Category Archives: Short-Stories

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Flash Fiction Draw Challenge by Jeff Baker for May 2021.

Posted on May 8, 2021 by jeffbaker307

                                   Won’t You Be My Neighbor?                                                 By Jeff Baker Author’s Note: The draws for the May Flash Fiction Draw Challenge (thank you Jeff Ricker!) were a Science Fiction story set in an auditorium involving a tablet computer.             Third-period … Continue reading →

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Alexandria Or Bust! Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker for May 7, 2021

Posted on May 7, 2021 by jeffbaker307

                                                 Alexandria or Bust!                                                       By Jeff Baker                                                               There was nothing unusual about a lighthouse on the Carolina coast, but this one hadn’t been operational for a long time. And it wasn’t built quite like any of the … Continue reading →

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Meet the Housewife Of the Year for Friday Flash Fics (April 30, 2021) by Jeff Baker

Posted on April 30, 2021 by jeffbaker307

                                    Housewife of the Year                                          By Jeff Baker                                                       “Me? Housewife Of the Year? Oh, my word! I mean, I never expected! Why yes, I read Suburb and Garden Magazine every month but I never expected to find your … Continue reading →

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Progress Report, April 28, 2021 from Jeff Baker.

Posted on April 28, 2021 by jeffbaker307

Last couple of weeks, did two of the flash fiction stories (including this weeks which I finished a few minutes ago) piddled around on an idea or two and read some Damon Runyon, or rather; studied some Damon Runyon. Hopefully … Continue reading →

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Quickly Dream Away the Time; Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker for April 23, 2021

Posted on April 23, 2021 by jeffbaker307

                                Quickly Dream Away the Time                                               By Jeff Baker             The hospital was dark and quiet except for the occasional muffled voice over the intercom. And Eddie knew the nurse’s station and the area downstairs were lit bright as … Continue reading →

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Hop With The Rabbits for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. April 16, 2021

Posted on April 15, 2021 by jeffbaker307

                       Saint Rabbit’s Eve                                          (A Food Garden Court Story)                                                 By Jeff Baker             Skid hated working double shifts and hated working at night, especially the Thursday before the 34th. That made it St. Rabbit’s Eve and he … Continue reading →

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The Everything But the Kitchen Sink Incident; April 2021’s Flash Fiction Draw Challenge story by Jeff Baker

Posted on April 12, 2021 by jeffbaker307

                   The Everything But The Kitchen Sink Incident                                       By Jeff Baker                                                   The prompts for the monthly Flash Fiction Draw Challenge (thanks Jeffrey Ricker!) were an action/adventure, set in a restaurant kitchen involving a stray sock.             Earl … Continue reading →

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“Fix the World” an anthology of hope. (Review by Jeff Baker)

Posted on April 10, 2021 by jeffbaker307

            Fix the World—review by Jeff Baker (Reviewer’s Note: I was given an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.)             The times we live in are grim. In keeping with this, dystopian fiction seems to be on the … Continue reading →

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Under the Aztec Sky; a Lost Manuscript for Friday Flash Fics, April 9, 2021 (as Edited by Jeff Baker)

Posted on April 8, 2021 by jeffbaker307

      Under the Aztec Sky a Lost Manuscript of Karl Hunsley Howard                                Edited by Jeff Baker Howard, Karl Hunsley, b. 1856, Ealing, London, England, d. 1933 Harrisonville, NJ.  Occupations: Various, incl. Deckhand, Plantation foreman, Song plugger, Journalist, Ranch foreman … Continue reading →

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“Tonight’s the Night.” Friday Flash Fiction by Jeff Baker, April 2, 2021.

Posted on April 2, 2021 by jeffbaker307

                             Tonight’s the Night                                                By Jeff Baker             The bunch of us were sitting around the dorm drinking soda and eating chips. Pretty low-key, when someone brought up the Box.             “I think one of us should go … Continue reading →

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