R.H. Burkett, a name whispered with the scent of aged parchment and incense, also known as Ruth Weeks, is an international tarot card reader whose voice carries the echoes of her deep Cherokee and Cajun roots. Her fingers, stained with ink and the faint shimmer of fairy dust, weave riveting tales of the paranormal. From the damp, earthy smell of ancient stone circles in rural Ireland, where the wind whistles forgotten tunes, to the sunbaked dust of ancient Greece, her stories pulse with a love for all things mystical.

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Her collection, Broom Flyers Tales and Spells, crackles with the energy of her short stories and won a book cover award at the Between the Pages Writer’s Con in Springfield, Missouri (2023). Her first novel, Soldiers in the Mist, resonated with the heavy, quiet atmosphere of the Ozarks, voted OWL's 2012 Best Book of the Year. Daughter of the Howling Moon, her second novel, won the OWFI 2015 Book of the Year. Her next project, Chickadee’s Magic, slated for 2027, promises a narrative that feels as vast as the starry night sky, exploring a friendship that dances across time and space.

 

As a child, Ruth's ears perked at the whispers of stories about her Grandmother Ely, a blend of Cherokee resilience and Cajun fire, a melody that inspired her adoption of the handle Witchy Woman. Now, she lives in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, the faint purr of her cat muse, Fred, a constant, comforting vibration. Her website, RHBurkett.com, offers a portal, and her author’s Facebook page beckons with videos where you can see her vibrant spirit as she speaks of travels, her heritage a warm embrace, and the people who touch her life, whether from this world or the next.