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Reading Report January/February 2024. From Jeff Baker. (February 23, 2024)

Reading Report for February 20th, 2024 (Covering Jan/Feb. 2024) Most of my fiction reading has been short-stories from the middle of January through mid-February. Read several of Fritz Leiber’s “Changewar” stories (many collected in the book “Changewar,” my paperback dating … Continue reading

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Be Greeted By A “Nice Doggie!” Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. February 23rd, 2024.

Nice Doggie! By Jeff Baker “This is crazy!” I said. “Shut up and hoist me over!” Pete said. “Let’s call a cab!” “Cabs cost money,” Pete said. “Besides, I’m your designated driver, remember?” “I know! I know!” I’d had a … Continue reading

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Rainbow Snippets: “Toby, Doyle and the Cats” by Kaje Harper. Posted by Jeff Baker, February 17, 2024.

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 My snippets this week come from … Continue reading

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“The Prancing And Pawing Of Each Little Hoof.” Friday Flash Fics For February 16th, 2024 From Jeff Baker.

The Prancing And Pawing Of Each Little Hoof by Jeff Baker The sirens were blaring, the wind was blowing and the clouds were dark in the sky that Kansas summer afternoon. The radio ant TV were telling everybody to get … Continue reading

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Mallets, Tongs and Mice. Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results For February 2024. Mike Mayak, February 11, 2024.

Hi, again! Mike here, also known as “Jeff Baker.” The draws for the February 2024 FFDC were: A Fantasy Set in an Empty Gymnasium Involving a Giant Mallet E. H. Timms wrote “Hammer And Tongs (And Bucket)” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2024/02/flash-fic-challenge-hammer-and-tongs.html And I wrote … Continue reading

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“The Optimum Fractured Curve…” Rainbow Snippets From Jeff Baker (February 9th, 2024)

February 9th, 2024 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 My snippets this week … Continue reading

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Meet The Improbable Pigeon Man for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. Friday February 9th, 2024.

Rise Of the Improbable Pigeon Man! By Jeff Baker Cecil pulled his Volkswagen into the alley and glanced up and down. No one in sight. The men he had been discreetly following had stolen the only sample of the secret … Continue reading

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“Mouselight Sonata.” February Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story From Jeff Baker. February 6th, 2024.

Mouselight Sonata by Jeff Baker (February 6, 2024) AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for the February 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge resulted in a Fantasy, set in an Empty Gymnasium, involving a Giant Mallet. My story flashes me back to my … Continue reading

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Mallets, Gyms and Fantasies. February 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge from Mike Mayak (2/4/24)

First, here’s the prompts for the February 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge. Then my usual long-winded explanation: A Fantasy Involving a Giant Mallet Set in an Empty Gymnasium Now, on to the details. Hi! I’m Mike Mayak, I also write … Continue reading

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“Flying Blind” with Rainbow Snippets from Jeff Baker. February 2nd, 2024.

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/RainbowSnippets/?multi_permalinks=24580559978254066&notif_id=1706917206627636&notif_t=group_activity&ref=notif Don’t you hate blind dates? This … Continue reading

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