Author: Jan Sikes

Jan Sikes writes compelling award-winning stories from the heart. She has been called a wordsmith by her peers, is an active blogger, grandmother, a fan of Texas music, and resides in North Texas.
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Welcome to the WATCH “RWISA” WRITE Showcase Tour! Day 4 #RRBC #RWISA

It's Day 4 of the Watch RWISA Write Showcase Tour! Today, I bring to you amazing RWISA author, Rhani D'Chae! EXCERPT FROM UPCOMING NOVEL, “WINTER OF THE DRILL” By Rhani D’Chae Decker leaned against the hood of his car, talking to JT in a low tone of voice. His face wore a pleasant expression, and …

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Welcome to the WATCH “RWISA” WRITE Showcase Tour! Day 2 #RRBC #RWISA

Welcome to Day 2 of the Watch RWISA Write Showcase, where each day a different author will be featured! It is my pleasure to introduce Author, D.L. Finn! POETRY by D. L. Finn ICICLES  The icicles dangle downward Reaching for the substantial snow Each drop bringing them closer As the landscape merges into itself It is silent in …

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#TarotTuesday – 7 of Wands

It's #TAROTTUESDAY again!! This week, the card I drew was the Seven of Wands. The suit of Wands in the Tarot deck represents primal energy, spirituality, inspiration, determination, strength, intuition, creativity, ambition and expansion, original thought and the seeds through which life springs forth. The suit of Wands is ruled by the element of fire. …

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Jewel

Jewel by Award-Winning Author, Jan Sikes Grand Prize winner 2019 RRBC Alpha/Omega Beginning to End Short Story Contest For almost eighteen years, Jewel has known little beyond hopelessness and hunger. Barely existing in a ramshackle cabin, on the edge of a Louisiana swamp with her little sister and their mother, she sees no way to …

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A Soldier’s Children

A Soldier’s Children At the tender age of fourteen, Jennifer shoulders the full responsibility of running a household and caring for her seven-year-old sister. It’s bad enough that their father is lost at war in Afghanistan, but troubles multiply when their so-called mother abandons them for another man. Hardships and struggles are constant companions. Family …

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