#ShortStories – Jan Sikes

May 12, 2026May 11, 2026

BLOG TOUR STOP #8 – TERI POLEN

I am happy to sail off to Kentucky today to spend some time at Teri Polen's place. Come along and let's wrap up this tour!! Teri hosts a monumental month long blogging event every October with her Bad Moon Rising. How she does it, I don't know, but I love following along and have discovered …

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May 7, 2026April 22, 2026

BLOG TOUR STOP #7 – LIZ GAUFFREAU

I am so happy to get to sail on to New Hampshire for a visit with another of my favorite humans, Liz Gauffreau! I got to know Liz better when she was a member of our Story Empire group and I am a huge fan of her writing. If you look her up on Google, …

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May 5, 2026April 30, 2026

BLOG TOUR STOP #6 – DAN ANTION

Hello, fellow travelers. Today, we're going east to visit with Dan Antion. Come on along. I am a fan of Dan's entertaining blog site where he shares his photographs and bunnies. 🙂 But Dan is also an author and his latest book was a fantastic collaboration with poet, Willow Willers. ! PURCHASE LINK MY REVIEW …

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April 29, 2026April 29, 2026

BLOG TOUR STOP #5 – D.L. FINN

I'm happy to be a guest at D.L. Finn's beautiful blog spot today in Northern California! I honestly can't remember how many years I've known Denise (D.L. Finn) but it's been a long time. I am a huge fan of her work and have read everything she's ever put out. She writes insightful poetry, novels …

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April 22, 2026April 20, 2026

BLOG STOP #4 – JOHN HOWELL

Our stop today is at a place you are all familiar with, or if you aren't, today would be a great day to subscribe to his blog. John Howell always entertains! John Howell is another author I have known and admired for many, many years. When I met him, I only had two books written …

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April 16, 2026April 15, 2026

BLOG TOUR STOP #3 – AUDREY DRISCOLL

To all who are sailing along with me on this tour, THANK YOU!! Today, I am visiting with author Audrey Driscoll. Audrey is a fairly new member of the Story Empire group and she has already provided us with some wonderful posts! This book is beautifully written by Audrey and I loved it! PURCHASE LINK …

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April 14, 2026April 10, 2026

BLOG TOUR STOP #2 Robbie Cheadle

Hello, friends and welcome back to the blog tour for Fringes, Heartstrings, and Lyrics! Today, we sail across the ocean to South Africa for a visit with the multi-talented Robbie Cheadle! I have great admiration for Robbie Cheadle and have known her for several years. She has written a series of children's books with her …

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April 9, 2026April 9, 2026

BLOG TOUR STOP #1 C.S. Boyack

Hello, fellow travelers! I kick off the blog tour for Fringes, Heartstrings, and Lyrics today at C.S. Boyack's place! Craig has been a long time friend and I am a huge fan of his work. He writes speculative fiction and merges that with a myriad of other genres, such as his HAT series! I am …

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April 7, 2026April 6, 2026

It’s Book Release Day! Fringes, Heartstrings, and Lyrics

Whoo hoo!! I am thrilled to release my latest efforts into the world. I owe a big THANK YOU to everyone who pre-ordered. PURCHASE LINK For years, I've had short stories included in different anthologies through various groups and most of them were never seen or read. So, I decided to resurrect and republish them …

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March 11, 2026March 10, 2026

Now Available for Pre-Order

Greetings, Friends!! I am so excited to share that Fringes, Heartstrings and Lyrics is up for pre-order! PRE-ORDER LINK I sincerely hope you'll give this little collection a chance! I'm so excited to share, not only the stories, but the stories behind some of them as well as a few poems from Rick and my …

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