Category Archives: Rudyard Kipling

Reading Report December ’24/January ’25, from Jeff Baker. (January 20, 2025)

Posted on January 20, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report; December2024/January 2025 Continuing my Rudyard Kipling jag I (re-)read “The Bridge Builders,” a story I had read before maybe 30+ years ago. Read some of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Wonder Book,” where he re-tells Greek Myths for a young audience. … Continue reading →

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Reading Report November/December 2024, from Jeff Baker. (December 20, 2024.)

Posted on December 20, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report: November/December 2024 Read John Floyd’s “The Home Front” in “Punk Noir Press.” Read more of “Sara Was Judith” by Julian Hawthorne. Read Kaje Harper and E. H. Timm’s online offerings. Started reading a bunch of Rudyard Kipling: Read … Continue reading →

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July Flash Fiction Draw Challenge—The Results! A Day Late. (Elephants Don’t Forget, But I Did!) Mike Mayak, July 18th, 2023.

Posted on July 18, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Flash Fiction Draw Challenge July 2023; The Results! July 18th, 2023. Hi, again! Mike here, also known as “Jeff Baker.” My e-mail was off yesterday (and so was I!) so I’m a day late with these! The stories are worth … Continue reading →

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“The Flip-Side of Kipling” by Mike Mayak. Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story for July 2023. July 10, 2023.

Posted on July 10, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The Flip Side of Kipling by Mike Mayak AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for the July 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were a “Just So Story” set at a Radio Station involving a plastic elephant. I’m a huge Kipling fan (author … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Draw Challenge! The Draws for July 2023.

Posted on July 10, 2023 by jeffbaker307

First, here’s the prompts for the July 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge. Then my usual long-winded explanation: A “Just So Story“ Involving a Plastic Elephant Set at a Radio Station. Now, on to the details. Hi! I’m Mike Mayak, I … Continue reading →

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Lounging By the Pool for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. (January 8th. 2021.)

Posted on January 8, 2021 by jeffbaker307

The Stone Hippopotamus by Jeff Baker             I was in my third year of service to the Sultan of Aldabad, and so my duties mainly involved tending to the grounds adjacent to the Royal Palace and making certain the local … Continue reading →

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For Short-Story Month: A Hand and a tale of Gifts.

Posted on May 3, 2019 by jeffbaker307

By Jeff Baker   May is short-story month and ‘Nathan Burgoine  is celebrating with a monthlong series of posts about short-stories, and inviting others to play along. I couldn’t resist! My first short-story (the one that made a big impact … Continue reading →

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