At Last!

I have wrestled with this story under several other titles. Received a number of rejections and have now re-edited and … More

Sentinels

Sentinels   Identical The Maples Arranged in perfect time Silent stanchions Glistening in hard autumn blaze Faultless greeting For the … More

From short story Mother Cat

I restructured and severely edited, then sent it a few places.  The boy’s mother is a distracted writer and not … More

Reader

I think I like it better as flash fiction.   _____________________________________ Reader She pushes the plate at the boy.  It … More

Poetry – Reader

I have no idea why I came up with this. For whatever it’s worth, here it is.   Reader She … More

From my newest short fiction

  New story still in the works.  I originally wanted it to be around 1500 words but think it will … More

More for Bob, P. I.

“You are the decade expert.”  Nick said. “Not just the 70’s”  Bob insisted “There was some good stuff in the … More

More from Bob, P. I.

About the picture:  It has nothing to do with the story. An excerpt from Bob, P. I.   It is … 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

Literally Stories to republish Shadowed Solitude

Today I received the email we all want: Dear Donald,   I am very pleased to inform you that your … More