Category Archives: LGBT

“Jack Fell Down” in Friday Flash Fics as by Mike Mayak . November 3rd, 2023.

Jack Fell Down and Broke His Crown by Mike Mayak I was standing in front of the mirror, admiring my legs in those basketball shorts I’d kept from High School and didn’t notice Mom & Dad coming into the downstairs … Continue reading

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Halloween at the Food Garden Court. “All-Hollowed Eve,” Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. October 26th, 2023.

All-Hollowed Eve by Jeff Baker (A Food Garden Court Story) The luminous white blob, dark smudges for eyes and mouth, surged up out of the floor, emitted a low moan and hovered between the tall young man and the customer … Continue reading

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“Rise” New Anthology from Queer Sci Fi is Out Now!

And yes, there is a story by me in this one! As well as stories by a bunch of excellent authors! Here’s details and some buy links: RISE (Noun, Verb) Eight definitions to inspire writers around the world, and an … Continue reading

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What Walks the Mall in Rainbow Snippets from Jeff Baker (October 21, 2023)

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 Last week’s snippet reminded me … Continue reading

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“Candy Is Dandy.” Early Halloween for Friday Flash Fics from Mike Mayak (aka Jeff Baker.) October 20, 2023.

For a bit of Pre-Halloween romance, I turned this over to my pen-name Mike Mayak for this sequel to my story “Leader of the Laundromat.” https://authorjeffbaker.com/2023/05/05/meet-the-leader-of-the-laundromat-for-friday-flash-fics-by-mike-mayak-may-5th-2023/ What’s up with Mick and Justin? Some of my readers wanted to know! ——j … Continue reading

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October Flash Fiction Draw Challenge—the Results! October 15, 2023.

The draws for the October 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were a romance set on the Interstate involving a Rusted Musket. E. H. Timms wrote “Shift Change.” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2023/10/flash-fic-challenge-shift-change.html And I wrote: “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World.” https://authorjeffbaker.com/2023/10/14/the-shot-heard-round-the-world-flash-fiction-draw-challenge-story-from-jeff-baker-october-14-2023/ Now, how … Continue reading

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“The Shot Heard ‘Round the World.” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story from Jeff Baker. October 14, 2023.

The Shot Heard Round the World by Jeff Baker Author’s Note: The draws for the October 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were A Romance on the Interstate involving a Rusty Musket. Here’s what I came up with. The two forty-something … Continue reading

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Ghost Pirate Haunts Rainbow Snippets! From Jeff Baker, October 14th, 2023.

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 “The Three Phases of Ghost-Hunting” is … Continue reading

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Friday Flash Fics in a Beautiful Pea Green Boat by Jeff Baker, Friday October 13th, 2023.

Beautiful Pea-Green Boat by Jeff Baker It was late afternoon when Billy Delaware’s doorbell rang. The man who stood there was six-foot-one, a little bit of a gut, red hair and beard that were going white. Billy could see the … Continue reading

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“Night of the Living Queers.” Rainbow Snippets by Kalynn Bayron, from Jeff Baker. October 8, 2023.

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 I love anthologies! Especially YA anthologies! … Continue reading

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