Category Archives: Science Fiction

Rainbow Snippet for April 23, 2022: “Ticklish Days,” by Skip Hanford.

Every week we post six lines of a work of ours, or a recommendation of a work of someone else’s on “Rainbow Snippets,” here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/RainbowSnippets/?multi_permalinks=7233704850032848&notif_id=1650674708101991&notif_t=group_activity&ref=notif Something a little different, definitely PG-13 this week. From my (as “Skip Hanford”) science fiction/BDSM … Continue reading

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Friday Flash Fics. “Up There” by Jeff Baker, April 23, 2022 (Yes, Saturday!)

Up There by Jeff Baker It seemed the two of them were high enough at the top of the small hill to touch the emerging stars or to see them wobble in the wind which blew their grey hair. “I … Continue reading

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The Triumph and Eventual Dissolution of Doctor E. A. Valdemar, Mad Scientist. Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker, April 1st, 2022.

The Triumph and Eventual Dissolution of Doctor E. A. Valdemar Mad Scientist. By Jeff Baker The grey-haired man in the lab coat stared town at the tiny figures and raised fists in triumph. “It works! It works!” he shouted to … Continue reading

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Enter the Fourth Dimension for Friday Flash Fics, March 25, 2022 by Jeff Baker

The Fourth-Dimensional Chronomizer by Jeff Baker I had not seen Professor Dummkopt for several weeks, not even at the regular meetings of the Radical Club (which studied the unknowable) when I received a note by messenger to meet him at … Continue reading

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“Cager,” by Jeff Baker. Friday Flash Fics for March 4th, 2022.

Cager by Jeff Baker D’Andre walked through the back corridor of the gym. Fast. He checked his smartphone. It had been an hour-and-a-half. Place wasn’t busy but it was the middle of the week and everyone who lived on campus … Continue reading

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Rainbow Snippets with “Atmosphere.” February 19, 2022 from Jeff Baker.

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 These snippets are from another of … Continue reading

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An Out-Of-Sight Rainbow Snippets Post for Valentine’s Day Week from Jeff Baker (February 12, 2022)

Staying home with the hubby for Valentine’s Day. So, I have a couple of snippets from a romantic story today. Every week we post six lines from a work of ours, a work-in-progress or published, or a recommendation of someone … Continue reading

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The Enlightened One is Here; Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker for January 21, 2022

The Enlightened One is Here by Jeff Baker Author’s Note: The prompt pic this week showed a Buddhist Monk rapt in study. I translated this to a different setting as I hadn’t visited my World of Three Moons in a … Continue reading

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Rainbow Snippet for January 8th, 2022. From Jeff Baker.

My snippet this week is another early one, from when I’d just started posting a weekly flash fiction story. This one was the first series story I posted; I’d written (and actually published!) a few stories told at Demeter’s Bar. … Continue reading

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Mystery of the Vanished Ray Gun, December 2021 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story by Jeff Baker, December 12, 2021.

The Mystery of the Vanished Ray Gun by Jeff Baker The December 2021 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge story’s prompts were a Mystery set in a highway toll both involving a ray gun. A perfect case for my 23rd Century Detective … Continue reading

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