Category Archives: Science Fiction

“Three Kings.” A Blog Post (and Some Nostalgia) From Jeff Baker

Three Kings by Jeff Baker I’ve told this story before. Sometime around the fall semester of 1981 when I was in College, one weekend when I had no homework and didn’t have to go work at my job I grabbed … Continue reading

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Ride “The Star Cruiser” for Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker (May 10th, 2024.)

The Star Cruiser by Jeff Baker We called it the Star Cruiser I. We could use it to escape Earth’s gravity, travel beyond the Moon and cross galaxies. It had near-infinite power but that meant it could only go as … Continue reading

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“The Hencha Queen.” J. Scott Coatsworth’s New Book Is Out Today! (March 14th, 2024.)

My friend J. Scott Coatsworth is releasing Book Three in his Tharassas Cycle: “The Hencha Queen” blends science fiction, fantasy, epic worldbuilding and LGBT characters. Scott’s work has led to comparisons to Tolkien and Heinlein. But I should let him … Continue reading

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Run “The Last Twenty-Four” with Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. March 8th, 2024.

The Last Twenty Four by Jeff Baker AUTHOR’S NOTE: This one was written when I realized my initial idea for a story would be too long and I could try to send it to an anthology or magazine! The story … Continue reading

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“One Day In The Old Kingdom” Friday Flash Fics for March 1st, 2024 by Jeff Baker.

One Day In The Old Kingdom by Jeff Baker “You can see a lot from up here,” I said. It wasn’t my first day on the job, but I’d never been on top of the Community Facility Building. Some people … Continue reading

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“Snow Day!” Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker for Friday December 8th, 2023.

AUTHOR’S NOTE: My apologies to followers of Facebook’s Friday Flash Fics page. I either forgot to post this picture there or it got deleted! ——jeff Snow Day by Jeff Baker This all happened about seventeen years ago when I was … Continue reading

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“Jack Fell Down” in Friday Flash Fics as by Mike Mayak . November 3rd, 2023.

Jack Fell Down and Broke His Crown by Mike Mayak I was standing in front of the mirror, admiring my legs in those basketball shorts I’d kept from High School and didn’t notice Mom & Dad coming into the downstairs … Continue reading

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My Latest Story in RoMMantic Reads: “At Auction,” by Skip J. Hanford.

NOTE FROM JEFF: I’m turning this over to my alter ego Skip Hanford (the side of me that writes more erotic, kinky stuff) as he basically wrote this new story! —–jeff Hi! I’m Skip and my new story in “RoMMantic … Continue reading

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“The Gauntlet Runner.” J. Scott Coatsworth’s New Book is Out Today! (September 21st, 2023.)

My friend J. Scott Coatsworth’s latest book is out! “The Gauntlet Runner.” Part two of The Tharassas Cycle. But I’ll let him tell you about it. (That’s what press kits are for, isn’t it? 🙂 ) A GUARD AND A … Continue reading

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Beware! Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results! August 2023!

Flash Fiction Draw Challenge August 2023; The Results! August 14th, 2023. Hi, again! Mike here, also known as “Jeff Baker.” The draws for the August 2023 FFDC were: A Science Fiction Story Set in a Cave Involving an Umbrella E. … Continue reading

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