Janyce Helen Van Es : Writing

Coincidence

Coincidence

A Story by Janyce Helen Van Es


The lighter flickered and ignited his cigarette, as Detective Abusive squatted down in the dense fog. He had to examine the swollen, grotesque body in..
Beyond the Border

Beyond the Border

A Story by Janyce Helen Van Es


Hundreds of immigrants flood into Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California each day from Mexico-one little piece of a story
I am an Island

I am an Island

A Story by Janyce Helen Van Es


No body loves me I think I'll eat some worms
The Truck and the Wife

The Truck and the Wife

A Story by Janyce Helen Van Es


June 1997: “It’s fresh and new; don’t eat, drink or smoke in here.” November 1997: “Put something down in the bed BEF..
The Crossing

The Crossing

A Story by Janyce Helen Van Es


She heard the voices and could recognize all her immediate family but she couldn't move. "Must be the car accident," she pondered. "Mu..
Everything I'm not

Everything I\'m not

A Story by Janyce Helen Van Es


He: I have been looking for a girl,honest and true. She: You're all misconstrued; your judgment is off-kilter. I lie like a rug. He: I love the colo..
Too Many Turtles

Too Many Turtles

A Book by Janyce Helen Van Es


In a lake between Oklahoma and Texas, there are many kinds of fish. There is a big, long fish called a Carp, a short fat fish called a Perch and a lon..
Breaking and Entering

Breaking and Entering

A Story by Janyce Helen Van Es


The meowing sounded weaker this time. The crack under the door was too slim to put a dish of water or food under it. Picking the lock didn’..
One cookie Janyce wouldn't eat

One cookie Janyce wouldn\'t eat

A Story by Janyce Helen Van Es


From the time I first met Cookie in my first grade classroom, I was drawn to her. I turned five in December, putting me in a private school instead of..
Abducted

Abducted

A Story by Janyce Helen Van Es


Grief-stricken, I followed the wolf to his den, carrying my prized, gray Persian kitten in his sharp, menacing teeth. She wasn’t able to cry out..