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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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“To Emperor Norton, Thanks For Everything!” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story from Mike Mayak (November 5, 2025)

Posted on November 5, 2025 by jeffbaker307

To Emperor Norton, Thanks For Everything! Love, Georgianna. by Mike Mayak “This wig just smells!” Georgianna Mount Sutro shook the blonde wig she was holding at arms length as if she was afraid something would fall on her gold sequined … Continue reading →

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Cyberpunk Trolley Wigs (and a little Mold!) Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Draws For November 2025 from Mike Mayak. (November 3, 2025)

Posted on November 3, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Here’s the draws for the November 2025 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge. Followed by my usual long-winded explanation: A Cyberpunk Story Involving A Moldy Wig Set on A Trolley Now, on to the details. Hi! I’m Mike Mayak, I also write … Continue reading →

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“Tweet-O-Ween.” Friday Flash Fics For Halloween from Jeff Baker. (October 31, 2025)

Posted on October 31, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Tweet-O-Ween by Jeff Baker You’d think Halloween in a genuinely haunted house would be fun, but not when you’re the ghosts and the home’s blissfully unaware owners were out for the weekend. Gus and Bertram (“Bertie”) had been happily “shacked-up” … Continue reading →

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“Tweet-O-Ween.” Halloween Story Preview For Rainbow Snippets from Jeff Baker (October 26, 2025)

Posted on October 26, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Every week at Rainbow Snippets https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 we post six lines from a work of ours, a work in progress or a work of someone else’s with LGBT characters. For Halloween Week, another preview. My Halloween story will be posted here … Continue reading →

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