Category Archives: Fantasy

Shoes And Jelly. Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results For August 2025…

Hi! I’m Mike, A.K.A. Jeff Baker. The draws for the August 2025 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Fairy Tale Set in The Empire State Building Involving a A Bowl Full Of Jelly E. H. Timms wrote: “Having A Ball.” … Continue reading

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Do The Invisible Man Boogie: Friday Flash Fics for August 8th, 2025 from Jeff Baker

Invisible Man Boogie by Jeff Baker “Okay, Henry…start going now!” Ethan stood behind the camera on the tripod and waved at the pair of cowboy boots sitting on the living room floor. “Where’s the music?” Henry’s voice came from about … Continue reading

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Once Upon A Time On West Thirty-Fourth Street. Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story by Mike Mayak. August 6th, 2025

Once Upon A Time On West Thirty Fourth Street by Mike Mayak AUTHOR’S NOTE: The Draws for the August 2025 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were a Fairy Tale set at the Empire State Building involving a bowl full of jelly. … Continue reading

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Play “Parlor Games.” But beware! Friday Flash Fics From Jeff Baker. (June 27, 2025)

Parlor Games by Jeff Baker “Okay…yeah…I got it…” Julian said into the phone. “Just come in sometime this week and we’ll see what we can do…yeah…yeah…goodbye.” Julian hung up and glanced over at Ryder. “Well, that’s another one. Got a … Continue reading

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Crispin and Leopold Get Together In An “Office Of The Lost” Snippet. Rainbow Snippets, June 20th, 2025 from Jeff Baker.

Every week we post six lines from a work of ours, a work in progress or part of someone else’s work with LGBT characters at Rainbow Snippets, here https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 For Pride Month I’m posting snippets from “Office Of the Lost,” … Continue reading

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“The Soaper Strikes!” Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. (Friday, June 13, 2025)

The Soaper’s Best Hope by Jeff Baker Night in the metropolis of Goat’s Town and the blazing headlights of the Ecolo-Car cut through the enshrouding darkness as Captain Ecology and Compost Boy are patrolling, looking for local miscreants. “We’re fortunate … Continue reading

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Reading Report: April/May 2025 from Jeff Baker. With Some Horror MAYhem! (May 20, 2025)

Reading Report: April/May 2025 I’ve found this period I did more reading away from the house: at the laundromat and at the repair shop. Twice. (Low tires.) Read Robert W. Chambers’ story “The Tomb of Samaris.” (Actually several chapters in … Continue reading

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“All Aboard” For Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. (Gee, coming up with the headline this week was easy!) May 16, 2025.

Photo by Brent Silveria All Aboard by Jeff Baker We’d been downstairs watching Uncle Cuthbert run his model train he had set up on the big table in his basement. Watching as it ran under the mountain and past the … Continue reading

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“McGuffin’s Dragon.” Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. April 18th, 2025.

Photo by Brent Silveria McGuffin’s Dragon by Jeff Baker “Have I ever told you chaps,” McGuffin said from his usual chair in the Billiards Room at the Club, “how I took on a dragon?” My sprained ankle was propped up … Continue reading

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Friday Flash Fics: “The Great Dinosaur Of 2155…” By Mike Mayak. April 11, 2025.

The Great Dinosaur of 2155 or Please Don’t Eat the Paleontologist by Mike Mayak It was early in the Winter evening at the Carmine-Gardner Museum and the tall, silver-haired museum guide was glad this was the last group of schoolchildren … Continue reading

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