Category Archives: Science Fiction

Flash Fiction Draw Challenge November 2024 Results! The Stories! (November 10, 2024) —-Mike Mayak

Posted on November 10, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Hi! I’m Mike, A.K.A. Jeff Baker. The draws for the November 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Science Fiction Story Set in a Western Ghost Town Involving a Snow Globe E. H. Timms wrote: “Round A Globe” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/ And … Continue reading →

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Let It Snow! Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story for November 2024, from Jeff Baker. (November 7, 20240)

Posted on November 7, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Let It Snow! By Jeff Baker We’d walked on the artificial wooden boards (and I knew what “wood” was because Team G, which I’m on, had done a report on it for school) and had seen the Solooen where they … Continue reading →

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Friday Flash Fics Visits The Secret City. Fiction by Mike Mayak. October 17, 2024.

Posted on October 17, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Jorge Alabaster And the Secret City by Mike Mayak Jorge Alabaster turned the motorcycle off the highway as he drove into the city. He rode down the street into what had been the downtown area He passed what had been … Continue reading →

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Bulls And Snakes And Cakes—Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results for October 2024. (Mike Mayak, October 14, 2024)

Posted on October 14, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Hi, again! I’m Mike Mayak, AKA Jeff Baker. The Draws for the October 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Monster Story Set in A Cake Shop Involving A Rubber Duck E. H. Timms wrote “Bull In A Cake Shop” … Continue reading →

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Run “Laps” With Friday Flash Fics from Skip Hanford (A.K.A. Jeff Baker) September 21, 2024.

Posted on September 21, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Laps by Skip Hanford “Hey, Luke, throw me the ball,” Jorge said as they walked across the field, glad that late August had cooled down. Practice in 90 degree heat was no fun. But they were glad that they had … Continue reading →

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J. Scott Coatsworth’s “The Death Bringer” Releases This Week:

Posted on September 17, 2024 by jeffbaker307

My friend J. Scott Coatsworth is releasing his latest novel “The Death Bringer.” It’s the fourth book in the Tharassas Cycle that began with…but maybe I’d better let Scott talk about it: AIK WILL NEVER BE THE SAME… AND NEITHER … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets and “The Simple Life,” from Jeff Baker. September 15, 2024.

Posted on September 15, 2024 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 Here are a few longer snippets … Continue reading →

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Visit The Wild Things (And Demeter’s Bar!) Friday Flash Fics From Jeff Baker. August 16, 2024

Posted on August 16, 2024 by jeffbaker307

Where The Wild Things Are (A Demeter’s Bar Story) By Jeff Baker Roger Hulot and his husband Paolo were the only customers in Demeter’s Bar that summer afternoon. The fifty-somethings sat at the table Roger sipping a glass of Merlot, … Continue reading →

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The Chicken Queen Hits Gotha…I Mean Goat’s Town. Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. July 26, 2024.

Posted on July 26, 2024 by jeffbaker307

The Chicken’s Big Cluck/Flat Out Of Luck by Jeff Baker The dead of night at Liverwurst Labs at the edge of Goat’s Town. Home to the nation’s preeminent scientists and their cutting edge discoveries. But what’s this? Two familiar figures … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets At The Continental Divide. (Sounds like a Fellini Western!) from Jeff Baker. July 19th, 2024.

Posted on July 19, 2024 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 The prompt pic (above) was one … Continue reading →

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