Monthly Archives: October 2025

“Tweet-O-Ween.” Friday Flash Fics For Halloween from Jeff Baker. (October 31, 2025)

Tweet-O-Ween by Jeff Baker You’d think Halloween in a genuinely haunted house would be fun, but not when you’re the ghosts and the home’s blissfully unaware owners were out for the weekend. Gus and Bertram (“Bertie”) had been happily “shacked-up” … Continue reading

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“Tweet-O-Ween.” Halloween Story Preview For Rainbow Snippets from Jeff Baker (October 26, 2025)

Every week at Rainbow Snippets https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 we post six lines from a work of ours, a work in progress or a work of someone else’s with LGBT characters. For Halloween Week, another preview. My Halloween story will be posted here … Continue reading

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“If It’s Two Prince Charmings, Who Gets the Glass Slipper?” Friday Flash Fics From Jeff Baker (October 24, 2025)

If It’s Two Prince Charmings, Who Gets the Glass Slipper? By Jeff Baker “Okay, we’re on the steps,” Kai said. “And it’s about midnight.” “It’s about nine-thirty,” Richie said. “Well, it’s midnight somewhere!” Kai laughed. “And we’re at the front … Continue reading

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Reading Report September/October 2025. The Papers of the University Of Cosmopoli and a Ghost Table. From Jeff Baker

Reading Report, September/October 2025 I’ve wanted to read the University Of Cosmopoli Papers by Christopher Blayre (pen-name of Edward Heron-Allen, 1861-1943) since I stumbled across a couple of the stories a year ago. Cast as the papers of faculty and … Continue reading

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Progress Report September/October 2025 from Jeff Baker. (Actual Progress!)

September/October 2025 Some surprising progress to report! I started working on a longer story (I’ve been slacking off on longer stories!) and then I stumbled across a file with a story I started a few years ago and wrote out … Continue reading

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A Very Brief Rainbow Snippet From Jeff Baker for October 19, 2025.

(October 19, 2025) Every Week at Rainbow Snippets https://www.facebook.com/groups/RainbowSnippets participants post six lines of a work of theirs, a work-in-progress or a work by someone else that has LGBT characters. I wasn’t going to do any snippeting for this week, … Continue reading

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Fillet Of A Finny Snake. Yummy Friday Flash Fics As By Mike Mayak October (October 17, 2025)

Fillet Of A Finny Snake In the Cauldron Boil And Bake by Mike Mayak The kitchen was bright and pleasant with the afternoon sun streaming through the skylight. The red, yellow and turquoise of the cups and plates, neatly stacked, … Continue reading

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Pink Tires And Fun at the Gym! Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results For October 2025! (October 13, 2025)

Hi! I’m Mike, A.K.A. Jeff Baker. The draws for the October 2025 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Comedy Set on a Space Station Involving a Spare Tire E. H. Timms wrote: “Pink Tires” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2025/10/flash-fic-challenge-pink-tires.html And I wrote: “Mister Domenikos’ … Continue reading

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“Mister Domenikos’ Wheel.” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story For October 2025, from Mike Mayak (October 11, 2025)

Mister Domenikos’ Wheel by Mike Mayak AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for the October 2025 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Comedy, involving a Spare Tire, set at a Space Station. Here’s what I came up with. —mike Dante Granello was … Continue reading

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Spend “All Hollowed Eve” At the Food Garden Court. Rainbow Snippets From Jeff Baker. (October 11, 2025)

Photo by Kenny Blasco. Every Week at Rainbow Snippets https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 participants post six lines of a work of theirs, a work-in-progress or a work by someone else that has LGBT characters. It’s been a while since I’ve written about Skid … Continue reading

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