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Happy Valentine’s Day! New Poem Up on RoMMantic Reads! Jeff Baker, February 14, 2023.

Posted on February 14, 2023 by jeffbaker307

It seems to be my month over at “RoMMantic Reads!” My poem “Date Night” is the Valentine’s Day offering! Enjoy!!! https://rommanticreads.wordpress.com/2023/02/14/jeff-baker-date-night/

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Aesop on the Sun and on T.V. Results for February 2023’s Flash Fiction Draw Challenge. (February 13, 2023, from Jeff Baker.)

Posted on February 13, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The draws for the February 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were an Aesop’s Fable set on or near the Sun involving a vintage T. V. set. E. H. Timms wrote “The Mouse who Lived In the Sun.” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2023/02/flash-fic-challenge-mouse-who-lived-in.html And I … Continue reading →

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More of the Best Of Ballantine’s “The Best Of…” Compiled By Jeff Baker. February 13, 2023.

Posted on February 13, 2023 by jeffbaker307

More of The Best of the Best of Ballantine’s The Best of… Compiled by Jeff Baker From about 1974 through at least the late 80s, Ballantine Books published a series of over 22 (paperback and hardcover) “Best of” collections of … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets Takes a Nap! “Skid and T’amec in Slumberland” by Jeff Baker, February 11, 2023.

Posted on February 11, 2023 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 This snippet may be appropriate for … Continue reading →

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“The Grackle and the Sun” by Jeff Baker. Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story for February 2023.

Posted on February 10, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The Grackle and the Sun by Mike Mayak AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for the February 2023 Flash Fiction Draw challenge were an Aesop’s Fable, set on or near the Sun, involving a vintage T.V. set. There once was a Grackle … Continue reading →

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Early Valentine’s Story by Jeff Baker on RoMMantic Reads. February 10th, 2023.

Posted on February 10, 2023 by jeffbaker307

My new story “The Night in Question” is up at RoMMantic Reads.” Just in time for Valentine’s Day. https://rommanticreads.wordpress.com/2023/02/10/jeff-baker-the-night-in-question/ Special thanks to Fiona Glass and Brent Silveria, who kindly lent me the use of his last name! Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Travel “The Road to Nowhere” with Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. (February 10, 2023.)

Posted on February 10, 2023 by jeffbaker307

On the Road to Nowhere by Jeff Baker AUTHOR’S NOTE: Special thanks to Kaje Harper for providing the picture that inspired this week’s story! —jeff Greg Gerber held tight to the steering wheel and let the breeze from the open … Continue reading →

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The Best of Ballantine’s “Best of…” by Jeff Baker.

Posted on February 9, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The Best of the Best of Ballantine’s The Best of… Compiled by Jeff Baker From about 1974 through at least the late 80s, Ballantine Books published a series of over 22 (paperback and hardcover) “Best of” collections of the work … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Draw Challenge for February 2023. Going to the Sun with Aesop! —Jeff Baker, February 6, 2023.

Posted on February 6, 2023 by jeffbaker307

First, here’s the prompts for the February 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge. Then my usual long-winded explanation: An Aesop’s Fable Involving a Vintage T.V. Set Set On, Around or near The Sun Now, on to the details. Hi! I’m Mike … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets Goes “To The Ends of the Earth” by Jeff Baker. February 5, 2023.

Posted on February 5, 2023 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 I promised you a love story … Continue reading →

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