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Actually Some Progress! Progress Report for May 23, 2020 by Jeff Baker.

Hadn’t worked on the mystery in a few days so I took the best writing advice I could ever give (maybe the only good advice!) and started writing at a part where I DID have some idea what to do … Continue reading

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Wings On His Feet for Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker: An anniversary post, May 22, 2020.

With Wings on His Feet By Jeff Baker   The rain had stopped and the air was humid. Andre bounced on one foot, then the other and looked up and down the city street. He shook himself, feeling himself loosen. … Continue reading

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(Not Much) Progress Report for May 21, 2020 by Jeff Baker.

For what it’s worth I finished the Friday Flash story.  Got a magazine in the mail I’m writing a story for, not open for submissions until later in the year, reading through it. Nice, fun pulp stuff. Slept too late … Continue reading

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Readin’ and Writin’. Progress Report for May 19/20th, 2020 by Jeff Baker

Wrote some more on the Friday Flash story on Tuesday, should have finished it. On Wednesday, I got two pieces of mail; “Science Fiction the Early Years” by Everett F. Bleiler. This hefty volume (about 1,000 words!) is a guide … Continue reading

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Progress Report; May 18, 2020 from Jeff Baker.

Surprised myself by knuckling down and working on the mystery. Rearranged chunks of the story, bringing introductions of our detective, suspects and victim early on. Makes more sense and will help the story flow. Also worked on the Friday Flash … Continue reading

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On Board With a Progress Report for May 16/17, 2020, from Jeff Baker.

Wrote some of the Friday Flash story; “With Wings on His Feet” as well as a brand-new story inspired by a reference to a Bruce Coville story (on his birthday!) and a memory of the Renaissance Faires at Newman. This … Continue reading

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The Parliament of Gulls. Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker for May 15, 2020.

The Parliament of Gulls By Jeff Baker   Since time immemorial, the seagulls have swarmed over the beaches, particularly near people, awaiting their food scraps or offerings of tidbits. But also, since seagulls took flight, there has been the Parliament … Continue reading

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Progress Report by Jeff Baker, May 14, 2020.

Was lazy and well-fed and didn’t have any real intention of working on the WIP tonight (actually early this morning, around 2:00am) but I read through it and started re-arranging some of it. It exists in big chunks, labeled things … Continue reading

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Progress Report: May 11/12, 2020 by Jeff Baker.

Not much to report today: I proofread the Queer Sci-Fi column that needs to be posted. And I wrote the Friday Flash Fiction story for the week; probably influenced by my reading of some of L. Frank Baum’s short stories, … Continue reading

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Caught a Goof! Progress Report May 10, 2020 by Jeff Baker.

Making serious progress on the historical mystery, just by plowing through it and not bothering to check through the MS for continuity, but I did tonight and I’m glad: I have our introduction to the suspects (soon-to-be-suspects) slipped in by … Continue reading

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