Category Archives: Western

Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Results! May 2025!!!

Hi! I’m Mike, A.K.A. Jeff Baker. The draws for the May 2025 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: A Western Set in A Palace Involving a Director’s Chair E. H. Timms wrote: “Behind Closed Doors.” https://thinkingthinking123.blogspot.com/2025/05/flash-fic-challenge-behind-closed-doors.html And I wrote: “A Contest … Continue reading

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“A Contest Of Principles.” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story from Mike Mayak

A Contest Of Principles by Mike Mayak Dieter Leib walked over and plopped his director’s chair, decorated with the words “Leib’s Seat,” down at the far corner of the room and gestured at the two men in cowboy hats. “Okay,” … Continue reading

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“The One Who Yawns.” Flash Fiction Draw Challenge Story For November 2023, as by Mike Mayak. (November 7, 2023.)

The One Who Yawns by Mike Mayak AUTHOR’S NOTE: The draws for the November 2023 Flash Fiction Draw Challenge were: Historical Fiction, set in a Railroad Car involving an Antique Cola Bottle. I realize that the term used for First … Continue reading

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“Something Up in Barracuda Flats, Part Two.” Friday Flash Fics by Jeff Baker, April 30, 2022,

FFF Something Up in Barracuda Flats Part Two by Jeff Baker AUTHOR’S NOTE: In part one of this serial,https://authorjeffbaker.com/2021/07/02/something-is-up-in-barracuda-flats-for-friday-flash-fics-july-2-2021-by-jeff-baker/ Murdoch has been called out to Barracuda Flats to investigate strange doings at a ranch. Very strange for the post-Civil War … Continue reading

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Something Is Up in Barracuda Flats, for Friday Flash Fics, July 2, 2021 by Jeff Baker.

Something Up in Barracuda Flats by Jeff Baker I inhaled on the cheroot and blew the smoke out the open train window. I stared at the scenery. “Travel” certainly came from “travail,” no doubt about it. I’d had easier rides … Continue reading

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Lodovico Senarinz and His (Grandfather’s) Steam-Powered Hyperdrive. Flash Fiction Draw Story by Jeff Baker. October 11, 2020

            Lodovico Senarinz and his (Grandfather’s) Steam Powered Hyperdrive                                                    By Jeff Baker             “There it is! There’s the barn!”             Johnny Reade pointed his flashlight at the dark bulk in the dusk. It looked like something out of the … Continue reading

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