Category Archives: Monday Flash Fiction

Monday Flash Fics: “The Case of the Velvet Clause.”

                               The Case of the Velvet Clause                                                 By Jeff Baker               “Hey! Watch your hand! That’s my crotch you’re squishing!”             “Oh, sorry!”             It was an occupational hazard at the law firm of Musselman and Pearce. Their … Continue reading

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Monday Flash Fics: “No Room at the Inn”

                                    No Room at the Inn                                         By Jeff Baker               The weather was bitter cold, the stars were a glorious spread of winter colors and the lights on the idling trucks were orange. The two men stood … Continue reading

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“The Mystery of Pere Noel,” Monday Flash Fics for Christmas, 2016

(For my Christmas story, I decided to give myself a present—I’d always wanted to write a story about Edgar Allan Poe’s great precursor to Sherlock Holmes, C. Auguste Dupin. While there have been many Holmes pastiches, those of Dupin are few and … Continue reading

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The Forest—Monday Flash Fics, November 21, 2016

Note: Actually had trouble getting the “voice” in this one down, then all of a sudden I had it and I also have an additional page—this may develop into something a bit longer although this type of fantasy setting is … Continue reading

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Window on the World, Monday Flash Fics

Almost didn’t write one this week, but this just poured out of me in the middle of the week. Call it an attempt to say something optimistic, or just tell a good story. —–j                                                                                                                  Window on the World                                     … Continue reading

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Dance of the Hours–Monday Flash Fics

This one was written heavily under the influence of Halloween!                                    Dance of the Hours                                         By Jeff Baker               “Sssst! Over here! By this wall! Try not to attract attention!”             “We’re naked. Anybody sees us, we … Continue reading

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Topper Tricks or Treats–flash fiction for Halloween

I’ve posted mystery fiction, science fiction, horror fiction but this is Fan Fiction. The main characters , first in a 1920’s novel by Thorne Smith, were in a 1950’s T.V. series. The series, oddly enough, never did a Halloween episode, … Continue reading

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Unbreakable, Monday Flash Fics

                                        (Author’s note: This actually is an excerpt from something larger that I’m writing under my occasional pen name. More on all this later! —-J)                                             Unbreakable                             By Jeff Baker (As by Michael J. Mayak)               “He … Continue reading

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Interlude With Wolves–October 17, 2016.

                                    Interlude With Wolves                                            By Jeff Baker               The man had been sitting on the cliff overlooking the lake for some time when the wolves approached.             “See,” the younger wolf said. “He’s barely moved since … Continue reading

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Something About Sharks–Monday Flash Fiction

                                 Something About Sharks                                           By Jeff Baker             “Grrr! I’m a shark!”             “Yeah, right,” the man said.             “Benny Hill would have made a more convincing shark,” the woman said.             “Okay, what’s wrong with the way … Continue reading

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