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“I Don’t Like Spiders And Snakes.” But I DO Like the October 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story by Jeff Baker. (October 10th, 2024)

Posted on October 10, 2024 by jeffbaker307

I Don’t Like Spiders and Snakes by Jeff Baker AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for the October 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were A Monster Story set in a Cake Shop involving a Rubber Duck. Here’s the story, but can you … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Draws (early) for October 2024 from Mike Mayak. (October 6th, 2024)

Posted on October 6, 2024 by jeffbaker307

First, here’s the prompts for the October 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge. Then my usual long-winded explanation: A Monster Story Involving A Rubber Duck Set at A Cake Shop Now, on to the details. Hi! I’m Mike Mayak, I also … Continue reading →

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One Fine Summer’s Day. Friday Flash Fics as by Mike Mayak. (October 4th, 2024)

Posted on October 4, 2024 by jeffbaker307

One Fine Summer’s Day by Mike Mayak “It was right over here I think,” Charlie said. “How can you tell?” Kurt said. “It’s a highway in the Mojave Desert. It all looks the same.” “Naah! Look over there!” Charlie said … Continue reading →

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