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Let It Snow! Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story for November 2024, from Jeff Baker. (November 7, 20240)

Posted on November 7, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Let It Snow! By Jeff Baker We’d walked on the artificial wooden boards (and I knew what “wood” was because Team G, which I’m on, had done a report on it for school) and had seen the Solooen where they … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Draws, November 2024 (A Day Late!) From Mike Mayak. (November 5, 2024.)

Posted on November 5, 2024 by jeffbaker307

First, here’s the prompts for the November 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge. Then my usual long-winded explanation: A Science Fiction Story Involving A Snow Globe Set in A Western Ghost Town Now, on to the details. Hi! I’m Mike Mayak, … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets: A Rainbow And The Moon.” Jeff Baker, November 2, 2024.

Posted on November 2, 2024 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 For my occasional snippet, here is … Continue reading →

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“Look Down Fair Moon,” A Special Friday Flash Fics Story by Jeff Baker. November 1st, 2024.

Posted on November 1, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Look Down Fair Moon by Jeff Baker (Title from Walt Whitman) AUTHOR’S NOTE: This story was written from the last prompt posted by Paula Wyant. Two words: “It’s Coming.” I sometimes used her suggestions on her “Paula’s Prompts” feature on … Continue reading →

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“Upon the Midnight Queer.” ‘Nathan Burgoine’s New Collection, Reviewed By Jeff Baker. (October 29, 2024)

Posted on October 29, 2024 by jeffbaker307

NOTE: A version of this review first appeared on Goodreads. —-jeff “Upon The Midnight Queer” ‘Nathan Burgoine’s New Collection Reviewed by Jeff Baker ‘Nathan Burgoine’s second short fiction collection “Upon the Midnight Clear,” features a group of short Christmas tales … Continue reading →

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“Wheels And Skulls.” Friday Flash Fics For (Near) Halloween, from Jeff Baker. October 25, 2024.

Posted on October 25, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Wheels And Skulls by Jeff Baker The skeleton astride the motorcycle in the parking lot cackled in a ghostly voice; “Beware! I am the Hell-Spawned Spirit of Vengeance!” “Sounds good to me,” said a voice from the van parked in … Continue reading →

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Progress Report (Not Much, but Notable!) From Jeff Baker. September/October 2024. (October 17, 2024)

Posted on October 20, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Progress Report for September/October 2024 Wrote the regular flash fictions, (One of them the start of another serial!!) plotted out something and otherwise kind of piddled on the writing but I DID send some things off to magazines and I … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: September/October 2024, from Jeff Baker

Posted on October 20, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report, September/October 2024 Jeff Baker Grabbed a lot of time to read this month! Started reading Dave Musson’s “Once More Round the Sun.” Read the stories “Start As You Mean To Go On,” “The Strange Phenomenon of Epping Manor,” … Continue reading →

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Friday Flash Fics Visits The Secret City. Fiction by Mike Mayak. October 17, 2024.

Posted on October 17, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Jorge Alabaster And the Secret City by Mike Mayak Jorge Alabaster turned the motorcycle off the highway as he drove into the city. He rode down the street into what had been the downtown area He passed what had been … Continue reading →

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Bulls And Snakes And Cakes—Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results for October 2024. (Mike Mayak, October 14, 2024)

Posted on October 14, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Hi, again! I’m Mike Mayak, AKA Jeff Baker. The Draws for the October 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Monster Story Set in A Cake Shop Involving A Rubber Duck E. H. Timms wrote “Bull In A Cake Shop” … Continue reading →

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