Category Archives: Science Fiction

Examine “Look Not With The Eyes But With the Mind” by Jeff Baker. Look Closely at Friday Flash Fics for May 19, 2023.

Posted on May 19, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Photo by Jeff Baker. Look Not With the Eyes But With the Mind by Jeff Baker Hank sat in the examination room and fidgeted. Three-hundred-and-eighty-seven years and he’d never needed an eye exam. But he couldn’t well tell the Ophthalmologist … Continue reading →

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What’s Under the “Dome?” A Special Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker, for April 7, 2023.

Posted on April 7, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Dome by Jeff Baker April 3, 2023. “There it is!” Inole said, pointing up the hill. “Yes! Finally!” Gewe said, bending over, clutching his knees and catching his breath. They had been running these last few yards. The silvery dome, … Continue reading →

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“Fools That Will Laugh on Earth.” Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker for March 10, 2023.

Posted on March 10, 2023 by jeffbaker307

(The house pic DID inspire this week’s story but I forgot to mention it in the story! Oh well, it’s where our narrator lives! —–j) Fools That Will Laugh on Earth by Jeff Baker The alien invasion failed but it … Continue reading →

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More of the Best Of Ballantine’s “The Best Of…” Compiled By Jeff Baker. February 13, 2023.

Posted on February 13, 2023 by jeffbaker307

More of The Best of the Best of Ballantine’s The Best of… Compiled by Jeff Baker From about 1974 through at least the late 80s, Ballantine Books published a series of over 22 (paperback and hardcover) “Best of” collections of … Continue reading →

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The Best of Ballantine’s “Best of…” by Jeff Baker.

Posted on February 9, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The Best of the Best of Ballantine’s The Best of… Compiled by Jeff Baker From about 1974 through at least the late 80s, Ballantine Books published a series of over 22 (paperback and hardcover) “Best of” collections of the work … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets Goes “To The Ends of the Earth” by Jeff Baker. February 5, 2023.

Posted on February 5, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Every week we post six lines from a work of ours, a work-in-progress or published or a recommendation of someone else’s work with at least one LGBT character. Posted at Rainbow Snippets here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 I promised you a love story … Continue reading →

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The Natives are Friendly for Rainbow Snippets. Friday the Thirteenth of January, 2023 from Jeff Baker.

Posted on January 13, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Every week we post six lines from a work of ours, a work-in-progress or published or a recommendation of someone else’s work with at least one LGBT character. Posted at Rainbow Snippets here: [LINK] https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 In this snippet from my … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets Goes All To Sh…I Mean, to Camp Black Rock. J. Scott Coatsworth’s “Shit City.” (Jeff Baker, December 17, 2022.)

Posted on December 17, 2022 by jeffbaker307

Every week we post six lines from a work of ours, a work-in-progress or published or a recommendation of someone else’s work with at least one LGBT character. Posted at Rainbow Snippets here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 Promoting the work of a fine … Continue reading →

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“Androids & Aliens.” J. Scott Coatsworth’s New Collection is Out!

Posted on December 16, 2022 by jeffbaker307

My friend J. Scott Coatsworth has a new collection out! I could gush and babble about this collection, but I’ll let Scott tell it. Androids & Aliens is Scott’s third short story collection – eight sci fi and sci-fantasy shorts … Continue reading →

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“At Least the Natives are Friendly.” Cool Down With Friday Flash Fics for December 9th, 2022 from Jeff Baker.

Posted on December 9, 2022 by jeffbaker307

At Least the Natives are Friendly by Jeff Baker Zack could hear the scraping sounds echoing from the other driveways as he joined his neighbors in attacking an icy car window with a scraper. “Swell,” he grumbled through the scarf … Continue reading →

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