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Category Archives: Friday Flash Fictions
“At Least the Natives are Friendly.” Cool Down With Friday Flash Fics for December 9th, 2022 from Jeff Baker.
At Least the Natives are Friendly by Jeff Baker Zack could hear the scraping sounds echoing from the other driveways as he joined his neighbors in attacking an icy car window with a scraper. “Swell,” he grumbled through the scarf … Continue reading →
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Dig It Out With Friday Flash Fics. Getting a snack at the ballpark, from Jeff Baker. December 2, 2022.
Dig It Out by Jeff Baker “Oh, wow! What is this? It’s goooood!” Herbie said pecking at the ground with his beak. “It’s sunflower seeds. Somebody must have been walking across the ball field munching them and dropped a few,” … Continue reading →
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“Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered.” Spending Thanksgiving with Friday Flash Fics: November 18, 2022
Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered by Jeff Baker Okay. I’ll just sit you down here. Gotta love these baby carriers. Got you right here on this old kitchen table. Don’t worry, it’s as sturdy as this house and maybe about … Continue reading →
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“Come Not Between the Dragon and his Wrath.” Friday Flash Fics for November 11, 2022 by Jeff Baker.
Come Not Between the Dragon and His Wrath by Jeff Baker The six-foot-two-inch former college wrestler stood there in the mid-afternoon sun streaming through the restaurant window in his red shorts and pulled up his shirt revealing the red and … Continue reading →
“The Well-Tempered Clavier” Plays on Friday Flash Fics, November 4, 2022 by Jeff Baker
The Well Tempered Clavier by Jeff Baker The loud music was blaring through the speakers and over the audience from the stage, with a little bit of colored smoke swirling around the keyboard and drum set. “All right!” Marty said. … Continue reading →
“The Werewolf Who Came to Dinner.” Happy Halloween from Friday Flash Fics and Jeff Baker. October 28, 2022.
The Werewolf Who Came to Dinner by Jeff Baker Lonnie Magruder grinned at the big, carved pumpkin and pulled his jacket around him in the dark. “How long has it been since we went Trick-Or-Treating, anyway?” That was George Gordy, … Continue reading →
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Ride in “The Woodie” for Friday Flash Fics. October 21, 2022 by Jeff Baker.
The Woodie by Jeff Baker The world went haywire just before the game was supposed to start. I’d won the tickets and had driven all night from Albuquerque, sleeping in my old Woodie station wagon and was sitting in the … Continue reading →
“Going Along With the Crowd.” Running With Friday Flash Fics for October 14, 2022.
Going Along With the Crowd by Jeff Baker “Okay, Okay. You. Can. Do. This” Andrew Dominski puffed out the words in rhythm as he jogged along. He wasn’t at the front of the group but he wasn’t bringing up the … Continue reading →
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“Gruff” for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. October 7th, 2022.
Gruff by Jeff Baker (A Bllly Gonzalez story.) All Arnie Jorgenson told me was that he’d found a place with some good grass. Me, I wasn’t into that, but he told me to meet him behind the old Power Company … Continue reading →
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Davey, What the Hell Happened to You? Friday Flash Fics (a day late!) from Jeff Baker. October 1st, 2022.
Davey, What the Hell Happened to You? By Jeff Baker The afternoon sky was deep blue as the car raced down the highway. “So that’s it,” Davey said sitting there in the passenger seat. “It isn’t all going to end … Continue reading →
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