Category Archives: Short-Stories

Halloween at the Food Garden Court. “All-Hollowed Eve,” Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. October 26th, 2023.

Posted on October 26, 2023 by jeffbaker307

All-Hollowed Eve by Jeff Baker (A Food Garden Court Story) The luminous white blob, dark smudges for eyes and mouth, surged up out of the floor, emitted a low moan and hovered between the tall young man and the customer … Continue reading →

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“Rise” New Anthology from Queer Sci Fi is Out Now!

Posted on October 26, 2023 by jeffbaker307

And yes, there is a story by me in this one! As well as stories by a bunch of excellent authors! Here’s details and some buy links: RISE (Noun, Verb) Eight definitions to inspire writers around the world, and an … Continue reading →

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“Candy Is Dandy.” Early Halloween for Friday Flash Fics from Mike Mayak (aka Jeff Baker.) October 20, 2023.

Posted on October 20, 2023 by jeffbaker307

For a bit of Pre-Halloween romance, I turned this over to my pen-name Mike Mayak for this sequel to my story “Leader of the Laundromat.” https://authorjeffbaker.com/2023/05/05/meet-the-leader-of-the-laundromat-for-friday-flash-fics-by-mike-mayak-may-5th-2023/ What’s up with Mick and Justin? Some of my readers wanted to know! ——j … Continue reading →

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October Flash Fiction Draw Challenge—the Results! October 15, 2023.

Posted on October 15, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The draws for the October 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were a romance set on the Interstate involving a Rusted Musket. E. H. Timms wrote “Shift Change.” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2023/10/flash-fic-challenge-shift-change.html And I wrote: “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World.” https://authorjeffbaker.com/2023/10/14/the-shot-heard-round-the-world-flash-fiction-draw-challenge-story-from-jeff-baker-october-14-2023/ Now, how … Continue reading →

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“The Shot Heard ‘Round the World.” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story from Jeff Baker. October 14, 2023.

Posted on October 14, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The Shot Heard Round the World by Jeff Baker Author’s Note: The draws for the October 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were A Romance on the Interstate involving a Rusty Musket. Here’s what I came up with. The two forty-something … Continue reading →

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Friday Flash Fics in a Beautiful Pea Green Boat by Jeff Baker, Friday October 13th, 2023.

Posted on October 13, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Beautiful Pea-Green Boat by Jeff Baker It was late afternoon when Billy Delaware’s doorbell rang. The man who stood there was six-foot-one, a little bit of a gut, red hair and beard that were going white. Billy could see the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 10, 2023 by jeffbaker307

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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“Moon Over Malacruz.” Start of a New Serial by Jeff Baker for Friday Flash Fics. October 6th, 2023.

Posted on October 6, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Moon Over Malacruz by Jeff Baker We knew something was wrong when we stepped out of the hotel. My younger brother Zander and I had gone with our Dad on a business trip, staying in some town on the edge … Continue reading →

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‘Tis The Last Rose of Summer. Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. September 29, 2023.

Posted on September 29, 2023 by jeffbaker307

‘Tis The Last Rose of Summer By Jeff Baker There was no breeze but the late September evening was cool. Stephen Bauer stood by the big barbecue grill and watched the flames and sparks rise upward. He closed his eyes … Continue reading →

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“Slowly I Turned.” Friday Flash Fics for September 22, 2023 from Jeff Baker.

Posted on September 22, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Slowly I Turned… by Jeff Baker They had heard the sound from outside, a rushing, steaming kind of noise in the middle of a summer afternoon. Sol Gribbs had stepped out of their house in an older suburb of town … Continue reading →

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