Monthly Archives: November 2025

Oh Stately Bird, A Thanksgiving Poem by Jeff Baker (November 27, 2025)

Posted on November 27, 2025 by jeffbaker307

About every year I post this Thanksgiving poem I wrote about thirty years ago. Happy Thanksgiving —jeff Oh Stately Bird By Jeff Baker Oh stately bird Who is there that does not love you Our family gathered together, you the … Continue reading →

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J. Scott Coatsworth’s New Book: “Down The River.” Available November 30, 2025

Posted on November 26, 2025 by jeffbaker307

My friend J. Scott Coatsworth is releasing his latest book, “Down The River” on November 30, 2025 But I’ll let him tell it… Nine years have passed since a group of strangers first met at a magical little restaurant in … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets From Oscar Wilde!! Jeff Baker, November 21, 2025

Posted on November 21, 2025 by jeffbaker307

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. To begin the Holidays, here’s my annual Christmastime Treat: A few snippets from … Continue reading →

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Hoorah For the Pumpkin Pie! And For Friday Flash Fics’ Early Thanksgiving Story For November 21, 2025!

Posted on November 21, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Hoorah For the Pumpkin Pie by Jeff Baker I was nine years old that Thanksgiving in the early Seventies. I had been relegated to my Grandparents house so I would be out of the way of my Mom Dad’s preparations … Continue reading →

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Reading Report. October/November 2025 from Jeff Baker. November 20, 2025.

Posted on November 20, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Read “Crossing the Border” by Barry N. Malzberg in his collection “Collecting Myself.” Story written for the Resnick anthology “Men Writing Science Fiction as Women.” More from both books as this report progresses. Also from the Malzberg book read “Gotterdamerung” … Continue reading →

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Progress Report, October/November 2025 from Jeff Baker. November 20, 2025

Posted on November 20, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Wrote the usual flash fictions for the weekly and monthly challenges. Wrote a couple of Queer Sci-Fi columns. Worked a little bit on plotting out some of the longer stories which I will try to get finished by Spring of … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets Thanks Emperor Norton, from Mike Mayak November 15, 2025

Posted on November 15, 2025 by jeffbaker307

NOV Fifteenth twentytwentyfive 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. We head to a slightly different version of San Francisco … Continue reading →

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“Urzipan The Sorcerer.” Friday Flash Fics On Saturday by Mike Mayak (November 15, 2025)

Posted on November 15, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Urzipan The Sorcerer by Mike Mayak The young-looking raccoon scrambled and pulled himself onto the top of the castle’s low wall and sat there breathing heavily. “This would have been a lot easier to do as a hawk,” he muttered … Continue reading →

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What Can You Do With A Moldy Wig? Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results for November 2025. (November 10, 2025)

Posted on November 10, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Hi! I’m Mike, A.K.A. Jeff Baker. The draws for the November 2025 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Cyberpunk Story Set on a Trolley Involving a Moldy Wig (For the record, I made out this list and I had to … Continue reading →

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“Father Gareth And the Fatal Glass Of Beer.” Friday Flash Fics From Jeff Baker. (November 7th, 2025)

Posted on November 7, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Father Gareth And the Fatal Glass Of Beer by Jeff Baker Joey Strunk had rushed into the church just after morning Mass. He was furious and loud. “Father! I have to talk to you!” Father Gareth Armbrewster raised an eyebrow. … Continue reading →

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