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Category Archives: Fantasy
A Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Extra For New Year’s, from Mike Mayak. (Jeff Baker, December 31, 2024)
How Lovely Are Your Branches (A Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Extra) by Mike Mayak (December 31, 2024) Author’s Note: When I finished the annual draws for the Flash Fiction Draw Challenge this year, there were three draws left over on … Continue reading →
“Solsta.” A Food Garden Court Christmas (sort of!) from Jeff Baker for Friday Flash Fics, December 20th, 2024. (Have you asked yet?)
Solsta by Jeff Baker (A Food Garden Court Story) There was a festive air in the mall that season. Green and blue garlands were draped on the walls, storefront windows were festooned with blue lights, even the window in Mrs. … Continue reading →
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Spooky Baby Buggy Bumpers. Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Stories for December, 2024. (Mike Mayak, December 9, 2024)
Hi! I’m Mike, A.K.A. Jeff Baker. The draws for the December 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Romance Set in a Haunted House Involving Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers E. H. Timms wrote: “Love After Death.” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2024/12/flash-fic-challenge-love-after-death.html And I wrote: … Continue reading →
“Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers” (Try Saying THAT Three Times!) Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story for December 2024 from Mike Mayak (December 8, 2024)
Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers by Mike Mayak AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for the December 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge (last one for this year, more coming in January 2025) were A Romance set in a Haunted House involving Rubber Baby … Continue reading →
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No Naked Lights. Friday Flash Fics for November 22, 2024 from Mike Mayak (aka Jeff Baker)
No Naked Lights by Mike Mayak The ancient pickup truck puttered through the convenience store parking lot as Braden Walter, just turned forty-five and still my boyfriend, headed it into the parking space. Not that many people around that late … Continue reading →
“Wheels And Skulls.” Friday Flash Fics For (Near) Halloween, from Jeff Baker. October 25, 2024.
Wheels And Skulls by Jeff Baker The skeleton astride the motorcycle in the parking lot cackled in a ghostly voice; “Beware! I am the Hell-Spawned Spirit of Vengeance!” “Sounds good to me,” said a voice from the van parked in … Continue reading →
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Friday Flash Fics, Friday Flash Fictions, Ghost Story, Halloween, Horror, Short-Stories
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Bulls And Snakes And Cakes—Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results for October 2024. (Mike Mayak, October 14, 2024)
Hi, again! I’m Mike Mayak, AKA Jeff Baker. The Draws for the October 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Monster Story Set in A Cake Shop Involving A Rubber Duck E. H. Timms wrote “Bull In A Cake Shop” … Continue reading →
“I Just Found Fritz!” Friday Flash Fics Story By Jeff Baker (October 11, 2024)
I Just Found Fritz by Jeff Baker Kyle walked up the stairs to the second floor of the new Public Library. He was a little out of breath and realized he wasn’t a kid on the High School track team … Continue reading →
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Friday Flash Fics, Friday Flash Fictions, Fritz Leiber, Kansas, LGBT, Short-Stories, Wichita
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“I Don’t Like Spiders And Snakes.” But I DO Like the October 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story by Jeff Baker. (October 10th, 2024)
I Don’t Like Spiders and Snakes by Jeff Baker AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for the October 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were A Monster Story set in a Cake Shop involving a Rubber Duck. Here’s the story, but can you … Continue reading →
J. Scott Coatsworth’s “The Death Bringer” Releases This Week:
My friend J. Scott Coatsworth is releasing his latest novel “The Death Bringer.” It’s the fourth book in the Tharassas Cycle that began with…but maybe I’d better let Scott talk about it: AIK WILL NEVER BE THE SAME… AND NEITHER … Continue reading →