Category Archives: Short-Stories

“Turkeys Away!” And “Wild Turkey.” Stories for Thanksgiving, 2023. A Friday Flash Fics Extra by Jeff Baker. (November 23, 2023.)

Posted on November 22, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Stories For Thanksgiving 2023 By Jeff Baker AUTHOR’S NOTE: I meant to only write one story but my post on “Rainbow Snippets” got me thinking about this story https://authorjeffbaker.com/2022/11/18/baby-if-youve-ever-wondered-spending-thanksgiving-with-friday-flash-fics-november-18-2022/ and I decided to follow up on that family a year … Continue reading →

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Dumpster Dive with Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. November 17, 2023.

Posted on November 16, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Dumpster Dive by Jeff Baker (A Bryce Going Story) I was hungry. I was tired. I was cold. It was right around Thanksgiving, my first one out on the streets since my Mom had bailed on me and I’d hit … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Draw Challenge November 2023—-The Results!!!!

Posted on November 12, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Flash Fiction Draw Challenge November 2023; The Results! November 12th, 2023. Hi, again! Mike here, also known as “Jeff Baker.” This time I’m actually posting the stories just a little early! The draws for the November 2023 FFDC were: A … Continue reading →

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The Horn Blows at Midnight for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. November 10th, 2023.

Posted on November 10, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The Horn Blows at Midnight by Jeff Baker There’s nothing like small-town High School football. And our team usually played nothing like small-town football. We didn’t have the worst record in the state but some people were surprised to hear … Continue reading →

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“The One Who Yawns.” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story For November 2023, as by Mike Mayak. (November 7, 2023.)

Posted on November 7, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The One Who Yawns by Mike Mayak AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for the November 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: Historical Fiction, set in a Railroad Car involving an Antique Cola Bottle. I realize that the term used for First … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 3, 2023 by jeffbaker307

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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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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