Jan M. Flynn

Well, more like the fountain of not so old Photo by JR Harris on Unsplash I’m not a young thing anymore, and I’m okay with that...

Lessons from the last year I hope not to forget The dark winter of 2020–21 is behind us, giving way to an uneven spring. Depending on...

Lessons from the last year I hope not to forget The dark winter of 2020–21 is behind us, giving way to an uneven spring. Depending on...

Post-vaccination masking motivations mage by anncapictures from Pixabay We’ve been shot! Twice! Thank God As an educator as well as a...

Post-vaccination masking motivations mage by anncapictures from Pixabay We’ve been shot! Twice! Thank God As an educator as well as a...

Haiku for patience Photo by billow926 on Unsplash A stimulus check, An appointment for a shot, Independence Day? Where are the markers?...

Haiku for patience Photo by billow926 on Unsplash A stimulus check, An appointment for a shot, Independence Day? Where are the markers?...

Sometimes surrendering gets you the win Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash My sister has a terrible disease It’s rare enough that you’ve...

Sometimes surrendering gets you the win Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash My sister has a terrible disease It’s rare enough that you’ve...

Or do I just have writer’s block? Those who meditate seek to quiet their internal chatter Practitioners of mindfulness — and I can claim...

Or do I just have writer’s block? Those who meditate seek to quiet their internal chatter Practitioners of mindfulness — and I can claim...

And hoping they stay lost Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash Maybe this has happened, in some form or other, to you You had a friend. At...

And hoping they stay lost Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash Maybe this has happened, in some form or other, to you You had a friend. At...

Please, just shoot us now Image by Rocco Stoppoloni from Pixabay Life right now feels like the last months of a war We are battle-weary....

Please, just shoot us now Image by Rocco Stoppoloni from Pixabay Life right now feels like the last months of a war We are battle-weary....

If only time allowed do-overs Photo by Alex Guillaume on Unsplash I’m a sucker for time travel stories Some of my favorite books play...

If only time allowed do-overs Photo by Alex Guillaume on Unsplash I’m a sucker for time travel stories Some of my favorite books play...

The Republic stands, but I slump Image by joduma from Pixabay I didn’t give much thought to how I’d feel after the Inauguration I mean,...

The Republic stands, but I slump Image by joduma from Pixabay I didn’t give much thought to how I’d feel after the Inauguration I mean,...

Time for me to step up, finally Photo by Unseen Histories on Unsplash I am a white person and sadly, I’ve acted like it Not a white...