Do We Need Halloween?
Yes, we do. Now more than ever We’re already eating candy and wearing masks, so why Halloween? It’s the weirdest holiday we celebrate in the U.S., and hasn’t this year Continue Reading →
Author: Jan M Flynn
Writer, educator, audiobook narrator, horse whisperer (but they don't always listen to me), and above all, compulsive reader.
America, the Choice is Yours
Donald Trump or Bruce Springsteen? Here’s a recent headline you may have missed Not about another non-debate or the Supreme Court or the latest grim viral toll, nor about the latest Continue Reading →
Hello, Person To My Right
There’s been some confusion. Can we talk? Wow, it’s noisy out there There’s so much shouting and posturing as the days tick by toward November 3 that we can hardly hear Continue Reading →
Becoming Climate Refugees
Trying to escape the California wildfires It’s the second time we’ve evacuated in four days We drive north and east, away from Napa Valley, away from the flames, away, we hope, from Continue Reading →
Mitt, You Broke My Heart
How could I be so stupid? You really pulled the wool over my eyes, Mitt I mean, it’s not like I thought you and I agreed on a whole lot Continue Reading →