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- Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results for January 2026! A Zamboni and a Horse Or Two!! January 11, 2026
- “Elevator Story.” Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. (January 9, 2026)
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- Skating! Fantasy!! And Plastic Horses?!?! Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Draws for January 2026, from Mike Mayak (January 5, 2026)
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Category Archives: Short-Stories
“Cager,” by Jeff Baker. Friday Flash Fics for March 4th, 2022.
Cager by Jeff Baker D’Andre walked through the back corridor of the gym. Fast. He checked his smartphone. It had been an hour-and-a-half. Place wasn’t busy but it was the middle of the week and everyone who lived on campus … Continue reading →
Greek Salad; Served Up for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker, February 25, 2022.
Greek Salad by Jeff Baker Dinner with a handsome, muscular Greek man had long been one of my fantasies. Sitting across the table, watching his smile across a sumptuous Greek meal prepared by the finest available chefs. But the table … Continue reading →
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When All the World Dissolves. Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker
When All the World Dissolves by Jeff Baker Danny stood and stared at the ocean, the sand under his sneakers the old wooden school desk a few feet away. Where am I now, he wondered. He shook his head. He’d … Continue reading →
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Flash Fiction Draw Challenge for February 2022—The Results!
The draws for this month’s Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were Fan Fiction, set in a Pizza Parlor including a Sack of Potatoes. I’ll post the results here as they come in (No rush!) Here’s mine “Three Hours at Nocomis” (See … Continue reading →
“Three Hours at Nocomis.” A Fannish Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story for February 2022 by Jeff Baker.
Three Hours at Nocomis’ by Jeff Baker AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for the February Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were A Fan Fiction, set in a Pizza Parlor, including a sack of potatoes. Enjoy this and see if you recognize the … Continue reading →
An Out-Of-Sight Rainbow Snippets Post for Valentine’s Day Week from Jeff Baker (February 12, 2022)
Staying home with the hubby for Valentine’s Day. So, I have a couple of snippets from a romantic story today. Every week we post six lines from a work of ours, a work-in-progress or published, or a recommendation of someone … Continue reading →
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“Our Life Exempt from Public Haunt,” a Special Friday Flash Fics by Jeff and William Baker, February 11, 2022.
Our Life Exempt From Public Haunt By Jeff Baker & Wm. R. Baker I was there late that evening in the old Lopresti Library because the books I needed weren’t online and I couldn’t check them out. Somehow the guard … Continue reading →
Ride The Grey Ferris for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker (February 4th, 2022)
The Grey Ferris by Jeff Baker “Okay,” Ross said. “In another minute, kiss me.” “What? Are you crazy?” Burt said. “Your Mom and Dad are…” “Sitting down in the beer garden,” Ross said. “In another minute, the Ferris wheel will … Continue reading →
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Beer Nuts with Billy Gonzalez for Friday Flash Fics, January 28, 2022 by Jeff Baker
Beer Nuts by Jeff Baker (A Billy Gonzalez Story) I wasn’t out drinking with the ghost but I was the designated driver. I’d been at a couple of parties at Jayce Mackey’s’s house. He’d started renting it my Junior year … Continue reading →
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The Enlightened One is Here; Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker for January 21, 2022
The Enlightened One is Here by Jeff Baker Author’s Note: The prompt pic this week showed a Buddhist Monk rapt in study. I translated this to a different setting as I hadn’t visited my World of Three Moons in a … Continue reading →