Category Archives: Short-Stories

“Along Came A Grasshopper.” Friday Flash Fics Serial Conclusion from Jeff Baker. September 12, 2025

Posted on September 13, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Along Came A Grasshopper (“Thus Comes the Spider” part 4.) by Jeff Baker Concluding the story from last week —-jeff The Kurtzberg Pavilion with its two story height and eight sides looked like an art deco version of Shakespeare’s Globe … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Friday Flash Fics, Friday Flash Fictions, Grasshopper and Lifewave, LGBT, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction, Short-Stories, Superheroes | Leave a comment

“Where Swims The Serpent.” Friday Flash Fics Serial Part Three by Jeff Baker (September 5th, 2025)

Posted on September 5, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Where Swims the Serpent (“Thus Comes the Spider” part three.) By Jeff Baker September 5, 2025 AUTHOR’S NOTE: Continuing the superhero serial from last week.—-jeff “Over there” Bryan said, taking to the sky with Arn bounding after him. As Lifewave … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Friday Flash Fics, Friday Flash Fictions, Grasshopper and Lifewave, LGBT, Science Fiction, Short-Stories, Superheroes | Leave a comment

“Now Comes the Doodlebug.” Part Two Of A Serial. Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker, August 29, 2025.

Posted on August 29, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Now Comes the Doodlebug (“Thus Comes the Spider” part two.) By Jeff Baker AUTHOR’S NOTE: Continuing the superhero story from last week.—-jeff Arn and Bryan’s off-campus apartment wasn’t much; a few hundred square feet on the fifth floor of an … Continue reading →

Posted in Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Friday Flash Fics, Friday Flash Fictions, Grasshopper and Lifewave, LGBT, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction, Short-Stories, Superheroes | Leave a comment

“Thus Comes The Spider” for Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. August 22nd, 2025

Posted on August 22, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Thus Comes the Spider by Jeff Baker “Okay,” Arn whispered. “Here it comes.” “Yeah, I know,” Bryan said. “We’ve seen…” “Shh!” Arn said, grinning and pointing at the screen. The Old University Theater was showing “Bridge Across the Rhine,” a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Friday Flash Fics, Friday Flash Fictions, Grasshopper and Lifewave, LGBT, Science Fantasy, Short-Stories | Leave a comment

A “Gruesome” Sequel for Friday Flash Fics, August 15th, 2025, from Jeff Baker.

Posted on August 15, 2025 by jeffbaker307

From the Pages Of “Gruesome Stories” by Jeff Baker Willie was helping load the bags from the feed store onto the back of his uncle’s pickup and sweating in the July heat when Joey ran up, out-of-breath. “Willie! It’s here! … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Friday Flash Fics, Friday Flash Fictions, Historical Fiction, Short-Stories | Leave a comment

Shoes And Jelly. Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results For August 2025…

Posted on August 11, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Hi! I’m Mike, A.K.A. Jeff Baker. The draws for the August 2025 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Fairy Tale Set in The Empire State Building Involving a A Bowl Full Of Jelly E. H. Timms wrote: “Having A Ball.” … Continue reading →

Posted in E. H. Timms, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Fiction, Monthly Flash Fiction Draw Challenge, Short-Stories | Leave a comment

Do The Invisible Man Boogie: Friday Flash Fics for August 8th, 2025 from Jeff Baker

Posted on August 8, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Invisible Man Boogie by Jeff Baker “Okay, Henry…start going now!” Ethan stood behind the camera on the tripod and waved at the pair of cowboy boots sitting on the living room floor. “Where’s the music?” Henry’s voice came from about … Continue reading →

Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Friday Flash Fics, Friday Flash Fictions, Invisibility, Invisible Henry, LGBT, Science Fiction, Short-Stories | Leave a comment

Harper and Coatsworth Works Worth Noting—And Available Online Jeff Baker, August 6th, 2025

Posted on August 7, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report Extra: August 6th, 2025 I’m posting this extra because two extraordinary reading events are going on right now. Two fine writers are posting serials that show them at the top of their craft in making entertaining works for … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Down The River, J. Scott Coatsworth, Kaje Harper, LGBT, Reading, River City Chronicles, Short-Stories | Leave a comment

Once Upon A Time On West Thirty-Fourth Street. Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story by Mike Mayak. August 6th, 2025

Posted on August 7, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Once Upon A Time On West Thirty Fourth Street by Mike Mayak AUTHOR’S NOTE: The Draws for the August 2025 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were a Fairy Tale set at the Empire State Building involving a bowl full of jelly. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Fiction, Monthly Flash Fiction Draw Challenge, Short-Stories | Leave a comment

Travel “On the Boardwalk” for Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. (August 1st, 2025)

Posted on August 1, 2025 by jeffbaker307

On The Boardwalk by Jeff Baker They’d walked along the sidewalk downtown in front of the shops and old buildings, across the grass lot and onto the old wooden boardwalk towards Mr. Gruber’s Grocery Store. Willie had always loved the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Friday Flash Fics, Friday Flash Fictions, Historical Fiction, Kansas, Short-Stories | Leave a comment