Monthly Archives: October 2026

Progress Report September/October 2026 from Jeff Baker (October 19, 2026)

Posted on October 19, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Progress Report September/October 2026 Big things first! I’m working on a big project I will embark on next year. I’m going to post an in-progress (but much delayed!) novel “Sidetracked” in serial form on my blog, starting January 1st, 2027. … Continue reading →

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Reading Report, September/October 2026 from Jeff Baker. (October 19, 2026)

Posted on October 19, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report September/October 2026 (NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, all of these works are short-stories.) Got the first issue of “Otherside Magazine. Read the poem “Blessing For Mary Grue” by Elisheva Fox. Read the story “This Is Not Your Extinction Event” … Continue reading →

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They’re Still My Favorite Martians #5: “My Favorite Neighbor.” Reviewed and Analyzed by Jeff Baker. (October 17, 2026)

Posted on October 17, 2026 by jeffbaker307

They’re Still My Favorite Martians #5 “My Favorite Neighbor” Reviewed and Analyzed by Jeff Baker Continuing our look at the 1973 cartoon series “My Favorite Martians,” a version of the original live action series which, as we will see this … Continue reading →

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“Branches” Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker, October 16, 2026.

Posted on October 16, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Branches by Jeff Baker Bernie was standing there at the front window staring across the street at the neighbor’s lawn. He didn’t hear his boyfriend Tim until he was right beside him. “What’s up?” Tim asked, putting his hand on … Continue reading →

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Fiction and Poetry In the Steeple! Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results for October, 2026. (October 12, 2026.)

Posted on October 11, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Hi, I’m Mike, AKA Jeff Baker. The draws for the September 2026 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Thriller Involving A Vintage Comic Book Set at A Church Steeple E. H. Timms is back with a poem: “Dallorin Steeple.” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2026/10/flash-fic-challenge-dallorin-steeple.html … Continue reading →

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“Sidetracked.” Serial Novel Starting Here January 1st, 2027.

Posted on October 11, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Starting January 1st, 2027 on this blog: “Sidetracked,” a science-fiction/adventure novel posted in weekly installments. Written by me, Mike Mayak (a.k.a. Jeff Baker!) This will replace the weekly Friday Flash Fiction stories for a while as writing a serial novel … Continue reading →

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“In The Mode Of Autumn.” Friday Flash Fics from Mike Mayak. Friday October 9th, 2026.

Posted on October 9, 2026 by jeffbaker307

In The Mode Of Autumn by Mike Mayak I was up early that October morning in the hours after Midnight at the edge of dawn beginning to reveal itself in the sky. It was still close enough to September and … Continue reading →

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The Screaming Skull: Horror (and laughs!) In Paperback. A Reading Report Extra From Jeff Baker, October 8, 2026.

Posted on October 8, 2026 by jeffbaker307

The Screaming Skull a Reading Report Extra by Jeff Baker For this month’s Reading Report I’m mentioning several stories I’ve read out of the same anthology: “The Screaming Skull, and Other Great American Ghost Stories.” Edited by the late David … Continue reading →

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“Goblins In the Steeple” by Mike Mayak. Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story for October, 2026. (October 7, 2026.)

Posted on October 7, 2026 by jeffbaker307

FFDC Goblins In the Steeple by Mike Mayak (October 4, 2026) We were barreling down the back roads, dirt flying from the wheels, me trying to navigate sharp turns without us going into a ditch. On the seat beside me, … Continue reading →

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“Search For The Lost.” J. Scott Coatsworth and Kim Fielding’s New Book Is Out!!! (October 7, 2026)

Posted on October 7, 2026 by jeffbaker307

J. Scott Cotsworth and Kim Fielding’s new novel “Search For the Lost” is out!!! It’s a sequel to last year’s fun “Office Of the Lost.” It picks up where…but I’ll let Scott and Kim tell it! —-jeff SOMETIMES ORDER BECOMES … Continue reading →

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