Category Archives: Short-Stories

Rainbow Snippets: “Hope Echoes” from “Three Left Turns to Nowhere.” from Jeff Baker, April 8, 2022.

Posted on April 8, 2022 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 We’ve been posting from the new … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets “Scavenger Hunt” from “Three Left Turns to Nowhere”

Posted on April 2, 2022 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 we started looking at the … Continue reading →

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The Triumph and Eventual Dissolution of Doctor E. A. Valdemar, Mad Scientist. Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker, April 1st, 2022.

Posted on April 2, 2022 by jeffbaker307

The Triumph and Eventual Dissolution of Doctor E. A. Valdemar Mad Scientist. By Jeff Baker The grey-haired man in the lab coat stared town at the tiny figures and raised fists in triumph. “It works! It works!” he shouted to … Continue reading →

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Soup, a Barn and a Bouquet. And a Goose. Story by Jeff Baker from (yet another prompt!) March 30, 2022.

Posted on March 30, 2022 by jeffbaker307

Is It Soup Yet? By Jeff Baker You should be careful when you pick wildflowers. I sat there on the bale of hay in the barn watching Charlie’s cousin mix up the broth in the pan on the little fire … Continue reading →

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Enter the Fourth Dimension for Friday Flash Fics, March 25, 2022 by Jeff Baker

Posted on March 25, 2022 by jeffbaker307

The Fourth-Dimensional Chronomizer by Jeff Baker I had not seen Professor Dummkopt for several weeks, not even at the regular meetings of the Radical Club (which studied the unknowable) when I received a note by messenger to meet him at … Continue reading →

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“You Drive.” On the Road for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker, March 18, 2022.

Posted on March 18, 2022 by jeffbaker307

Just Drive by Jeff Baker Jack gripped the wheel, his fists opening and shutting. Just drive, Jack, he kept saying to himself. Just drive. Don’t freak out. Speed limit. Watch the stop signs. Rob and Joey are in the back … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Draw Challenge March 2022—The Results! (The Stories!) —–Jeff Baker, March 15, 2022.

Posted on March 15, 2022 by jeffbaker307

First, a recap: The draws for the March 2022 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were A Horror or Dark Fantasy Set at the Bottom of the Ocean Including a Broadsword. Participants had a week (or more, I posted the draws way … Continue reading →

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“Swords Beneath the Ocean.” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge story for March 2022 from Jeff Baker. March 14, 2022

Posted on March 14, 2022 by jeffbaker307

Swords Beneath the Ocean by Jeff Baker AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for the March Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were a Horror or Dark Fantasy, set at the Bottom of the Ocean, involving a Broadsword. So I drew my sword and … Continue reading →

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Every Dog Has His Day, a Friday Flash Fiction Romp by Jeff Baker (March 11, 2022)

Posted on March 11, 2022 by jeffbaker307

Every Dog Has His Day by Jeff Baker Snow flurries were skittering through the air as the huge black dog jumped in the snow. He hadn’t been in snow in a long time. “Cerberus!” came the voice. His master kept … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Snippets for March 5th, 2022 from Jeff Baker: New Year’s in March.

Posted on March 5, 2022 by jeffbaker307

A touch of New Year’s in March, now; another of my weekly Friday Flash Fiction stories, this one from December 31, 2017. I hadn’t expected my Bi private eye Andrew Navarro to become a series character but I did another … Continue reading →

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