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Not Too Much Progress to Report, from Jeff Baker, September 16, 2020.

Worked on the Queer Sci-Fi column (about Joanna Russ) last week. Right before deadline. But the last-minute additions only helped, and I got a nice comment on Facebook from a writer who had taken a class from Joanna Russ! Haven’t … Continue reading

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Progress Report for September 8, 2020 from Jeff Baker

Just finished the Friday Flash Fiction story for this week (actually a prequel to another story I haven’t finished!) Also finished the Monthly Flash Fiction Draw Challenge story for next week which is actually another prequel to another unfinished story! … Continue reading

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Progress Report from Jeff Baker, September 7, 2020

Wrote most of the Flash Fiction Draw story for this month. Actually a prequel to a story I had the idea for about 25 years ago! I have a column and another flash story to do and a longer story … Continue reading

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Progress Report, September 1, 2020 from Jeff Baker.

Wrote about a page worth on the longer story (for the market that opens this Fall!) and wrote up the Friday Flash story. That’s it for now.

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Progress Report: August27/28, 2020, from Jeff Baker

Wrote the weekly flash story on Thursday, wrote about a page and-a-half on the story I’m sending off in Fall (when this market opens up.) Also went through (all) my notebooks, looking for the notes to the story, finally realized … Continue reading

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A Comet Soars Through Friday Flash Fics, by Jeff Baker. (August 28, 2020)

The Comet By Jeff Baker   We’d been playing tennis on the old court on the edge of town (the one without lights) until it got dark. We were far away from town so we could see the stars without … Continue reading

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Progress Report! August 20-21, 2020.

Wrote the Friday Flash story Friday (early, like around 2:00am!!!) Came off okay for a flash mystery, actually using a couple of characters I whipped up back in 2016 for an earlier flash story. Also proofread, tightened up and read … Continue reading

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Mystery on the Beach; The Bird’s the Word; Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker, August 21, 2020.

Surfin’ Bird By Jeff Baker   There was no other way. Donna Reidel stared at the ocean, at the man pulling the girl on water skis. It looked fast and wet. She shuddered. Staking out somebody in a car she … Continue reading

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“Innovation” has released! (With my story!)

My story “The Alchemical Arrangement,” (as by Skip Hanford) is one of the flash fiction stories in Queer SciFi’s latest anthology: “Innovation!” I’m in pretty good company, including David Gerrold! Enjoy! ——–Skip J. Hanford, August 18, 2020   IN-NO-VA-TION (Noun) … Continue reading

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Seeing the Summer Triangle

         Seeing the Summer Triangle by Jeff Baker Some things are constant regardless of what is going on here on Earth. The Summer skies put on their ancient show no matter what. This evening, around eight p.m. … Continue reading

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