Category Archives: Fantasy

The New Moon rises (ominously) on Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker for July 21, 2019 (way late again!)

Yesterday, I Saw the New Moon By Jeff Baker I was between jobs but I was seriously considering staying in town when things went all fuzzy. I was walking down the sidewalk in a crowd of people when the crowd … Continue reading →

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“Reverse Sweep” for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker, July 13, 2019

                                                          Reverse Sweep By Jeff Baker   Eli was sitting in the … Continue reading →

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Out Of the Freezer for Friday Flash Fics, June 28, 2019 by Jeff Baker

  Introducing Dave Danger! By Jeff Baker   I thought he looked familiar when he sat down across from my desk and handed me the sheet of paper. First of all, hardly anybody does this on paper anymore. Second, he … Continue reading →

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Oh Moon, Thou Climb’st the Skies; Friday Flash Fics for June 13, 2019 by Jeff Baker

                          Oh Moon, Thou Climb’st The Skies By Jeff Baker   The weather was warm, the rainbow flags were flying and I was feeling as conspicuous as hell … Continue reading →

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Mischief Following Anger for Friday Flash Fics, June 7, 2019 by Jeff Baker

Mischief Following Anger By Jeff Baker   I discovered one of my ancestors was a witch right before my twenty-fifth birthday. I inherited a box of pictures from my Great Grandmother. It included a letter from her Great Grandmother warning … Continue reading →

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Something To Howl About for Friday Flash Fics, May 24, 2019 by Jeff Baker

Mareck Silverlock and His All-Wolf Band By Jeff Baker   Young Mareck cleared his throat. “My report is on entertainment of the War Years. This was almost forty years ago. Europa and the American Continent were at war. Things were … Continue reading →

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“Best-Of” Anthologies I Love. Short-Story Month Day #21

By Jeff Baker I read (and buy) tons of “Best Of The Year” anthologies. We are living in a golden age for Best-Ofs. Here are a few I love: Lethe Press’ fine “Wilde Stories” (Best Gay Speculative Fiction,) “Heiresses of … Continue reading →

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“Not In Kansas Anymore” (Ahem!) Two Masters of the short story for Day #19 of Short-Story Month.

By Jeff Baker (in Wichita, Kansas) For Day # 19 of Short-Story Month, the theme is stories by an author from a country other than your own. I’ll recommend just about anything by two masters of the form. First; “The … Continue reading →

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YA Short-Stories; Short-Story Month, Day #16

By Jeff Baker When I was a kid (I mean, really a kid) I had subscriptions to two magazines: “Jack and Jill” and “Golden Magazine.” (and I sent my first submission off to J & J about 1968, to one … Continue reading →

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Voyage Into Danger for Friday Flash Fics, by Jeff Baker. May 10, 2019

                                     The Voyage of the Kish By Jeff Baker Zamed watched as the clouds covered the moon that was high in the sky. … Continue reading →

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