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Encounter The Warrior of Frog Island—If You Dare! Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker, July 17, 2020.

The Warrior of Frog Island By Jeff Baker   I had been travelling for months, days of exploration and adventure and nights where a bed-chamber was a luxury if it had a roof overhead, when after a small trip by … Continue reading

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Progress Report for July 16, 2020 by Jeff Baker.

July 14 and July 16 I worked on the new Friday Flash Fiction story. This one done in the style of Washington Irving, or at least, of one of his travelogues. That’s it for now.    

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Progress Report, July 6-12, 2020 from Jeff Baker.

Okay. Not much progress this past week. Tightened up the interview with Anthony Cardno  Posted as my Queer Sci Fi column, (thanks Anthony!), wrote the Friday Flash Fics story for last Friday and wrote the July Flash Fiction Draw Challenge … Continue reading

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Hunting the Snark in a Car Lot With a Brick; The Flash Fiction Draw Challenge for July 2020 by Jeff Baker

The Hunting of the Snark By Jeff Baker Another story for the monthly challenge where we draw three cards indicating a genre, a location and an object, all of whom must appear in a 1000 word or less story. The … Continue reading

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Chasing the Vampire for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker, July 10, 2020.

  Mystery at Castle Dracula By Jeff Baker   The cloud-enshrouded mountains parted like curtains as our carriage proceeded towards the dark castle. “They never hole up in a convenient motel near a pool, do they?” Jessie said sarcastically. “Sometimes … Continue reading

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“The Stark Divide,” J. Scott Coatsworth’s New Book Relases Today!

My friend J. Scott Coatsworth  has a new book out! “ The Stark Divide” releases today, July 10, 2020! Some stories are epic.   The Earth is in a state of collapse, with wars breaking out over resources and an … Continue reading

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A Penumbral Eclipse and a Pizza, by Jeff Baker

  As I write this it’s the evening of July 4th, 2020. There’s a penumbral lunar eclipse in about three-and-a-half hours. That’s an eclipse where the moon only skims the outer shadow of the Earth and very little noticeable shading … Continue reading

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Been Too Lazy to Call This a Progress Report—-Jeff Baker, July 2/3, 2020.

Wrote up the weekly flash fiction story and did research for the one next week. But I may discard the idea for another one! Haven’t done anything else writing-wise lately! That’s about all so far!

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Uncovering an Ancient Mystery for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker, July 3, 2020.

Through the Ancient Desert of the Stars By Jeff Baker Arikos stared up at the window, as the sunlight streamed down through it. Late afternoon and he remembered when he had been a young boy in here, taking instruction and … Continue reading

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Short-Stories by L. Frank Baum, an Imaginary Anthology Compiled by Jeff Baker.

I’ve been reading a lot of L. Frank Baum’s short-stories in the last few months. Most of these stories, by the author of “The Wizard of Oz” are not as well-known, even though there is a Collected Short-Stories out there … Continue reading

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