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Mystery! Stables! And a Banana Or Two! Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results For June, 2026! (June 15, 2026)

Posted on June 14, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Hi, I’m Mike, AKA Jeff Baker. The draws for the June 2026 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Mystery Involving A Bunch Of Bananas Set in A Stable E. H. Timms wrote: “Gone With The Moon” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2026/06/flash-fic-challenge-gone-with-moon.html And I wrote: … Continue reading →

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“Fog.” Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker for June 12, 2026.

Posted on June 12, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Fog by Jeff Baker “Look out there,” the father said. “Can you see it?” “See what?” his son replied. He was sixteen. “I can’t even see across the street because of this fog.” “Yes, I know,” said the father. “Just … Continue reading →

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“Storehouse.” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story (as by Mike Mayak) For June, 2026. (June 10, 2026.)

Posted on June 10, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Storehouse by Mike Mayak The First Lord of Apes stared at the members of the Council of Primates assembled there in the stable. Chimps, Gorillas, Orangutans. The entire gamut of Primtes. They listened to the First Lord of Apes because … Continue reading →

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Going Bananas (But Staying Stable) For the Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Draws for June, 2026, From Mike Mayak. (June 8, 2026) That’s a Mystery!

Posted on June 8, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Happy Pride Month! First, here’s the prompts for the June 2026 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge, then my usual long-winded explanation: A Mystery Involving A Bunch of Bananas Set in A Stable Now, on to the details. Hi! I’m Mike Mayak, … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets: A Scene In A Castle from Jeff Baker. (June 6, 2026.)

Posted on June 6, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Every Week at Rainbow Snippets https://www.facebook.com/groups/RainbowSnippets participants post six lines of a work of theirs, a work-in-progress or a work by someone else that has LGBT characters. This time around, my short snippets are from a long, long erotica/fantasy/adventure novella … Continue reading →

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“Shine On Harvest Moon.” A Friday Flash Fics Tenth Anniversary Re-Post from Jeff Baker. (May 25, 2026)

Posted on May 25, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Since today is the actual tenth anniversary of my first near-weekly flash fiction, here’s a favorite from 2018: “Shine On Harvest Moon.” —–jeff Shine On, Harvest Moon (A Demeter’s Bar story) By Jeff Baker The sun was streaming through the … Continue reading →

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“Wonky And The All-Seeing Eye.” Friday Flash Fics Tenth Anniversary Story (Yeah! New!) From Jeff Baker (May 22, 2026)

Posted on May 22, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Author’s Note: Ten Years! Wow!! Well, it doesn’t seem like yesterday but it was ten years ago this month I saw a post on Facebook for a weekly flash fiction page and decided to try a story myself. That first … Continue reading →

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“Las Posadas.” A Friday Flash Fics Tenth Anniversary Extra Re-Post by Jeff Baker. From (December 17, 2021)

Posted on May 21, 2026 by jeffbaker307

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Early on I took a break for a few weeks around the holiday season, but these days I write a lot of Christmas stories. I couldn’t decide which one to post, so I’m going to post two of … Continue reading →

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Reading Report for April/May 2026, from Jeff Baker (May 21, 2026)

Posted on May 21, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report April/May 2026 Got a lot more writing than reading done this period (see my April/May Progress Report) but I did manage to read through a few things. Read “A Night In King’s College Chapel” by M. R. James. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 21, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Progress Report April/May 2026 Not as many things finished or even worked on but I’ve worked on a couple of way longer stories. Most notably the YA-Sci-Fi/Science-Fantasy novella I mentioned last month. Finished it and sent it off. 20,000+ words! … Continue reading →

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