Category Archives: Fiction

“Las Posadas,” A Friday Flash Fics Christmas Story by Jeff Baker (December 17, 2021)

Posted on December 17, 2021 by jeffbaker307

Las Posadas by Jeff Baker It was a couple of weeks before Christmas around 1993, a week before finals and I was going to St. Nigel’s College in Kansas. To my mind about as far away from where Scott Garcia … Continue reading →

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Mystery of the Vanished Ray Gun, December 2021 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story by Jeff Baker, December 12, 2021.

Posted on December 12, 2021 by jeffbaker307

The Mystery of the Vanished Ray Gun by Jeff Baker The December 2021 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge story’s prompts were a Mystery set in a highway toll both involving a ray gun. A perfect case for my 23rd Century Detective … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets: “Christmas at Demeter’s Bar” by Jeff Baker. December 11, 2021.

Posted on December 11, 2021 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. Posted at Rainbow Snippets here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 Here’s some more snippets from a Christmas story I wrote. This one from … Continue reading →

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Tread Carefully Into Deep Waters…Angel Martinez does another fine reading of one of my stories! (Dec. 10, 2021)

Posted on December 10, 2021 by jeffbaker307

Angel Martinez reads a story (or part of one!) every Friday on her blog. Today, she reads one of mine: “One Foot In Sea and One On Shore.” She’s done me the kindness of reading my stories before, but this … Continue reading →

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The One Hundred Thirty-Three Steps: Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. (December 10, 2021.)

Posted on December 10, 2021 by jeffbaker307

The One Hundred-Thirty-Three Steps by Jeff Baker “We gotta be out of our minds!” Karl said gawking up at the stairway. “Yeah, but those are the stairs. THE stairs,” Johnny said. “We gotta haul all that stuff up those stairs,” … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets: A Christmas Ghost Story from Jeff Baker

Posted on December 4, 2021 by jeffbaker307

Every week we post six lines from a work of ours or a book recommendation with LGBT characters. This week, in a Christmassy mood, a selection of snippets from my Christmas ghost story “Dusk at Marsden Towers.” A story heavily … Continue reading →

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“No More Cakes and Ale” by Jeff Baker. Friday Flash Fics returns post-Thanksgiving. December 3, 2021.

Posted on December 3, 2021 by jeffbaker307

No More Cakes and Ale by Jeff Baker “Pass the…hey what is that? Gravy or tea?” The six of us around the table in the loft apartment laughed. “Maybe it’s Au Jus…oh wait, tea.” Monroe said. We were all from … Continue reading →

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Two Rainbow Snippets from Jeff Baker, for November 20th, 2021.

Posted on November 20, 2021 by jeffbaker307

If you’re just joining us, I post a weekly writing excerpt on “Rainbow Snippets” https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 where writers share six lines of one of their (or someone else’s) writing with LGBT characters or themes. Something a little different this week. Two … Continue reading →

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Shave Every Day with Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. November 19, 2021.

Posted on November 19, 2021 by jeffbaker307

Shave Every Day And You’ll Always Look Keen by Jeff Baker “Mister Magruder.” The voice in the hallway was firm. “Uh, yeah?” Lonnie said. “At this school, you’re supposed to be clean-shaven. Even if you’re a senior.” That was Mr. … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets, for November 13, 2021. Drabble, Drabble, Toil and Trouble.

Posted on November 13, 2021 by jeffbaker307

For this week’s Rainbow Snippets, where we post six lines from a work of fiction (usually ours) I decided to see how much of the story I could squeeze into six lines. From four years ago, here’s part of a … Continue reading →

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