Category Archives: Science Fiction

The Bright Silver Saucer in the Meadow. Flash Fiction Draw Challenge story for November, 2021, by Jeff Baker. (November 12, 2021.)

Posted on November 12, 2021 by jeffbaker307

The Bright Silver Saucer in the Meadow by Jeff Baker Being married to the Grand Sorceress has some advantages. Most of the time. The family complains, says I should live in a palace or at least a mansion. But we … Continue reading →

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“Tick, Tick, Tick…” Running out of Time for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. (November 5, 2021)

Posted on November 5, 2021 by jeffbaker307

Running out of Time by Jeff Baker Roy stood there in the near dark listening to the ticking. Which way? Which way? He could hear his breathing, feel his tensed muscles and hear the relentless soft ticking. He still had … Continue reading →

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The Plain Old Power of Unbelief. Two Stories by Arthur and Kuttner. October 7, 2021 by Jeff Baker

Posted on October 7, 2021 by jeffbaker307

The Plain Old Power of Unbelief By Jeff Baker I just finished reading a short-story, a science-fantasy story by Henry Kuttner titled “The Uncanny Power of Edwin Cobalt.” I stumbled across a mention of the basic plot somewhere and it … Continue reading →

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“When the Wind Blows” for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker (July 30, 2021)

Posted on July 30, 2021 by jeffbaker307

Note: I grabbed the picture for this week from the old Monday Flash Fics page from before I ever started posting there. Thanks to Brigham Vaughn for posting the original picture! When the Wind Blows the Cradle Will Rock by … Continue reading →

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“In a Van By the River” for Friday Flash Fics, by Jeff Baker. July 23, 2021

Posted on July 23, 2021 by jeffbaker307

In a Van By the River by Jeff Baker Day Three: It’s evening. It’s beautiful. I can hear the water lapping the bank, if you can call a rice paddy a bank. My ancestors were here over three hundred years … Continue reading →

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Something Is Up in Barracuda Flats, for Friday Flash Fics, July 2, 2021 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on July 2, 2021 by jeffbaker307

Something Up in Barracuda Flats by Jeff Baker I inhaled on the cheroot and blew the smoke out the open train window. I stared at the scenery. “Travel” certainly came from “travail,” no doubt about it. I’d had easier rides … Continue reading →

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“Moon Take Thy Flight” for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker, June 25, 2021.

Posted on June 25, 2021 by jeffbaker307

Moon Take Thy Flight by Jeff Baker (A Demeter’s Bar Story) “I’ve been to the Moon, you know,” the old man sitting at the bar said sipping a whiskey. Even for Demeter’s Bar that was an off-the-wall statement. Zack, the … Continue reading →

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Blowing Smoke With Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker (May 21, 2021)

Posted on May 21, 2021 by jeffbaker307

                                          Blowing Smoke                                             By Jeff Baker             “It looks like smoke,” Jonny Kilbassie said.             “I know,” Big Dave said. “That’s why they call it the Cigarette Nebula. The wonder of this part of the Galaxy.”             Big Dave, … Continue reading →

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Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Flash Fiction Draw Challenge by Jeff Baker for May 2021.

Posted on May 8, 2021 by jeffbaker307

                                   Won’t You Be My Neighbor?                                                 By Jeff Baker Author’s Note: The draws for the May Flash Fiction Draw Challenge (thank you Jeff Ricker!) were a Science Fiction story set in an auditorium involving a tablet computer.             Third-period … Continue reading →

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Meet the Housewife Of the Year for Friday Flash Fics (April 30, 2021) by Jeff Baker

Posted on April 30, 2021 by jeffbaker307

                                    Housewife of the Year                                          By Jeff Baker                                                       “Me? Housewife Of the Year? Oh, my word! I mean, I never expected! Why yes, I read Suburb and Garden Magazine every month but I never expected to find your … Continue reading →

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