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“Sidetracked.” Serial Novel Starting Here January 1st, 2027.
Starting January 1st, 2027 on this blog: “Sidetracked,” a science-fiction/adventure novel posted in weekly installments. Written by me, Mike Mayak (a.k.a. Jeff Baker!) This will replace the weekly Friday Flash Fiction stories for a while as writing a serial novel … Continue reading
