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Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Draws for April 2025! Capers, Leg Irons and Racetracks!

Posted on April 7, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Here’s the draws for the April 2025 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge. Followed by my usual long-winded explanation: A Caper Story Involving A Set Leg Irons Set at A Racetrack Now, on to the details. Hi! I’m Mike Mayak, I also … Continue reading →

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A Post For Hands Off Day, April 5th, Twenty-Twenty-Five from Jeff Baker.

Posted on April 5, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Wichita, KS Sedgwick County Courthouse Wanted to find a way to reply to my friends who are protesting all over the country. These words I wrote for a story a few weeks ago say it better than anything new I … Continue reading →

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A Tale Of Dread for Friday Flash Fics: “Dewey Decimal,” by Jeff Baker (April 4, 2025)

Posted on April 4, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Dewey Decimal by Jeff Baker “Okay. It’s not here. Upstairs, quick!” Hal pointed at the library stairs. Mack would rather have used the elevator. “You checked the card catalog? You know, the computer files?” Mack asked. “First thing I did … Continue reading →

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Ride the “Hot Rod” With Mike Mayak (a.k.a. Jeff Baker) for Rainbow Snippets, April 4th, 2025.

Posted on April 4, 2025 by jeffbaker307

April 5th, 2025 Every week we post six lines from a work of ours, a work-in-progress or published or a recommendation of someone else’s work with at least one LGBT character. Posted at Rainbow Snippets here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 For my latest … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets With All the Bells And Whistles from Jeff Baker. (March 30, 2025)

Posted on March 30, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Every now and then I post on the weekly Rainbow Snippets page https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 where we post six lines from a work of ours, published or in progress, or a recommendation of someone else’s work that has at least one LGBT … Continue reading →

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“The Cats Of Mars.” Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. (March 28, 2025)

Posted on March 28, 2025 by jeffbaker307

The Cats Of Mars by Jeff Baker The Tortoiseshell cat was sunning herself on the wooden floor by the front door when Petro walked up and set his overnight bag down. “Well, Kit,” the young man said. “Here I go. … Continue reading →

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“A Silver Bow…” Friday Flash Fics (as by Mike Mayak) March 21, 2025.

Posted on March 21, 2025 by jeffbaker307

A Silver Bow New Bent In Heaven by Mike Mayak “Crazy going to a car wash at night,” Artie Beechcroft said. “Yeah,” Ferdie Ridgeway said. “But it’s not night yet, it’s just around seven-fifteen.” “Town I grew up in, car … Continue reading →

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February/March Progress Report from Jeff Baker. (March 20, 2025)

Posted on March 20, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Progress Report, February March 2025 First off, I finished a longer story (one I started maybe a year or so ago!) Sent it off to the Saturday Evening Post where I’ve received encouraging rejections in the past. It’s one of … Continue reading →

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February/March 2025 Reading Report from Jeff Baker. (March 20, 2025)

Posted on March 20, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report February/March 2025 Got two anthologies by Ardath Mayhar, who I’d heard about but never read (after a post on Keith West’s blog https://adventuresfantastic.com/ for her birthday; he had met Mayhar!) And I’ve been on a Mayhar jag, I … Continue reading →

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“All The Bells And Whistles.” Friday Flash Fics From Jeff Baker. (March 14, 2025)

Posted on March 14, 2025 by jeffbaker307

All the Bells And Whistles by Jeff Baker “Wow,” Steve Jones breathed, looking around the small garage which opened onto a side street. “How long has it been since we started hanging out here?” “High School,” Corby Austin said, sipping … Continue reading →

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