Category Archives: Fantasy

The Scar Of the Phoenix. September 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story by Mike Mayak, from Jeff Baker. (September 11, 2024)

Posted on September 11, 2024 by jeffbaker307

The Scar of the Phoenix by Mike Mayak AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for the September 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Horror Story, set in a Costume Shop, involving a Dumpster. Here’s mine.—-mike The sign on the little downtown … Continue reading →

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‘Nathan Burgoine’s “Triad Magic.” Reviewed By Jeff Baker. (August 22, 2024.)

Posted on August 22, 2024 by jeffbaker307

‘Nathan Burgoine’s “Triad Magic” Review by Jeff Baker FULL DISCLOSURE: This review probably contains a spoiler or two. ‘Nathan Burgoine’s novel “Triad Magic” is the last in a trilogy that began with “Triad Blood” and continued with “Triad Soul.” Set … Continue reading →

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Melodramatic Slides And Teepees. Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results for July 2024. (Mike Mayak, July 15, 2024.)

Posted on July 15, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Happy Heatwave, Everybody! I’m Mike, AKA Jeff Baker The draws for the July 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were; A Melodrama Set in A Giant Teepee Involving a Slippery Slide E. H. Timms wrote “Threefold Summons.” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2024/07/flash-fic-challenge-threefold-summons.html And I wrote … Continue reading →

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Drink from the Fontaine Di Roma. Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. July 12th, 2024.

Posted on July 12, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Fontane Di Roma by Jeff Baker I stood and stared out the window at the small garden with the trickling stone fountain in the middle like a birdbath. “You’re not seriously telling me you think you’ve got the Fountain of … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets: “Wild Horses” from Jeff Baker. (July 6th, 2024)

Posted on July 6, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Every week we post six lines from a story or ours, a work in progress or a recommendation of a work of someone else’s, that has LGBT characters. Posted at Rainbow Snippets here; https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 To return to my snippeting, I’m … Continue reading →

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Hear The Eagle Call: Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker for July 5th, 2024.

Posted on July 5, 2024 by jeffbaker307

I Heard The Eagle Call My Name by Jeff Baker The Eagle spoke to Tony as he was washing the cars in the used car lot that Summer morning. It was the week of the Fourth of July and Tony’s … Continue reading →

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“If All Their Sand Were Pearl.” Friday Flash Fics From Jeff Baker, June 28, 2024.

Posted on June 28, 2024 by jeffbaker307

If All Their Sand Were Pearl by Jeff Baker (Title from Shakespeare) It was late Sunday afternoon in Millington and the streets looked deserted when Hal and Denny, looking like High School kids walked up to the old stone canopy … Continue reading →

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“Three Kings.” A Blog Post (and Some Nostalgia) From Jeff Baker

Posted on May 29, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Three Kings by Jeff Baker I’ve told this story before. Sometime around the fall semester of 1981 when I was in College, one weekend when I had no homework and didn’t have to go work at my job I grabbed … Continue reading →

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“To Warm Their Fellows In The Night.” Friday Flash Fiction Anniversary Story by Jeff Baker. (May 24th, 2024.)

Posted on May 24, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Photo By Kenny Blasco To Warm Their Fellows In the Night by Jeff Baker It was cold, the kind of cold where even the slightest breeze increases the chill. Tarlos pulled his cloak tighter around him, grateful for his warm … Continue reading →

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Ride “The Star Cruiser” for Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker (May 10th, 2024.)

Posted on May 10, 2024 by jeffbaker307

The Star Cruiser by Jeff Baker We called it the Star Cruiser I. We could use it to escape Earth’s gravity, travel beyond the Moon and cross galaxies. It had near-infinite power but that meant it could only go as … Continue reading →

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