Poem – Jan Sikes

March 3, 2025March 3, 2026

Monday Meanderings #8

Goodbye, February, hello, March! For us in Texas, March 2nd is celebrated as Texas Independence Day. It is also my oldest grandson's birthday, and is his first birthday away from home. Created in Canva I awoke very early Saturday morning to find my muse chattering in my ear. Really? It's Saturday. I wanted to sleep. …

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October 15, 2020

‘Fiction In A Flash Challenge’ Week #20 NEW Image Prompt! Join in the fun! #IARTG #WritingCommunity #FlashFiction #ASMSG #WritingPrompts

Author Suzanne Burke posts a new writing prompt in the form of an image each week and the responses are absolutely amazing! Each week she features an image and invites you to write a Flash Fiction or Non-Fiction piece inspired by that image in any format and genre of your choosing. Maximum word count: 750 words. This …

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July 8, 2019

Welcome to the WATCH “RWISA” WRITE Showcase Tour! Day 7#RRBC #RWISA

Welcome to Day 7 of the WATCH RWISA WRITE Showcase Tour! Today I am thrilled to bring you Author, Nonnie Jules! SILENT TEARS by Nonnie Jules I cry these silent tears for her For her loss, for her pain, for her heart Breaking when she looks into their eyes Her children – she feels their …

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July 15, 2018March 3, 2026

Hunger

I originally wrote this as a song, but never got it recorded. Think old Tammy Wynette style when you read it. HUNGER BY JAN SIKES I MET A MAN ON THE STREET JUST THIS MORNING. HE HELD A SIGN THAT SAID, “HELP ME PLEASE." I STOPPED AND DROPPED A COIN IN THE CUP BESIDE HIS …

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