Jan Sikes

Writing and Music

Something New

In Texas, and all across America, we have this thing called “Taco Tuesday.” Being the curious soul that I am, I wondered how that tradition got started. What I found is that a restaurant in California, Taco John’s, started and registered a trademark for this tradition in 1989. And it has been carried forward since

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Welcome to the “THE CHOICE, the unexpected heroes” Blog Tour! @gmplano @4WillsPub #RRBC

Writers create stories within a context. They establish time and place, but this is not done in the abstract. A writer’s personal world provides the unspoken but overarching backdrop to the narrative. I became quite aware of this fact when writing THE CHOICE. I was dealing with a degenerative neurological problem which ultimately required surgery.

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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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Welcome to the WATCH “RWISA” WRITE Showcase Tour! Day 3 #RRBC #RWISA

It’s Day 3 of the Watch RWISA Write Showcase Tour! Today I’m thrilled to bring to you, A.M. Manay! “Mirror, Mirror” by A.M. Manay Set in the world of The Hexborn Chronicles Shiloh stood in her teacher’s doorway, pulling anxiously on the end of a pink braid that had snuck out of her hood. Brother

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