Author Archives: jeffbaker307

“Nereus.” New Story by Mike Mayak (a.k.a. Jeff Baker) in Orion’s Beau Quarterly’s Inaugural Issue!

Posted on March 10, 2022 by jeffbaker307

My (as Mike Mayak) latest story “Nereus” appears in the new online magazine “Orion’s Beau, Quarterly,” alongside work by Stephen Mead and Sarah Butkovic in the premiere issue; Spring 2022. My special thanks to editor Solomon Robert for making the … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Draws for March, 2022. Jeff Baker, March 7, 2022.

Posted on March 7, 2022 by jeffbaker307

First the results: The draws for the March 2022 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were a Four of Hearts, a Four of Clubs and a Five of Diamonds (low cards again!) Meaning the story prompts for March are: A Horror of … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets for March 5th, 2022 from Jeff Baker: New Year’s in March.

Posted on March 5, 2022 by jeffbaker307

A touch of New Year’s in March, now; another of my weekly Friday Flash Fiction stories, this one from December 31, 2017. I hadn’t expected my Bi private eye Andrew Navarro to become a series character but I did another … Continue reading →

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“Cager,” by Jeff Baker. Friday Flash Fics for March 4th, 2022.

Posted on March 4, 2022 by jeffbaker307

Cager by Jeff Baker D’Andre walked through the back corridor of the gym. Fast. He checked his smartphone. It had been an hour-and-a-half. Place wasn’t busy but it was the middle of the week and everyone who lived on campus … Continue reading →

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Mr. Strang Gets a Second Collection. A review by Jeff Baker.

Posted on March 1, 2022 by jeffbaker307

Mr. Strang Gets a (Second) Collection a review by Jeff Baker Publisher Crippen and Landru’s second collection of William Brittain’s fine mystery stories “The Man Who Solved Mysteries” is wonderful, perfect and long, long overdue. Brittain, who later wrote Y. … Continue reading →

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Greek Salad; Served Up for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker, February 25, 2022.

Posted on February 25, 2022 by jeffbaker307

Greek Salad by Jeff Baker Dinner with a handsome, muscular Greek man had long been one of my fantasies. Sitting across the table, watching his smile across a sumptuous Greek meal prepared by the finest available chefs. But the table … Continue reading →

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Much-Delayed Progress Report from Jeff Baker February 21, 2022

Posted on February 21, 2022 by jeffbaker307

Fittingly the typewriter page is blank in the picture because I haven’t done much writing the last couple of months. I’ve done the usual weekly and monthly flash fictions but not much else. Not a matter of taking a needed … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets with “Atmosphere.” February 19, 2022 from Jeff Baker.

Posted on February 19, 2022 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 These snippets are from another of … Continue reading →

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When All the World Dissolves. Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker

Posted on February 18, 2022 by jeffbaker307

When All the World Dissolves by Jeff Baker Danny stood and stared at the ocean, the sand under his sneakers the old wooden school desk a few feet away. Where am I now, he wondered. He shook his head. He’d … Continue reading →

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Remembering the Snow of ’83, as told in the Vantage by Jeff Baker (February 18, 2022)

Posted on February 18, 2022 by jeffbaker307

The Snow of 1983 a Tale of Three Days by Jeff Baker Note: This was originally published in The Vantage following a campus-closing snowstorm in January 1983. I present it here with only slight alteration for clarity nearly forty years … Continue reading →

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