Stickies do not appear on desktop

I just got my new iMac, and really want to use the stickies application! But when i open it up, a sticky does not appear. So then i try and click on "File," "New Note," and again--nothing happens! I've used stickies before and the sticky would automatically pop up to my desktop. When have stickies open and go to "window" on the top, there's several "untitled" stickes there, but where do i find them? Why aren't they on my screen??? Please help solve what I'm sure is a very simple issue! Thanks!!!

Hi.
Try this:
Quit Stickies
trash these files:
Users/youruseraccount/Library/StickiesDatabase
Users/youruseraccount/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Stickies.plist
Open Stickies again.
Good Luck.

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