M Baker : Writing

Dance

Dance

A Poem by M Baker


More of a free-associative deposition on a tumultuous earthly love.
Ode on Sons and Their Fathers

Ode on Sons and Their Fathers

A Story by M Baker


The young man stood in the noisy corridor of the deceptively sanitary-looking grime of the county hospital. Nurses and orderlies, with the occasional..
Halfway

Halfway

A Story by M Baker


Dylan Whitmore is a 21 year old college dropout who has been sentenced to 90 days in a halfway house for stealing a car.
Firecracker

Firecracker

A Story by M Baker


A 99-word snapshot of the end of a life.
Best Kept Secrets

Best Kept Secrets

A Story by M Baker


The original source for the novella I am writing, "At the Violet Hour." In this short story, we follow Richard Jordan's thoughts on the fateful day o..
At the Violet Hour

At the Violet Hour

A Book by M Baker


Isabelle, 36 years old, has lost her son in a terrible auto accident. Her seemingly successful life is thus spun out of control as she loses her fait..
Chapter 1 - The Burial of the Dead

Chapter 1 - The Burial of the Dead

A Chapter by M Baker


Isabelle and Richard Jordan bury their 18-month old son, Max, who has died in a car accident. The story proceeds to a wake held after the funeral at ..
The Debate

The Debate

A Story by M Baker


My homage to the teen/young adult comedy. Here's to all the stoners, teachers' pets, jocks, and bitter professors everywhere.
Chapter 3 - The Dream Sequence

Chapter 3 - The Dream Sequence

A Chapter by M Baker


This is the opening sequence of the third chapter of the novella. Isabelle is the midst of a surreal dream in which she comes across many other chara..
A Sun of Fuller Fire

A Sun of Fuller Fire

A Story by M Baker


Set in mid-1930s Cimarron County, Oklahoma, the story follows the lives of Alvin and Ruth Cobb, a middle-aged couple struggling to get by on their Dus..