Category Archives: Thanksgiving

Oh Stately Bird, A Thanksgiving Poem by Jeff Baker (November 27, 2025)

Posted on November 27, 2025 by jeffbaker307

About every year I post this Thanksgiving poem I wrote about thirty years ago. Happy Thanksgiving —jeff Oh Stately Bird By Jeff Baker Oh stately bird Who is there that does not love you Our family gathered together, you the … Continue reading →

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Hoorah For the Pumpkin Pie! And For Friday Flash Fics’ Early Thanksgiving Story For November 21, 2025!

Posted on November 21, 2025 by jeffbaker307

Hoorah For the Pumpkin Pie by Jeff Baker I was nine years old that Thanksgiving in the early Seventies. I had been relegated to my Grandparents house so I would be out of the way of my Mom Dad’s preparations … Continue reading →

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“Oh Stately Bird,” a Thanksgiving Poem by Jeff Baker. (November 27, 2024)

Posted on November 28, 2024 by jeffbaker307

NOTE: I wrote the original version of this poem about twenty years ago. This version has been posted here almost every year for the last eight years or so. Happy Thanksgiving! —-jeff Oh Stately Bird By Jeff Baker Oh stately … Continue reading →

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There’s No Need to Fear! Your Friendly Neighborhood Thanksgiving Story is Here! From Jeff Baker. (November 27, 2024)

Posted on November 27, 2024 by jeffbaker307

An extra for our off-week for Thanksgiving. Happy reading! —-jeff Along Came A Parade Balloon by Jeff Baker Thanksgiving in New York City was pleasant and actually warm. The young photographer grinned to himself as he aimed his camera and … Continue reading →

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Reading Report for November 2023 from Jeff Baker. (A New Feature of This Blog!)

Posted on November 23, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Reading Report for November 2023 from Jeff Baker. November 23, 2023 (Thanksgiving!) This, the first of these monthly reading reports, is being written in my Brother’s guest room, early in the morning of Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2023. I can’t … Continue reading →

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“Turkeys Away!” And “Wild Turkey.” Stories for Thanksgiving, 2023. A Friday Flash Fics Extra by Jeff Baker. (November 23, 2023.)

Posted on November 22, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Stories For Thanksgiving 2023 By Jeff Baker AUTHOR’S NOTE: I meant to only write one story but my post on “Rainbow Snippets” got me thinking about this story https://authorjeffbaker.com/2022/11/18/baby-if-youve-ever-wondered-spending-thanksgiving-with-friday-flash-fics-november-18-2022/ and I decided to follow up on that family a year … Continue reading →

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Dumpster Dive with Friday Flash Fics from Jeff Baker. November 17, 2023.

Posted on November 16, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Dumpster Dive by Jeff Baker (A Bryce Going Story) I was hungry. I was tired. I was cold. It was right around Thanksgiving, my first one out on the streets since my Mom had bailed on me and I’d hit … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving With Rainbow Snippets; “Baby If You’ve Ever Wondered” by Jeff Baker. November 11, 2023.

Posted on November 11, 2023 by jeffbaker307

Every week we post six lines of a story of ours, a work-in-progress or from someone else’s work we recommend that has LGBT characters on Rainbow Snippets here https://www.facebook.com/groups/963484217054974 An early-Thanksgiving snippet or snippets this week, this from “Baby, If … Continue reading →

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“We Gather Together” for Rainbow Snippets. November 26, 2022 from Jeff Baker.

Posted on November 26, 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’re taking a break from our … Continue reading →

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“We Gather Together.” A Thanksgiving Story by Jeff Baker. November 23, 2022.

Posted on November 23, 2022 by jeffbaker307

AUTHOR’S NOTE: No Friday Flash Fiction story this week (taking a break!) but I wrote this for Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! ——jeff We Gather Together by Jeff Baker Marcus grinned as he glanced down the picnic table decorated with cutout … Continue reading →

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