Category Archives: Kaje Harper

Reading Report August/September 2026 from Jeff Baker. “Bond…Nelson Bond…” and Others! (September 20, 2026.)

Posted on September 20, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Just before bedtime one night I stumbled across an audiobook of Nelson S. Bond’s stories about “Horse-Sense Hank.” Hank is an illiterate turnip farmer who is a inuitive scientific genius. Show Hank part of something and he’ll figure the rest … Continue reading →

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July/August 2026 Reading Report from Jeff Baker. (August 20, 2026)

Posted on August 20, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report July/August 2026 It’s H.P. Lovecraft’s birthday, but I didn’t read any Lovecraft. Oh well… NOTE: See the “Rocket Summer” entry for more on July’s reading. Read another Hi-Lo from Lorimer’s “Real Love” YA series. “Not Not Normal” by … Continue reading →

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Reading Report; June/July 2026 from Jeff Baker. Of River City and Flying Graveyards (July 20, 2026.)

Posted on July 20, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Just under the wire for Julian Hawthorne’s June 22nd birthday I read a chapter in his novella “Kildhurm’s Oak,” which I left off reading a while back. I need to get back into reading him. Read the monthly offerings by … Continue reading →

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Reading Report May/June 2026 from Jeff Baker. (June 21, 2026)

Posted on June 21, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Again, I probably did more writing than reading this period, and my notes are spread over two (or three!) spiral bound notebooks so I can’t vouch for the 100% accuracy this month. But hey, I’m probably reading more than the … Continue reading →

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“Wonky And The All-Seeing Eye.” Friday Flash Fics Tenth Anniversary Story (Yeah! New!) From Jeff Baker (May 22, 2026)

Posted on May 22, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Author’s Note: Ten Years! Wow!! Well, it doesn’t seem like yesterday but it was ten years ago this month I saw a post on Facebook for a weekly flash fiction page and decided to try a story myself. That first … Continue reading →

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Reading Report, December2025/January2026 from Jeff Baker. January 20, 2026

Posted on January 20, 2026 by jeffbaker307

Beta read another of J. Scott Coatsworth’s fine stories. Doubtless it will be published soon. Read Jeffrey Marks’ story “The Fall Of the House Of Fresher” in the LGBT-themed mystery anthology “Crime Ink: Iconic.” An homage to Dupin and Ellery … Continue reading →

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Reading Report from Jeff Baker. “Day Million” and Others November/December 2025

Posted on December 21, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report, November/December 2025 Listened to a recording of Frederik Pohl’s “Day Million.” I’d never read it before. Read Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpekis’ story “Oil On Water” online. It’s in the magazine LOLWE. A well-done horror story that doesn’t pull its … Continue reading →

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Reading Report. October/November 2025 from Jeff Baker. November 20, 2025.

Posted on November 20, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Read “Crossing the Border” by Barry N. Malzberg in his collection “Collecting Myself.” Story written for the Resnick anthology “Men Writing Science Fiction as Women.” More from both books as this report progresses. Also from the Malzberg book read “Gotterdamerung” … Continue reading →

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Reading Report September/October 2025. The Papers of the University Of Cosmopoli and a Ghost Table. From Jeff Baker

Posted on October 20, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report, September/October 2025 I’ve wanted to read the University Of Cosmopoli Papers by Christopher Blayre (pen-name of Edward Heron-Allen, 1861-1943) since I stumbled across a couple of the stories a year ago. Cast as the papers of faculty and … Continue reading →

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Reading Report, August/September 2025 from Jeff Baker

Posted on September 21, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Image courtesy of J. Scott Coatsworth Read Joe R. Lansdale’s “The Shadows In the Rock,” in the anthology “Scaring and Daring.” A fine homage to Mark Twain and Huckleberry Finn. The dialogue is perfect. (“You listen right smart, that river … Continue reading →

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