Category Archives: Books

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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Reading a Teen-Age Outer Space Story (Golly!) Jeff Baker, February 6th, 2022

Posted on February 6, 2022 by jeffbaker307

I haven’t done as much writing as I should but I have kicked it up a notch on the reading in the last month. Yesterday, I bummed through a paperback edition of a 1962 Y. A. anthology “Teen-Age Outer Space … Continue reading →

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Christmas Rainbow Snippets Recommendation, from Jeff Baker. December 25th, 2021.

Posted on December 25, 2021 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’m recommending a whole book this … Continue reading →

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Halloween Reading, Recommended by Jeff Baker. (October 24, 2021.)

Posted on October 24, 2021 by jeffbaker307

Spooky Stories I Like by Jeff Baker I’ve done this before and (hopefully) I won’t be repeating myself from earlier years. This is a list of a few scary (okay mildly spooky) short-stories for Halloween. “The Cask of Amontillado” by … Continue reading →

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The Plain Old Power of Unbelief. Two Stories by Arthur and Kuttner. October 7, 2021 by Jeff Baker

Posted on October 7, 2021 by jeffbaker307

The Plain Old Power of Unbelief By Jeff Baker I just finished reading a short-story, a science-fantasy story by Henry Kuttner titled “The Uncanny Power of Edwin Cobalt.” I stumbled across a mention of the basic plot somewhere and it … Continue reading →

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“Fix the World” an anthology of hope. (Review by Jeff Baker)

Posted on April 10, 2021 by jeffbaker307

            Fix the World—review by Jeff Baker (Reviewer’s Note: I was given an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.)             The times we live in are grim. In keeping with this, dystopian fiction seems to be on the … Continue reading →

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‘Nathan Burgoine’s “Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks,” review by Jeff Baker.

Posted on November 29, 2020 by jeffbaker307

            ‘Nathan Burgoine’s first Y. A. novel “Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks” is another damn good read from this author who is just getting better. It throws a bit of an X-Men curve into a kid’s last days in High … Continue reading →

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Much-Delayed Progress Report from Jeff Baker (November 18th, 2020)

Posted on November 18, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Okay, I haven’t been posting these lately, but I did do a little more writing than I thought I would! (Been lazy lately!) I finished the QSF column, started another, wrote both the Friday Flash Fics story and the monthly … Continue reading →

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Progress Report, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2020. And Night Thoughts, from Jeff Baker.

Posted on October 3, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Been busy, or at least involved. Wrote one line on the Friday Flash story Wednesday, wrote more Thursday and finished it late Friday, early Saturday. Will post it and post the new picture after I hit the sack. History is … Continue reading →

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“The Demeter Diaries” by Marge Simon and Bryan Dietrich.

Posted on September 14, 2020 by jeffbaker307

by Jeff Baker It’s always nice to have a famous author living in your hometown. Bryan Dietrich lives here in Wichita and teaches at my alma Mater, Newman University. He’s published several books of poetry and has been nominated for … Continue reading →

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