Category Archives: Fiction

A “Cold War” Flashback. An Anniversary Story by Jeff Baker. (May 23, 2024)

Posted on May 23, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Celebrating my Eighth anniversary of posting these near-weekly Flash Fictions, here’s one a lot of people liked. From 2017, “Cold War.” The two men sat on the park bench in the snowy dusk. “Snow everywhere, just like in Russia,” said … Continue reading →

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Reading Report For April/May 2024, From Jeff Baker. (May 20th, 2024)

Posted on May 21, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report April/May 2024 I actually think I did more reading than writing this time around! Started reading some of the stories in the Crippen and Landru collection of Frances and Richard Lockridge’s “Flair For Murder.” It includes all of … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets! J. Scott Coatsworth’s “River City Chronicles.” (Jeff Baker, May 18, 2024)

Posted on May 18, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Friday May, 17th, 2024. Every week we post six lines from a work of ours, a work-in-progress or published or a recommendation of someone else’s work with at least one LGBT character. Posted at Rainbow Snippets here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 My friend … Continue reading →

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“Yonder Window” by Jeff Baker. Friday Flash Fics for May 17, 2024.

Posted on May 16, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Yonder Window by Jeff Baker “Okay, you get the rest of these, I’ll do the windows in the back,” Maxwell said. “Yessir,” Tyler said. Mom and Dad had told him to be respectful. Tyler had already spent two weeks on … Continue reading →

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Adventure! (And Mittens!) Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Stories For May, 2024. (Mike Mayak, May 13th, 2024)

Posted on May 13, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Hi, again! Mike here, also known as “Jeff Baker.” The draws for the May 2024 FFDC were: An Adventure Story Set at The Temple Of Diana In Greece Involving Warm Woolen Mittens E. H. Timms wrote “Stranger Safety” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2024/05/flash-fic-challenge-stranger-safety.html And … 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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“Race To Destiny!” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story For May, 2024 from Mike Mayak (May 8, 2024)

Posted on May 8, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Race To Destiny by Mike Mayak AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for the May 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were; An Adventure Story, set at the Temple Of Diana In Greece, featuring Warm Woolen Mittens. Here’s what I came up with. … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets Delivers! “Deliveries In The Rear,” by Jeff Baker. (May 4th, 2024.)

Posted on May 4, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Every week we post six lines from a work of ours, a work-in-progress or published or a recommendation of someone else’s work with at least one LGBT character. Posted at Rainbow Snippets here: [LINK] https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 I’m not sure if I … Continue reading →

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“Something Wonky This Way Comes” Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker (May 3rd, 2024)

Posted on May 3, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Something Wonky This Way Comes by Jeff Baker Some of the lights over the convenience store parking lot were burned-out, giving it a shadowy creepy look. The tall redheaded kid and his dog, a small mixed-breed hopped out of the … Continue reading →

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“King Of The Road.” Friday Flash Fics for April 26th, 2024. From Jeff Baker.

Posted on April 26, 2024 by jeffbaker307

King Of the Road by Jeff Baker The two of them could hear the crickets from the darkened trailer and they grinned. Harve and Lucas had been best friends since Grade School and had been camping out in Harvey’s family’s … Continue reading →

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