Category Archives: Short-Stories

Flash Fiction Draw Challenge For September 2024. A Little Costume Shop Of Horrors And A Dumpster Too! From Mike Mayak, September 15, 2024.

September 16th, 2024 I’m Mike, alias Jeff Baker. The Draws for the September Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were; A Horror Story Set in a Costume Shop Involving a Dumpster E. H. Timms wrote “(Don’t) Mind the Dumpster” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2024/09/flash-fic-challenge-dont-mind-dumpster.html And I … Continue reading

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Who Has Seen The Wind? Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. Friday September 13th, 2024.

Who Has Seen the Wind? By Jeff Baker “Yeow!” Eddie said as they pulled the city truck up to the big parking lot. “Yeah,” Mack said, the older man shaking his head. The old grocery store was used for a … Continue reading

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The Scar Of the Phoenix. September 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story by Mike Mayak, from Jeff Baker. (September 11, 2024)

The Scar of the Phoenix by Mike Mayak AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for the September 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Horror Story, set in a Costume Shop, involving a Dumpster. Here’s mine.—-mike The sign on the little downtown … Continue reading

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Uncle Gil And the Peach Tree. Friday Flash Fics By Jeff Baker, August 31, 2024.

The Puzzle Of the Peach Tree by Jeff Baker You have to understand about my Uncle Gil. He always meant well. He invented a light bulb he said would never burn out, but it blew out the power for the … Continue reading

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Ride “The Pink Train.” Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. August 23, 2024.

The Pink Train by Jeff Baker (August 21, 2024) “Well, here’s how we solved it,” the Detective said. “They weren’t smuggling anything on the trains, that was what misled us. The stuff was coming in at the airport. We’d stopped … Continue reading

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Reading Report for July/August 2024 from Jeff Baker (August 21st, 2024)

Reading Report for July/August 2024 Did a LOT more reading than writing this last 30+ days. Finished Dr. Who novelization “The Romans.” Amusing but not as funny as “I Claudius.” Nonetheless fun. Best line: “Quo Vadus TARDIS affair.” Perfect idea … Continue reading

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

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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Flash Fiction Draw Challenge, August 2024; The Results! (August 11, 2024, from Mike Mayak)

A lot cooler here this week! (Thank you, rain!) I’m Mike, AKA Jeff Baker The draws for the August 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were; A Thriller Set in Field of Lettuce Involving a Box of Rubber Bands E. H. … Continue reading

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“Turn-Off To Dead-End Junction.” Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. August 9th, 2024

Turn Off To Dead End Junction by Jeff Baker “This is a crazy idea,” Ernie said. “Not that crazy,” Woody replied. “Nobody’s going to come here! The sign’s a perfect deterrent.” The sign on the old power pole by the … Continue reading

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Feel “The Hornet’s Sting!” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story from Mike Mayak (August 8, 2024)

The Hornet’s Sting by Mike Mayak NOTE: The draws for the August 2024 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were A Thriller, involving a Box of Rubber Bands set in a Field Of Lettuce. Here’s what I came up with. —-jeff, a.k.a. … Continue reading

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