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War and Football and Church. Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results for May 11, 2026

Posted on May 11, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Hi, I’m Mike, AKA Jeff Baker. The draws for the May 2026 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A War Story Involving A Football Set in A Chapel E. H. Timms wrote: “Grinding Exceedingly Fine” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2026/05/flash-fic-challenge-grinding.html And I wrote: “Go Long” … Continue reading →

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Have A “Midnight Snack” With Friday Flash Fics from Mike Mayak. (May 8, 2026)

Posted on May 8, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Midnight Snack by Mike Mayak The little green car pulled into the parking lot illuminated by the neon sign of a burger in the window, next to a neon clock that proclaimed midnight. The car pulled around behind the little … Continue reading →

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“Go Long” For the Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story For May 2026 by Jeff Baker. (May 7, 2026)

Posted on May 7, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Go Long by Jeff Baker “I got it I got it!” The burly young man in army fatigues yelled running under the soaring football as it zipped passed his outstretched arms and bounced on the ground. “He had it,” one … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Draws for May 2026 from Mike Mayak. (May 4, 2026)

Posted on May 4, 2026 by jeffbaker307

First, here’s the prompts for the May 2026 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge, then my usual long-winded explanation: A War Story Involving A Football Set in A Chapel Now, on to the details. Hi! I’m Mike Mayak, I also write as … Continue reading →

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“Cardula And the Locked Rooms.” Jack Ritchie Mysteries Reviewed by Jeff Baker. (May 4, 2026)

Posted on May 4, 2026 by jeffbaker307

“Cardula and the Locked Rooms,” the fine collection of Jack Ritchie’s crime and mystery stories featuring his private eye character Cardula is out now from Crippen & Landru and it is well worth the wait. Featuring all of Ritchie’s stories … Continue reading →

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“River Road” by John M. Floyd. Reviewed by Jeff Baker. (May 3, 2026)

Posted on May 3, 2026 by jeffbaker307

John M. Floyd’s mystery short-story collection “River Road And Other Mystery Stories” (Crippen and Landru, 2025) features seventeen enthralling mysteries, mostly of the Ellery Queen/Edward D. Hoch variety, meaning fairly-clued whodunit puzzle stories, more often than not featuring Southern settings … Continue reading →

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“Upwardly Mobile.” Friday Flash Fics for Friday May 1, 2026, from Jeff Baker. (May 1, 2026)

Posted on May 1, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Upwardly Mobile by Jeff Baker “Oh, crap!” Alonso said. “There goes another one.” The two men stood in the supermarket parking lot and watched as a beam of white light from the sky lifted up one of the parked cars … Continue reading →

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“I Shall Try To Keep It All the Year.” Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. (April 25, 2026)

Posted on April 25, 2026 by jeffbaker307

I Shall Try To Keep It All The Year by Jeff Baker “I can’t believe this,” Marty Roths said. “I’ve been working for the city for almost twenty-five years and we’ve never forgotten to do this.” “Hey, it was the … Continue reading →

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Reading Report For March/April 2026 from Jeff Baker

Posted on April 20, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report March/April 2026 Read Rudyard Kipling’s “A Matter Of Fact.” Gripping, with the power to scare the bejabbers out of a reader with its descriptions. But it really isn’t about horror. From “Kipling’s Science Fiction,” edited by John Brunner. … Continue reading →

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Here’s my April 2026 Progress Report. —-Jeff Baker

Posted on April 20, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Progress Report March/April 2026 Sloughed-off a little on the four-pages-a-day-thing but I did keep up the writing. Wrote/finished about six short-stories. Mostly the weekly/monthly flash fiction stories. Wrote a Petrarchan Sonnet as an homage to the Turkey at Central and … Continue reading →

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