Author Archives: jeffbaker307

Rainbow Snippets Incorporates Danny Zero. Mike Mayak, August Third, Twenty-Twenty-Five

Posted on August 3, 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. I’m doing some shameless self-promotion for a just-published story of mine about a … Continue reading →

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Travel “On the Boardwalk” for Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. (August 1st, 2025)

Posted on August 1, 2025 by jeffbaker307

On The Boardwalk by Jeff Baker They’d walked along the sidewalk downtown in front of the shops and old buildings, across the grass lot and onto the old wooden boardwalk towards Mr. Gruber’s Grocery Store. Willie had always loved the … Continue reading →

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“In The Front Drive.” Friday Flash Fics for July 25, 2025 from Jeff Baker.

Posted on July 25, 2025 by jeffbaker307

In the Front Drive by Jeff Baker Doug pulled the car across the street and pointed at the house. “Look familiar?” Doug asked. There was a small, curved drive in front of the brick house that had stood on the … Continue reading →

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Progress Report for June/July 2025 from Jeff Baker (July 20, 2025)

Posted on July 21, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Progress Report June/July 2025 from Jeff Baker Just finished writing a longer story for an anthology call I only found out a couple of days ago! (Not a bad way to celebrate a birthday!) Wrote the usual weekly flash fictions … Continue reading →

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Reading Report for June/July 2025 from Jeff Baker. July 20, 2025

Posted on July 20, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report June/July 2025 Read Robert Bloch’s “Hungarian Rhapsody.” A jawdrop moment midway through involving gold coins. Didn’t see the ending coming (but should have!) Started reading some James Schmitz with “The Second Night Of Summer” from “The Best Of … Continue reading →

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“These Violent Delights.” Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. July 18, 2025.

Posted on July 18, 2025 by jeffbaker307

These Violent Delights by Jeff Baker “Shh! Quiet!” Bax said. “I’m quiet, dammit! Where is the damn thing?” Sommerfield said. “I’m not sure,” Bax said. “All these machines look alike.” The room was cavernous, with row after row of grey … Continue reading →

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“Come Play With Me.” Horrors for the July 2025 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results. (July 14, 2025.) Posted by Mike Mayak.

Posted on July 14, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Hi! I’m Mike, A.K.A. Jeff Baker. The draws for the July 2025 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Horror Story Set in A Pool Hall Involving a Rusted Knife E. H. Timms has given us a fine and memorable poem: … Continue reading →

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Superman’s Legacy by Jeff Baker

Posted on July 11, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Far-right activists are screaming that Superman has become “Woke.” Having read comics for almost sixty years I can vouch for our favorite Kryptonian. Well, of course Superman is “woke.” He always has been. Of course, conservatives think that’s a bad … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets Goes “Over There.” July 11, 2025 from Jeff Baker.

Posted on July 11, 2025 by jeffbaker307

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 This story started out with the … Continue reading →

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“Over There.” Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. (July 11, 2025)

Posted on July 11, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Over There by Jeff Baker The barn stood there, looking brand-new with its coat of red paint. The bright white raised letters above the doors proclaimed the barn’s birth year: 1913. Standing there in their overalls lit by the setting … Continue reading →

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