What Are You Worried About?
Whatever it is, it’s the wrong thing You had a lot on your mind this week That’s an assumption on my part, but I feel safe in making it. These days, how can any thinking person over the age of…
Jan M Flynn
Writer, educator, audiobook narrator, horse whisperer (but they don't always listen to me), and above all, compulsive reader.
What’s Better Than a Dog Story?
101 dog stories, on sale now! It’s fun to share good news You’ve seen and probably read at least one of the 250-plus Chicken Soup for the Soul books that have been published since the first one was released in…
How To Tell A Woman From A Cow
A handy guide for Idaho’s Republican legislators January is a bleak month in Idaho. The holidays are over and most days are gloomy. Commuters, like vampires, emerge from their homes before sunrise and return after sunset. Schoolchildren stand shivering in…
I Wrote The Story That Scares Me
And today, it’s out in the world The most personal essay I’ve ever written is now public As of today, my story is live in HuffPost Personal. It’s the most difficult thing I’ve ever written, because it’s also the closest to…
I Know What I Want
Santa, if you’re listening . . . I want — make that need — an elastic clock Not a watch with a stretchy wristband. Not even a smartwatch, because I’ve already got one that tells me the time — the…
I’m Not Going Away
I’ll just be in my cave for awhile I’m about to do a very scary thing It might not seem that way to you. But for me, it makes my innards feel discombobulated, as though they’ve been slightly rearranged. Here’s…
Goals, Schmoals
Why I’m backing off on mine I have this thing about goals I set them for myself with near-religious zeal, from the overarching (live my life to the full) to the trivial (water the houseplants today before noon). I’m the…
Your Name Escapes Me
I remember you. Just not your name You can tell I’ve forgotten, can’t you? You’re too nice to point that out, of course, which in a way makes me feel even stupider. But I’m standing in the endless checkout line…
Let’s Make This Easy
Why didn’t I think of this sooner? I’d love to hear from you Just like all bloggers, writers, and podcasters want to hear from their readers or listeners, I’m thrilled when I get a comment. Because I know this, I…