Category Archives: LGBT

“Mystery at Castle Dracula,” Part Two by Jeff Baker for Friday Flash Fics, January 15, 2021.

“Mystery at Castle Dracula,” Part Two by Jeff Baker Author’s Note: Armed with an heirloom Star of David which protects him against vampires (blessed from a lost book of the Kabballah) vampire-hunter Sean Rodriguez and his partner Jessie Skedderis have … Continue reading

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I Owe a Lot to Iowa Pot; Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story for January 2021 by Jeff Baker (January 11, 2020)

Author’s Note: The draws for the January 2021 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge (Drawn by this year’s moderator, Jeffrey Ricker—read his books!) were a Fairy Tale, set in a big-city studio apartment, including a potted plant. I had family near Des … Continue reading

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Luminarias shine for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. December 18, 2020.

Luminarias                                                  By Jeff Baker             “How much further?” I asked.             “Not much. This way, just watch your step,” Eric said.             I was watching. There were rocks all over these foothills and it was getting dark fast. I … Continue reading

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“When In Rome,” do the December 2020 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge, by Jeff Baker. (Dec. 11, 2020)

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for December’s Flash Fiction Draw Challenge (by Cait Gordon, thank you very much!) were a dystopian story (yeah, like that could happen!) set on the Eiffel Tower involving a cane. I’ve been reading a lot of … Continue reading

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‘Nathan Burgoine’s “Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks,” review by Jeff Baker.

            ‘Nathan Burgoine’s first Y. A. novel “Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks” is another damn good read from this author who is just getting better. It throws a bit of an X-Men curve into a kid’s last days in High … Continue reading

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“Incident in an Elevator” November 2020 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge story from Jeff Baker, November 15, 2020.

                                   Incident in an Elevator                                      (A Bryce Going Story)                                          By Jeff Baker             My hand still smarted under the bandage; at least I only needed stitches and hadn’t cut off anything on the slicer I was using in the … Continue reading

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Traveling Music for Friday Flash Fics, October 23, 2020. “Long Ago and Far Away” by Jeff Baker.

                                     Long Ago and Far Away                                               By Jeff Baker             My Dad took me out for my first legal beer the weekend after my twenty-first birthday. We’d actually gotten closer since I’d opened up about having a boyfriend in … Continue reading

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The Yellow Wall. Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker for October 16, 2020.

                                                  The Yellow Wall (A Bryce Going Story)                                                       By Jeff Baker             When your I.D. is fake and you’re being paid under the table, you don’t ask a lot of questions. I was paid a week’s salary to spend … Continue reading

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Messing About In Boats for Friday Flash Fics, October 9, 2020 by Jeff Baker

                                               Messing About In Boats                                               (A Demeter’s Bar Story)                                                      By Jeff Baker             The balding man sipped on his Bloody Mary and looked around Demeter’s Bar.             “I don’t care what the city fathers are trying to do. … Continue reading

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“Farwell Delighte Fortune My Foe.” Friday Flash Fics for October 2, 2020 by Jeff Baker

Farwell Delighte Fortune My Foe                                            By Jeff Baker                                                    AUTHOR’S NOTE: This one will need a rewrite if I ever publish it elsewhere, but it was fun writing! Once again, a tale of 20-something Prince Almazotz; youngest son … Continue reading

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