Category Archives: crime

The Hardboiled Detective, the Prison and the Model-T Ford. Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results for April 2023:

Hi, again! Mike here, also known as “Jeff Baker.” The Draws for the April 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Hardboiled Detective Story Involving a Model T. Ford Set at a Prison Work Farm I almost didn’t do a … Continue reading

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“All Work and No Play.” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story for April 2023 by Jeff Baker.

The draws for the April 2023 Challenge were a Hardboiled Detective Story, a Prison Work Farm and a Model T Ford. Here’s my story. All Work and No Play by Jeff Baker In the two weeks I’d been at Prairie … Continue reading

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The Saint Patrick’s Day Chicken Soars for Friday Flash Fics, March 17, 2023 by Jeff Baker.

The Adventure of the St Patrick’s Day Chicken by Jeff Baker We had the case wrapped up by noon. We had to. Josh and I had been hired to find some missing jewelry, gems that hadn’t even been reported stolen … Continue reading

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October 2022 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge: Railroad Ties, Law Offices and Crimes: The Results! (October 10th, 2022—Jeff Baker)

The draws for the October 2022 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Crime Drama, set in a Law Office, involving a Railroad Tie. Here are the results! E. H. Timms wrote “Waterlogged Notes.” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2022/10/flash-fic-challenge-waterlogged-notes.html And I wrote “All the Live … Continue reading

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“All The Live Long Day.” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story by Jeff Baker for October 10th, 2022.

Here’s my story, based on the prompts of a Crime Drama, set in a Law Office involving a Railroad Tie. I set my lawyer-detectives Musselman and Pearce to work on the case! —–jeff All the Live Long Day by Jeff … Continue reading

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Mergen. Friday Flash Fics for June 10, 2022 by Jeff Baker (as Michael J. Mayak.)

Mergen by Michael J. Mayak Damn! Mergen spun around too late as the rings surrounded his head like fallen halos. They were screened somehow, still were. Even with Mergen’s advanced sensory powers he couldn’t make them out clearly. He tried … Continue reading

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April 2022 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge—The Results!!! (from Jeff Baker)

As you can see from the cards, I’m the current moderator for the Monthly Flash Fiction Draw Challenge, which was started by ‘Nathan Burgoine a few years ago and carried on by Cait Gordon and Jeffrey Ricker. It’s a monthly … Continue reading

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“Will I Be Rich?” The Bells of Shoredich Chime for April’s Flash Fiction Draw Challenge by Jeff Baker (April 11, 2022)

Will I Be Rich? Say The Bells of Shoredich by Jeff Baker AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for the April 2022 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were A sports story, set in a piano factory involving a pair of handcuffs. I write … Continue reading

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Everyone is Writing a Book. Friday Flash Fiction from Jeff Baker, April 8th, 2022

Everyone Is Writing a Book by Jeff Baker It was the early spring of nineteen-seventy-five and I was trying to be a writer. I would park in Old Man Emmerdale’s lot in front of the store and then go into … Continue reading

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