Monthly Archives: January 2026

Rainbow Snippet from Cait Gordon’s “Selected Shorts.”

Posted on January 24, 2026 by jeffbaker307

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. My snippets this week come from “Selected Shorts,” Cait Gordon’s fine anthology of … Continue reading →

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Travel “Just Off The Blue Area” for Friday Flash Fics from Mike Mayak. (January 30, 2026)

Posted on January 23, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Just Off the Blue Area by Mike Mayak NOTE: Didn’t expect to do another sequel but I guess this is Part Three. Check the earlier stories taking place in The Under: “A Bicycle Built Fortuitously” and “Blue Shoes” also on … Continue reading →

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Progress Report for December 2025/January 2026 from Jeff Baker. In Which I Make Some Serious Progress! January 20, 2026

Posted on January 20, 2026 by jeffbaker307

As I said last time, my New Year’s Resolution is to write every day. Inspired by Frederik Pohl who wrote four pages a day for decades. I won’t hit that number but I plan to try and kick it into … Continue reading →

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Reading Report, December2025/January2026 from Jeff Baker. January 20, 2026

Posted on January 20, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Beta read another of J. Scott Coatsworth’s fine stories. Doubtless it will be published soon. Read Jeffrey Marks’ story “The Fall Of the House Of Fresher” in the LGBT-themed mystery anthology “Crime Ink: Iconic.” An homage to Dupin and Ellery … Continue reading →

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“Blue Shoes,” A Friday Flash Fics Sequel by Mike Mayak (January 16, 2026)

Posted on January 16, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Blue Shoes by Mike Mayak (Sequel to “A Bicycle Built Fortuitously”) Franco and Anthony had followed the Yellow Man’s directions and pushed the bicycle to The Midnight Cafe which was positioned under a yellow, neon sign of a crescent Moon. … Continue reading →

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Cait Gordon’s “Speculative Shorts.” New Collection Reviewed by Jeff Baker. (January 15, 2026)

Posted on January 15, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Characters who sign. Accessibility. Ableism. This book deals with issues of… No. Wait… Two Opera divas in an otherworldly rivalry, complete with tentacles. Love stories across every gender spectrum. A non-binary Alice meets a different kind of Cheshire Cat. People … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results for January 2026! A Zamboni and a Horse Or Two!! January 11, 2026

Posted on January 11, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Hi! I’m Mike, A.K.A. Jeff Baker. The draws for the January 2026 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Fantasy Set in a Skating Rink Involving a Plastic Toy Horse E. H. Timms wrote: “Zamboni” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2026/01/flash-fic-challenge-zamboni.html And I wrote: “The Way … Continue reading →

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“Elevator Story.” Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. (January 9, 2026)

Posted on January 9, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Elevator Story by Jeff Baker The two of us got on the elevator at the same time. The twenty-something with the brown hair in the suit and tie punched the button for Floor 34. The doors closed and the two … Continue reading →

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Follow “The Way Of The Horse” the January Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story from Mike Mayak (January 6, 2026)

Posted on January 5, 2026 by jeffbaker307

The Way Of the Horse by Mike Mayak The Draws for the January 2026Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Fantasy, set at a Skating Rink involving a Plastic Toy Horse. This is what I came up with. And yes, for … Continue reading →

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Skating! Fantasy!! And Plastic Horses?!?! Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Draws for January 2026, from Mike Mayak (January 5, 2026)

Posted on January 5, 2026 by jeffbaker307

NOTE—January-ish pic taken by Ashton Tharp in NYC. First, here’s the prompts for the January 2026 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge, the first one of the New Year of 2026! Then my usual long-winded explanation: A Fantasy Involving A Plastic Toy … Continue reading →

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