Author Archives: jeffbaker307

“And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon.” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story by Jeff Baker, for July 2026. (July 11, 2026.)

Posted on July 11, 2026 by jeffbaker307

And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon by Jeff Baker AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for the July 2026 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Comedy, set in a Walk-In-Freezer, involving a Book Of Stamps. I pulled these private eye … Continue reading →

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“The Ire Of the Mountains.” Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker for Friday July 10, 2026.

Posted on July 10, 2026 by jeffbaker307

The Ire Of the Mountains by Jeff Baker (A Bryce Going Story) After I left Lake Mannakopa I headed North a few miles into Canada. Sneaking into Canada with no I.D., using a fake name and age was a lot … Continue reading →

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Cold Stamps are Something to Laugh At. Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Draws for July 2026, from Mike Mayak. (July 6, 2026.)

Posted on July 6, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Happy 250th! (Seems like just yeaterday we were turning 200!) First, here’s the prompts for the July 2026 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge, then my usual long-winded explanation: A Comedy Involving A Book Of Stamps Set in A Walk-In Freezer Now, … Continue reading →

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Interrupting Our Planned Friday Flash Fics Story for July 3, 2026. “H2O” by Jeff Baker.

Posted on July 3, 2026 by jeffbaker307

A Friday Flash Fics Extra: “H20” by Jeff Baker Kenny Briscoe followed cautiously along as his husband who called himself Hank Jones strode down the sidewalk in Washington DC. There were some early-morning tourists but not as many as Kenny … Continue reading →

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They’re Still My Favorite Martians: The Cleo Caper. Reviewed and Analyzed by Jeff Baker. (June 28, 2026)

Posted on June 29, 2026 by jeffbaker307

The cast, from the VCR release. They’re Still My Favorite Martians: The Cleo Caper Reviewed and analyzed by Jeff Baker Back in the glorious heyday of Saturday Morning cartoons and shows for kids, there was a spate of cartoons based … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets: “Who Wouldn’t Go,” from Mike Mayak. June 28, 2026.

Posted on June 28, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Every week at Rainbow Snippets https://www.facebook.com/groups/RainbowSnippets we post six lines from a work of ours, a work in progress or a work of someone else’s that has LGBT characters. Here’s something Christmassy that some of my readers could identify with … Continue reading →

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Digging Up Acusilaus. Friday Flash Fics from Mike Mayak (Jeff Baker) for June 26, 2026.

Posted on June 26, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Acusilaus by Mike Mayak Waking up in the middle of the night to see a pale, glowing man standing by your bed ought to terrify you. But I should start at the beginning. My name is Mark Kammopolis. I’m a … Continue reading →

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Progress Report for May/June 2026, from Jeff Baker. (June 21, 2026)

Posted on June 21, 2026 by jeffbaker307

As usual, I wrote the weekly and monthly flash fictions. I posted my tenth anniversary Friday Flash Fiction story (which I’d written a couple of months earlier) and gave myself a break for a couple of weeks on the Friday … Continue reading →

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Reading Report May/June 2026 from Jeff Baker. (June 21, 2026)

Posted on June 21, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Again, I probably did more writing than reading this period, and my notes are spread over two (or three!) spiral bound notebooks so I can’t vouch for the 100% accuracy this month. But hey, I’m probably reading more than the … Continue reading →

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“Who Wouldn’t Go?” Friday Flash Fics For June 19, 2026 from Jeff Baker. (June 20, 2026.)

Posted on June 20, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Who Wouldn’t Go? By Jeff Baker “Hey! Look at this!” Jim said, pulling the small plastic baggie out of the small cardboard box box from the closet. “Let me see,” Kevin said. He took the clear bag, one of those … Continue reading →

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