Jan Sikes

December 19, 2018

Hard Times – Part 3

When we left Ella and her three children, a kindly neighbor had driven them to the doctor's office. Charlie, the baby, had eaten glass and was bleeding. Let's join them in the doctor's office. Ella ushered the two girls up the steps and through the wooden door ahead of her. A nurse dressed in a …

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December 18, 2018

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine Christmas – The Sixth Day of Christmas with Guests William Price King, Annette Rochelle Aben and Jan Sikes

Sally Cronin is sharing a Christmas story of mine on her 12 days of Christmas blog today!

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December 16, 2018

Hard Times – Part 2

I started a short story last Sunday that is based on true tales passed down from my mom and older sister. The story takes place during a time when the full raging effects of the Great Depression had displaced so many. We met Walter and Ella Smith, who are living with their three children in …

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December 14, 2018

Christmas

Dr. Bob Rich put this post together with such insight and thought that I had to share. Take a minute to think about what he is saying. Let's try to keep a perspective of what Christmas truly is or is not. Many thanks to Dr. Bob for this!

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December 11, 2018March 3, 2026

Sally’s Cafe and Bookstore – Buy a Book for Christmas – #thrillers #short stories Luna Saint Claire, Jan Sikes and Kristina Stanley

The always amazing and supportive, Sally Cronin, is spotlighting "Two Shorts and a Snort" on her "Buy A Book for Christmas" series!

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December 9, 2018March 3, 2026

Hard Times – Part 1

I felt the urge to share a Christmas story this year and I truly hope you enjoy it. My family was poor. Not the kind of poor that we think we are today, but the kind of poor that, for many years during the great depression, had no home in which to live, and very …

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December 5, 2018March 3, 2026

Old Jim’s Christmas Parole

This poem and piece of artwork are taken from Discovery - Poetry And Art by Rick and Jan Sikes. Prison was a lonely place to be during the holidays. Rick often told stories of depression and how there was an increased number of suicides around Christmas. I chose this poem because, in a twisted way, …

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November 29, 2018March 3, 2026

Exposing your work, on #LisaBurtonRadio

Because this post includes some of my favorite bloggers AND the always fantastic Lisa Burton, I have to share it. Authors, one thing that stands out to me in this post is about supporting others. If you have tunnel vision and ONLY promote yourself and your work, you aren't going to see a lot of …

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November 22, 2018

Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving! As I reflect on all I have to be thankful for, I am astounded that there is so much! We tend to go through our days without stopping to really take a look around us and truly appreciate what we have. We are always chasing a carrot just out of reach. But, today, …

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November 14, 2018

The “Son of the Serpent” Book Release Tour @VashtiQV

Son of the Serpent: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HS4C3B7 Hello, everyone! Today I thought I would mention some of the places in my Fantasy Angels Series, along with some of the supporting characters and other beings introduced in Son of the Serpent. "Son of the Serpent features a conflict of phenomenal proportions, characters that are richly developed and compelling, and a skillfully …

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