Category Archives: Science Fantasy

The Kuttners “Portal In the Picture.” Reviewed by Jeff Baker. (September 19, 2025)

Kuttner And Moore’s “Portal In The Picture” review by Jeff Baker A Reading Report Addenda. (September 19th, 2025) There’s a land that I’ve heard of, once in a lullaby—–”Over The Rainbow.” Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore’s novella “The Portal … Continue reading

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“Along Came A Grasshopper.” Friday Flash Fics Serial Conclusion from Jeff Baker. September 12, 2025

Along Came A Grasshopper (“Thus Comes the Spider” part 4.) by Jeff Baker Concluding the story from last week —-jeff The Kurtzberg Pavilion with its two story height and eight sides looked like an art deco version of Shakespeare’s Globe … Continue reading

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“Now Comes the Doodlebug.” Part Two Of A Serial. Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker, August 29, 2025.

Now Comes the Doodlebug (“Thus Comes the Spider” part two.) By Jeff Baker AUTHOR’S NOTE: Continuing the superhero story from last week.—-jeff Arn and Bryan’s off-campus apartment wasn’t much; a few hundred square feet on the fifth floor of an … Continue reading

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“Thus Comes The Spider” for Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. August 22nd, 2025

Thus Comes the Spider by Jeff Baker “Okay,” Arn whispered. “Here it comes.” “Yeah, I know,” Bryan said. “We’ve seen…” “Shh!” Arn said, grinning and pointing at the screen. The Old University Theater was showing “Bridge Across the Rhine,” a … Continue reading

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“Escape The Heat” With Friday Flash Fics, As By Mike Mayak. (May 29, 2025)

Escape the Heat by Mike Mayak “Pwhew” Jake Malagar said. “Cold in here. Should have brought my hoodie.” “It’s 101 degrees out there,” Ricky Jago said, thumbing at the big glass doors that looked out onto the Library parking lot. … Continue reading

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Friday Flash Fics: “The Great Dinosaur Of 2155…” By Mike Mayak. April 11, 2025.

The Great Dinosaur of 2155 or Please Don’t Eat the Paleontologist by Mike Mayak It was early in the Winter evening at the Carmine-Gardner Museum and the tall, silver-haired museum guide was glad this was the last group of schoolchildren … Continue reading

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