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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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Progress Report by Jeff Baker, May 9, 2020

Worked on the historical mystery short story tonight (okay, early morning.) Making a lot of progress with plot and the actual writing. Will need to do a major factcheck for historical accuracy as well as plot holes and the like. … Continue reading →

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“The Further Adventures of Compost Boy,” by Jeff Baker. Flash Fiction Draw Challenge for May, 2020.

(Note: The three prompts drawn by Cait Gordon this month were an Action/Adventure involving a silk garment at a Fandom Gathering. I actually had a sequel made to order for an earlier story. Here it is!)   The Further Adventures … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit of Progress for the Progress Report, by Jeff Baker. May 7/8, 2020.

Did more notes than actual writing on the mystery story (that’s progress too!) so I now know most of what’s going to happen. I just have to write it up. Also finished the flash fiction story for the May Flash … Continue reading →

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“Sojourn In Brooklyn” with Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker. May 7, 2020

Sojourn In Brooklyn By Jeff Baker (A Bryce Going Story) I hadn’t ever expected to see the Brooklyn Bridge again, let alone be back East but the job I had didn’t question my fake I.D. and they were paying me … Continue reading →

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Mystery Progress Report, May6, 2020 by Jeff Baker.

Worked on the mystery story tonight/this morning. Actually fixed a couple of little plot points. Progress! And, I finished the Flash Fiction story for Friday, titled “Sojourn in Brooklyn,” in which the wandering Bryce Going goes East and we find … Continue reading →

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Mystery and Progress Reports, May 4/5, 2020, by Jeff Baker

I realized that I haven’t been writing many mysteries in the last couple of years, so I wrote out a short list of some unfinished ones and plan to finish one or two by the beginning of Fall.  Did some … Continue reading →

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Progress Report: April 30-May 3rd or thereabouts, from Jeff Baker.

Last couple of days I plotted out a story that’s due by the end of August for a Halloween anthology. Even though I said I wouldn’t get in an anthology deadline like that again until a few other things straighten … Continue reading →

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Midnight Basketball; Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker, May 1, 2020.

Midnight Basketball By Jeff Baker   The sharp bouncing of ball on concrete and the squeaking of shoes echoed through the darkened park, if anybody could hear them. Lit by the moon the three players had no trouble seeing the … Continue reading →

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Today’s Progress Report by Jeff Baker (4/29/20)

Wrote about a page (in various chunks on different parts of the ms.) and now I have about 1,100 words. Not bad, for something that started out as an idea from a dream that I wrote down about four years … Continue reading →

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