Category Archives: Fiction

Crowns! Quesadillas! And Looooooovvvve!! February Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results, Curated By Mike Mayak (February 16th, 2026)

Posted on February 16, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Hi! I’m Mike, A.K.A. Jeff Baker. The draws for the February 2026 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Romance Set in a Mexican Restaurant Involving a Crown From a Theater Prop Room E. H. Timms wrote: “Strike Night” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2026/02/flash-fic-challenge-strike-night.html And … Continue reading →

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Go “Through The Garden Wall” With Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. Friday February 13th, 2026

Posted on February 13, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Through The Garden Wall by Jeff Baker We were parked in the parking lot of the old Quickie-Mart drinking the sodas we’d gotten from the store and laughing about our High School days where we would have ridden down here … Continue reading →

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“Cown Him…” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story for February 2026 from Mike Mayak

Posted on February 11, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Crown Him With Many Crowns by Mike Mayak “Drew, will you take that thing off?” We were sitting in a booth at Los Tacos which was nearly deserted at this time of the afternoon. Drew adjusted the yellow crown he … Continue reading →

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Swords Sorcery and Suburbia. Friday Flash Fics From Jeff Baker, for February 6, 2026

Posted on February 6, 2026 by jeffbaker307

How Vargon of Keltpagore Came to Country Acres by Jeff Baker “Honey,” Todd said looking out the window of the couple’s breakfast nook. “Come look at what the new neighbors have on their fence.” “Another practice dummy for his broadsword … Continue reading →

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Travel “Just Off The Blue Area” for Friday Flash Fics from Mike Mayak. (January 30, 2026)

Posted on January 23, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Just Off the Blue Area by Mike Mayak NOTE: Didn’t expect to do another sequel but I guess this is Part Three. Check the earlier stories taking place in The Under: “A Bicycle Built Fortuitously” and “Blue Shoes” also on … Continue reading →

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“Blue Shoes,” A Friday Flash Fics Sequel by Mike Mayak (January 16, 2026)

Posted on January 16, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Blue Shoes by Mike Mayak (Sequel to “A Bicycle Built Fortuitously”) Franco and Anthony had followed the Yellow Man’s directions and pushed the bicycle to The Midnight Cafe which was positioned under a yellow, neon sign of a crescent Moon. … Continue reading →

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Cait Gordon’s “Speculative Shorts.” New Collection Reviewed by Jeff Baker. (January 15, 2026)

Posted on January 15, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Characters who sign. Accessibility. Ableism. This book deals with issues of… No. Wait… Two Opera divas in an otherworldly rivalry, complete with tentacles. Love stories across every gender spectrum. A non-binary Alice meets a different kind of Cheshire Cat. People … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results for January 2026! A Zamboni and a Horse Or Two!! January 11, 2026

Posted on January 11, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Hi! I’m Mike, A.K.A. Jeff Baker. The draws for the January 2026 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Fantasy Set in a Skating Rink Involving a Plastic Toy Horse E. H. Timms wrote: “Zamboni” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2026/01/flash-fic-challenge-zamboni.html And I wrote: “The Way … Continue reading →

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“Elevator Story.” Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. (January 9, 2026)

Posted on January 9, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Elevator Story by Jeff Baker The two of us got on the elevator at the same time. The twenty-something with the brown hair in the suit and tie punched the button for Floor 34. The doors closed and the two … Continue reading →

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Follow “The Way Of The Horse” the January Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story from Mike Mayak (January 6, 2026)

Posted on January 5, 2026 by jeffbaker307

The Way Of the Horse by Mike Mayak The Draws for the January 2026Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Fantasy, set at a Skating Rink involving a Plastic Toy Horse. This is what I came up with. And yes, for … Continue reading →

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