Category Archives: Poetry

Oh Stately Bird, A Thanksgiving Poem by Jeff Baker (November 27, 2025)

Posted on November 27, 2025 by jeffbaker307

About every year I post this Thanksgiving poem I wrote about thirty years ago. Happy Thanksgiving —jeff Oh Stately Bird By Jeff Baker Oh stately bird Who is there that does not love you Our family gathered together, you the … Continue reading →

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“Come Play With Me.” Horrors for the July 2025 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results. (July 14, 2025.) Posted by Mike Mayak.

Posted on July 14, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Hi! I’m Mike, A.K.A. Jeff Baker. The draws for the July 2025 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Horror Story Set in A Pool Hall Involving a Rusted Knife E. H. Timms has given us a fine and memorable poem: … Continue reading →

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“Oh Stately Bird,” a Thanksgiving Poem by Jeff Baker. (November 27, 2024)

Posted on November 28, 2024 by jeffbaker307

NOTE: I wrote the original version of this poem about twenty years ago. This version has been posted here almost every year for the last eight years or so. Happy Thanksgiving! —-jeff Oh Stately Bird By Jeff Baker Oh stately … Continue reading →

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Drat! Friday Flash Fics Gets Poetic! From Jeff Baker; September 6th, 2024.

Posted on September 6, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Drat by Jeff Baker Drat! Said the cat. Jumped on this screen and now I’m flat Against this window, not where I sat The dog indoors is looking at Me, undignified, splayed here, splat! Claws on the screen, that’s where … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: December 2023/January 2024, from Jeff Baker. (January 19, 2024)

Posted on January 19, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report for January 2024 (!!!!) Starting off with the last week in December, 2023, I finished reading James Moran’s story “A Canadian Ghost In London,” from his collection “Fear itself.” I THINK I’ve read all the stories in the … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day! New Poem Up on RoMMantic Reads! Jeff Baker, February 14, 2023.

Posted on February 14, 2023 by jeffbaker307

It seems to be my month over at “RoMMantic Reads!” My poem “Date Night” is the Valentine’s Day offering! Enjoy!!! https://rommanticreads.wordpress.com/2023/02/14/jeff-baker-date-night/

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A Legendary Brass Bed on an Ice Shelf (or something like that!) Flash Fiction Draw Challenge, November 2022: The Results!

Posted on November 14, 2022 by jeffbaker307

The Draws for the November Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Legend or Tall Tale, involving a Brass Bed set on an Ice Shelf. Jeffrey Ricker wrote “The Brass Bed and the Epic Journey” https://jeffrey-ricker.com/november-flash-fiction-draw-the-brass-bed-and-the-epic-journey/ E. H. Timms wrote “Never … Continue reading →

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“The Death of Ezekiel Pink,” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story (Poem) for November 2022 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on November 8, 2022 by jeffbaker307

The Death of Ezekiel Pink by Mike Mayak (With apologies to Robert W. Service ) Author’s Note: The draws for the November 2022 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were A Tall Tale or Legend, set on an Ice Shelf, involving a … Continue reading →

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My Latest Poem on the RoM/Mantic Reads e-zine: Halloween 2020 from Jeff Baker. October 28, 2022.

Posted on October 28, 2022 by jeffbaker307

Fiona Glass has done me the kindness of saying some very nice things about my Halloween poem “Halloween 2020” which is up now on RoM/Mantic Reads. It’s spooky in a different way. Here’s the link: https://rommanticreads.wordpress.com/2022/10/28/jeff-baker-halloween-2020/#respond

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“Oh Stately Bird.” A poem for Thanksgiving by Jeff Baker. November 25, 2021

Posted on November 25, 2021 by jeffbaker307

Note: I wrote the original version of this a number of years ago. Here’s a Thanksgiving feast. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!                                    Oh Stately Bird                                       By Jeff Baker             Oh stately bird             Who is there that does not … Continue reading →

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