Category Archives: Fiction

“All Work and No Play.” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story for April 2023 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on April 8, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The draws for the April 2023 Challenge were a Hardboiled Detective Story, a Prison Work Farm and a Model T Ford. Here’s my story. All Work and No Play by Jeff Baker In the two weeks I’d been at Prairie … Continue reading →

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What’s Under the “Dome?” A Special Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker, for April 7, 2023.

Posted on April 7, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Dome by Jeff Baker April 3, 2023. “There it is!” Inole said, pointing up the hill. “Yes! Finally!” Gewe said, bending over, clutching his knees and catching his breath. They had been running these last few yards. The silvery dome, … Continue reading →

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“Steven First Enters the Tower and Views the Magical City.” Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker for March 30, 2023.

Posted on March 30, 2023 by jeffbaker307

(Photo by Jeff Baker) Steven First Enters the Tower and Views the Magical City by Jeff Baker I turned fifteen years old in the Summer of 1974 and spent most of July flat on my back in a hospital bed … Continue reading →

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Walk Through the Jaws of Leviathan for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. March 24, 2023.

Posted on March 23, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Leviathan By Jeff Baker This all happened to me my Junior Year in High School. I had a job working at Movie Palace (that was the name of the place!) in a cheap shopping center. Back when shopping centers were … Continue reading →

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The Saint Patrick’s Day Chicken Soars for Friday Flash Fics, March 17, 2023 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on March 17, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The Adventure of the St Patrick’s Day Chicken by Jeff Baker We had the case wrapped up by noon. We had to. Josh and I had been hired to find some missing jewelry, gems that hadn’t even been reported stolen … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare and Football; Your Cup of Tea? Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results for March 13th, 2023

Posted on March 13, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Here’s the results for the March 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Shakespearian Story A Cup of Tea and A Football Stadium E. H. Timms wrote “A Fine Match” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2023/03/flash-fic-challenge-fine-match.html And I wrote “For Murder Though It Have No … Continue reading →

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“Fools That Will Laugh on Earth.” Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker for March 10, 2023.

Posted on March 10, 2023 by jeffbaker307

(The house pic DID inspire this week’s story but I forgot to mention it in the story! Oh well, it’s where our narrator lives! —–j) Fools That Will Laugh on Earth by Jeff Baker The alien invasion failed but it … Continue reading →

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“For Murder Though It Have No Tongue.” March 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story by Jeff Baker. March 7, 2023.)

Posted on March 7, 2023 by jeffbaker307

For Murder Though It Have No Tongue by Jeff Baker (March 7, 2023) The lights at the football stadium were off and they could barely see the grass in the reflected light from the city. “Gimmie that thermos,” Hammie Dane … Continue reading →

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Long Island to San Francisco for Rainbow Snippets from Jeff Baker. March 4, 2023.

Posted on March 4, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Take your seat to watch the parade or rather, to listen to a couple of parade-watchers. Every week we post six lines of a story of ours, a work-in-progress or from someone else’s work we recommend that has LGBT characters … Continue reading →

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“Chalk and Cheese.” Drawing in to Friday Flash Fics for March 3rd, 2023 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on March 3, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Like Chalk and Cheese by Jeff Baker I was sitting at the easel staring at the blank canvas, tapping the tray of chalk with my fingers, regretting taking an art class. Especially since I was in the hallway outside the … Continue reading →

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