Chris enters through front door. Spencer and Zoe enter living room and Spencer turns on music of Sextet from … More
Tag: creative writing
Sentinels
Sentinels Identical The Maples Arranged in perfect time Silent stanchions Glistening in hard autumn blaze Faultless greeting For the … More
From the short story, Silent Aspirations of the Undetermined Color
I’ve tightened this story up considerably. It certainly reads better. Here is an small piece. “Friend of yours?” He heard … More
Poetry – Reader
I have no idea why I came up with this. For whatever it’s worth, here it is. Reader She … More
The Yard Sale Bandit is in Short Fiction Break
My story, The Yard Sale Bandit appears in Short Fiction Break today. https://shortfictionbreak.com/2016/05/15/4582/ The editors left THE out of the … More
Shadowed Solitude republished by Literally Stories today
https://literallystories2014.com/2016/04/22/shadowed-solitude-by-donald-baker/ Literally Stories republished the story Shadowed Solitude which originally came out in 2013 with The Huffington Post. This isn’t … More
From a short story in progress
It’s probably time I finished the rewrites on this one and made it presentable. __________________ He noticed the rattle … More
Fleshing out dialogue for Bob, P. I.
“How many times do you suppose you two have broken up over the years?” Nick asked. “Twenty. Thirty. Who … More
Excerpt from Bob, P.I.
Another little passage from Bob, P. I. The two thieves, unkempt and redneck, turned and stood next the pickup. … More
From the story, White N
Been a long few months, but I found a little time to write something. From a story of about 3k … More
