I’m Not Mad and I Like You
But you might not know that from the expression on my face “Are you mad at me?” my husband asks. I look up from my laptop, blinking at him in bewilderment. “What? No. Why would I be mad at you?”…
Jan M Flynn
Novels, short stories, essays, high-intensity daydreams. Compulsive reader.
The Big Trip Nobody Wants To Plan
But it’s a journey we all take one day. So let’s talk packing tips Here’s a snippet of an article I read once: A cardiologist gave a speech to a room full of health professionals. “One-quarter of the people in this…
I’m Celebrating Summer!
But not like this Let’s not do this: It was a long, hard winter in the Northern Hemisphere this year, and spring took its dang time in coming. When it finally did, it brought with it stuff we’re not…
I’m Turning Purple!
Another gift of the aging process I wish I could return It’s happening more and more often. I come in from doing yard work, take off my gardening gloves, and there it is. A spot that I swear wasn’t there…
The Dying Woman We Drove Past
A battle for life in a strip mall parking lot We were heading home from a graduation party, along a route we’ve driven a thousand times before, past gas stations, car repair shops, a supermarket with its satellite storefronts ranged around…