Category Archives: Short-Stories

A Reading of My Story “All The Pleasures Prove” by Angel Martinez! Jeff Baker, February 3rd, 2023.

Posted on February 3, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Angel Martinez does another fine reading of one of my stories, this time “All the Pleasures Prove,” which first appeared on RoMMantic Reads here: https://rommanticreads.wordpress.com/2022/11/11/jeff-baker-all-the-pleasures-prove/ Here’s Angel’s fine reading! Thanks, Angel! Enjoy! https://angelmartinezauthor.weebly.com/from-angels-cave/friday-reading-day-all-the-pleasures-prove

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“Get a Horse.” Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker, February 3, 2023.

Posted on February 3, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Get a Horse by Jeff Baker “What do you mean the car’s gone?” Roddy asked. “Gone.” Alec said. “Not here. I went into the Old Courthouse for about thirty minutes and the car was, well gone when I got here.” … Continue reading →

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“The Adventures of the Puzzle Club” by Queen and Pachter. Reviewed by Jeff Baker (February 1st, 2023.)

Posted on February 1, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Adventures of the Puzzle Club by Ellery Queen and Josh Pachter Reviewed by Jeff Baker “The Adventures of the Puzzle Club,” the latest in publisher Crippen and Landru’s fine series of mystery short-story collections features two (or rather, three!) mystery … Continue reading →

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Ready for a Closeup for Rainbow Snippets from Jeff Baker (January 28, 2023.)

Posted on January 28, 2023 by jeffbaker307

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 Last week I promised more of … Continue reading →

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Try And Relax On “The Sofa” for Friday Flash Fics, January 27, 2023 from Jeff Baker

Posted on January 27, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The Sofa by Jeff Baker The skies were gray and the grass was brown. It was in the cold of January when the narrative I am going to relate took place. I had firmly believed the couch was out of … Continue reading →

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“Early Morning Thoughts Near a Quiet Road.” Friday Flash Fics for January 20th, 2023 by Jeff Baker.

Posted on January 20, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Early Morning Thoughts Near a Quiet Road by Jeff Baker Joey sipped from the can of soda and pulled his jacket around him. At least it wasn’t freezing and windy. He glanced around the old garage; had they been sitting … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Draw Challenge for January 2023—The Results! January 16th, 2023.

Posted on January 16, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The draws for the January 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Ghost Story, set in a Desert, involving a Roll of Film. E. H. Timms wrote “Digging Deeper.” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2023/01/flash-fic-challenge-digging-deeper.html And I (as Jeff Baker) wrote “In the Amalfi Desert … Continue reading →

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“On the Amalfi Desert.” January 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge by Jeff Baker. (1/16/23)

Posted on January 16, 2023 by jeffbaker307

In the Amalfi Desert With Dead Folks by Jeff Baker AUTHOR’S NOTE; The draws for the January 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were; a Ghost Story, in a desert including a roll of film. I put on my Grimm’s Ghost … Continue reading →

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“The Snowflower,” by Jeff Baker. Friday Flash Fics for Friday the Thirteenth of January, Twenty Twenty-Three.

Posted on January 12, 2023 by jeffbaker307

The Snowflower by Jeff Baker Many years ago, in the Kingdom of Ice was a small village at the base of an icy hill. The villagers were not troubled by the ground being frozen all year because it had always … Continue reading →

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Merry-Go-Round Mystery for the First Rainbow Snippet of the Year! Jeff Baker, January 7, 2023.

Posted on January 7, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Rainbow Snippets Round and Round She Goes From Jeff Baker January 7th, 2023 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 … Continue reading →

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