Jan M. Flynn

And I’m pretty excited about it Image by Rainer Maiores from Pixabay Second childhood gets a bad rap We’ve all heard that term. It makes...

And why I do it anyway If only it were this easy. Image by Klaus Hausmann from Pixabay Humans with breasts, I ask you this: But first,...

And learn I might be the world’s oldest spoiled brat Image by photosforyou from Pixabay I rarely respond to writing prompts, which is...

Seeing the movie “Civil War” “Civil War” trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2G18nIVpNE This isn’t a movie review It’s more like a...

It’s an Idaho thing, and I’m so there for it photo by author If wishes had wings, sheep would fly. — Robert Jordan It’s spring, and the...

And most of it’s not even you Image by Naomi Booth from Pixabay This is why science makes people nervous It keeps coming up with...

My former classmate drank the Kool-Aid — last Maria Katsaris with toucan, Jonestown, Guyana: Photo courtesy: John V Moore/The Jonestown...

Darn it. Photo by Torsten Dederichs on Unsplash Back when I was young and stupid, I did something terrible I didn’t mean to. But I hurt...

Outliving bikini season angst The author, age 3 This weekend, I was reminded to be grateful for a gift from the aging process. Like many...

A polite rant about a budget airline Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels Let me be clear: I am not dumping on all commercial air travel...

But there’s an easy answer! Think back to January, 2023 It was a honeymoon idyll for the American patriarchy. A time of Republican...

Wait — allow me to explain Image by banksadam from Pixabay Long enough ago that there’s no point in trying to recall the details, I was...

And now I’m in existential freefall From L to R: wrong, wrong, not terrible but wrong, awful. Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash I’m...

My Dog and I Share the Same Path But Not the Same Goals Image by Myléne from Pixabay A walk with my dog: I seek oneness with nature She...

It needs elders in the fight Photo by SHVETS production on Pexels We have a gut-level understanding of what’s at stake Here’s what I see...

Meet the podcast guest who might be your best hope Photo by Hédi Benyounes on Unsplash I’m privileged to be one of the rotating hosts on...

Here’s what the designers of the Alzheimer’s study didn’t think about Photo by Alex Green on Pexels Content warning: curse words...

Here’s what the designers of the Alzheimer’s study didn’t think about Photo by Alex Green on Pexels Content warning: curse words...

Are we failing our dog? How could you not love this face? Photo by author We’ve been dogless for long enough, I told my husband Too long....

Are we failing our dog? How could you not love this face? Photo by author We’ve been dogless for long enough, I told my husband Too long....