Category Archives: Science Fiction

Short-Stories from “Invisible Men,” (1960) Edited by Basil Davenport. Part Three. Reviewed by Jeff Baker.

Posted on March 26, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Basil Davenport’s Invisible Men (Part Three) Slesar and LeBlanc By Jeff Baker   Continuing my review of the stories in the 1960 anthology “Invisible Men,” edited by Basil Davenport. As promised last time; two tales of mystery. “The Invisible Prisoner” … Continue reading →

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Short Stories from “Invisible Men,” 1960; Edited by Basil Davenport. Reviewed by Jeff Baker.

Posted on March 20, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Basil Davenport’s Invisible Men; a review by Jeff Baker Part One: London, Collier, Pratt, Wells and de Camp I stumbled across Basil Davenport’s 1960 paperback anthology “Invisible Men” around 1975, at a used bookstore in Albuquerque, NM. I’ve liked stories … Continue reading →

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Surf’s Up! “Impact Zone” by Jeff Baker for Friday Flash Fics (February 28, 2020.)

Posted on February 28, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Impact Zone By Jeff Baker   “Wow! Look at that sky!” Kendrick said, hoisting his surfboard a little higher as he walked along the beach. “Yeah,” Brent said, balancing his board under his arm. “Think this is the place?” “Just … Continue reading →

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Day Of the Dark Earth; Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker (February 21, 2020)

Posted on February 21, 2020 by jeffbaker307

The Day of the Dark Earth By Jeff Baker I had my first kiss when I was sixteen years old under the Greek columns in the middle of summer. I remember the place; there aren’t a lot of Greek columns … Continue reading →

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Called Out for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. January 24, 2020.

Posted on January 24, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Buddy Montcrief is Called Out By Jeff Baker   Sure I remember the Wilkins League. Hell, I played in the damn thing from the time I was nineteen until I messed my leg up in ’28, just after I turned … Continue reading →

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The Fiery Eye by Jeff Baker for Friday Flash Fics, January 18, 2020.

Posted on January 18, 2020 by jeffbaker307

The Fiery Eye By Jeff Baker   “All right, Arden said. “What do you see?” “Uh, nothing,” I said. “I mean, you, holding a marble, and the dark room behind you, and…” “What kind of marble? Describe it.” “It’s…clear. About … Continue reading →

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Tea And Enmity by Jeff baker for Cait Gordon’s Flash Fiction Draw Challenge, January 14, 2020.

Posted on January 14, 2020 by jeffbaker307

Tea And Enmity By Jeff Baker   I followed Luc down the narrow stone stairway into the dark interior of the ancient castle, lit by the flashlight beams generated by my revulator and by the greenish glow of the device … Continue reading →

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“The Mastery of the Ice” by Jeff Baker. Friday Flash Fics for December 20, 2019.

Posted on December 20, 2019 by jeffbaker307

                                            The Mastery of the Ice (A Demeter’s Bar Story) By Jeff Baker It was a week before Christmas … Continue reading →

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Night’s Falling on Friday Flash Fics for November 3, 2019 by Jeff Baker

Posted on November 4, 2019 by jeffbaker307

Night’s Falling By Jeff Baker   Ciallo walked out of the sea, his wings dripping wet. “You’re not going to be able to fly that way,” Sillek called out. Sillek was his little brother. “They’ll be dry by Night’s-Falling,” Ciallo … Continue reading →

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Witnessing The End of the World; Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. October 13, 2019.

Posted on October 13, 2019 by jeffbaker307

From This Day to the Ending of the Earth By Jeff Baker   I was thirteen years old when the world ended. My dad had told me I was staying home from school, and he and Mom packed the camper … Continue reading →

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