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...

I couldn’t appreciate it until now Photo by RODNAE Productions from Pexels Our mother’s words are on repeat in our heads At least they...

I couldn’t appreciate it until now Photo by RODNAE Productions from Pexels Our mother’s words are on repeat in our heads At least they...

Once upon a time I hit a man. He wasn’t someone I knew. He was unarmed, unintimidating, and sitting down, while I was standing up. There...

Once upon a time I hit a man. He wasn’t someone I knew. He was unarmed, unintimidating, and sitting down, while I was standing up. There...

Lessons from my inner five-year-old You may have noticed that the world is kind of a mess lately. Lately, as in the past five years, or...

Lessons from my inner five-year-old You may have noticed that the world is kind of a mess lately. Lately, as in the past five years, or...

I am about to register as a Republican. It’s not what you think Ms. Abrams, you are one of my heroes. If the world were a degree more...

I am about to register as a Republican. It’s not what you think Ms. Abrams, you are one of my heroes. If the world were a degree more...

Thinking of it that way is my key to sanity This week, I confess I have fallen into error It’s a mistake I have made, alas, many times...

Thinking of it that way is my key to sanity This week, I confess I have fallen into error It’s a mistake I have made, alas, many times...

It’s less about you than you might think My husband, an actor, landed the role he’d pined for It was a leading-man part he’d wanted to...

It’s less about you than you might think My husband, an actor, landed the role he’d pined for It was a leading-man part he’d wanted to...

Ready or not, it’s a different world My friends and I take a table outside and scan the posted QR code Three-dimensional menus are...

Ready or not, it’s a different world My friends and I take a table outside and scan the posted QR code Three-dimensional menus are...

It helped to realize space does not equal room The flight was full and I had the center seat My heart had begun jackhammering the moment...

It helped to realize space does not equal room The flight was full and I had the center seat My heart had begun jackhammering the moment...

It’s time to show that rough draft who’s boss I can’t be the only writer this happens to The project you’re working on might be your...

It’s time to show that rough draft who’s boss I can’t be the only writer this happens to The project you’re working on might be your...

Next time, I unpack the books first Photo courtesy of the author We moved in twelve days ago, but today I finally feel like I live here...