Storytelling is the most powerful force for change we have as a species. When I look around at the world, I see stories everywhere I look, and as I have grown, I have come to explore storytelling through acting, writing, directing, and table-top role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. I find myself most inspired by stories that demand the immediate presence of a community to be told, such as live theatre and tabletop role-playing games, but I am open to exploring artistic storytelling in its many forms. I was lonely as a child, terribly lonely. I hope through storytelling to abolish loneliness wherever I can, to use community as a dynamic force for change in my time on this Earth.

On this webpage, you will find original short stories, links to published works, and information about my performances as an actor. I also have started a YouTube channel where I plan on posting zoom readings of plays that I’ve written, and I have a Tiktok page where I post short videos about Dungeons and Dragons and other tabletop role-playing games. You can find my YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsqGbFYYvmC78ZI089JXs_g?view_as=subscriber. My Tiktok name is @barry_james_bonds. I am currently living in Sarasota, FL working on my Acting MFA at the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training.

If you have any questions or comments, email me directly at dereksikkema@comcast.net 

Thanks for visiting!