Jamie L. Baker

Short stories, poems, screenplays, micro stories and other creative writing.

Sometimes fantastical, often surreal and of magical realism,  always inspired by personal experiences and projections.

Latest story...

Returning to Life – dodo

Returning to Life

This is the one hundred and seventeen billion, two hundred and eighty-nine million, four hundred and twenty-nine thousand, seven hundred and fourteenth time.

Recent stories...

A New Beginning - featured image

A New Beginning

I push open the door and instantly feel that something isn’t quite right. There’s …

Robin - featured image

Robin

The special plastic bird did not look special. It looked just like any other …

Love Is... Featured image

Love Is…

Love is not a possession, love is free and pure. Love is not material – it can’t …

Pilgrim

Waves—wild, powerful, purposeful—gently crash in. Fresh wind, fine rain refreshes and warms...

Welcome to Armitage - featured image

Welcome to Armitage

Have you ever seen someone combust? Blow up? Explode in front of your eyes? …

A Pineapple Fritter Suicide – main image

A Pineapple Fritter Suicide

The suicide note wasn’t your average, clear-cut suicide note, apparently. No goodbye cruel world …

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Themes

Action
Horror
Drama
Emotional
Spiritual
Thoughtful
Obscure
Fantasy
Love
Twist
Enlightenment
Tragedy
Sci-Fi
Melancholy
Comedy
For Children
Happy
Adult
Whimsical
Magical Realism

Formats

Six-Word Short Stories
Short Stories
Poems

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