Category Archives: Short-Stories

Walk Through the Jaws of Leviathan for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. March 24, 2023.

Posted on March 23, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Leviathan By Jeff Baker This all happened to me my Junior Year in High School. I had a job working at Movie Palace (that was the name of the place!) in a cheap shopping center. Back when shopping centers were … Continue reading →

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The Saint Patrick’s Day Chicken Soars for Friday Flash Fics, March 17, 2023 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on March 17, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The Adventure of the St Patrick’s Day Chicken by Jeff Baker We had the case wrapped up by noon. We had to. Josh and I had been hired to find some missing jewelry, gems that hadn’t even been reported stolen … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare and Football; Your Cup of Tea? Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results for March 13th, 2023

Posted on March 13, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Here’s the results for the March 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Shakespearian Story A Cup of Tea and A Football Stadium E. H. Timms wrote “A Fine Match” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2023/03/flash-fic-challenge-fine-match.html And I wrote “For Murder Though It Have No … Continue reading →

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“Fools That Will Laugh on Earth.” Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker for March 10, 2023.

Posted on March 10, 2023 by jeffbaker307

(The house pic DID inspire this week’s story but I forgot to mention it in the story! Oh well, it’s where our narrator lives! —–j) Fools That Will Laugh on Earth by Jeff Baker The alien invasion failed but it … Continue reading →

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“For Murder Though It Have No Tongue.” March 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story by Jeff Baker. March 7, 2023.)

Posted on March 7, 2023 by jeffbaker307

For Murder Though It Have No Tongue by Jeff Baker (March 7, 2023) The lights at the football stadium were off and they could barely see the grass in the reflected light from the city. “Gimmie that thermos,” Hammie Dane … Continue reading →

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“Chalk and Cheese.” Drawing in to Friday Flash Fics for March 3rd, 2023 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on March 3, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Like Chalk and Cheese by Jeff Baker I was sitting at the easel staring at the blank canvas, tapping the tray of chalk with my fingers, regretting taking an art class. Especially since I was in the hallway outside the … Continue reading →

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“The Distant Hills” Kaje Harper’s New Collection!

Posted on February 26, 2023 by jeffbaker307

My friend Kaje Harper has a new book out! “The Distant Hills and Other Stories” brings together over two dozen of her short stories, most of them involving men in love but they touch on other themes too. The moods … Continue reading →

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“Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit.” Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker for February 25, 2023. (A Day Late!)

Posted on February 25, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Beans Beans the Musical Fruit by Jeff Baker The whole mess started because Steve saw the poster they put up in our dorm lobby about the 40th Anniversary Millington Chili Blowout. The school (University of Millington or Millington University) usually … Continue reading →

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“I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” Friday Flash Fiction by Mike Mayak. February 17th, 2023

Posted on February 17, 2023 by jeffbaker307

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day by Mike Mayak My older Brother and I were both on Spring Break in 2011. I was a Junior in High School and he was in Grad School. He was about ten years … Continue reading →

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“The Grackle and the Sun” by Jeff Baker. Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story for February 2023.

Posted on February 10, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The Grackle and the Sun by Mike Mayak AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for the February 2023 Flash Fiction Draw challenge were an Aesop’s Fable, set on or near the Sun, involving a vintage T.V. set. There once was a Grackle … Continue reading →

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