Jan M. Flynn

The problem I don’t have is: what to do with a billion dollars? This was the head-scratcher posed by the delightful Joelle and Vickie on...

The problem I don’t have is: what to do with a billion dollars? This was the head-scratcher posed by the delightful Joelle and Vickie on...

I love quotes, in fact I’m a tiny bit addicted to them. So I am delighted to get to play a round of 3.2.1. Quote Me!,  all thanks to Rory...

I love quotes, in fact I’m a tiny bit addicted to them. So I am delighted to get to play a round of 3.2.1. Quote Me!,  all thanks to Rory...

I don’t know about how you and your brain get along, but mine was not in a cooperative mood this morning. I am sorry to say this is not...

I don’t know about how you and your brain get along, but mine was not in a cooperative mood this morning. I am sorry to say this is not...

I attended a query workshop this weekend. A query, for those of you who don’t  speak writer jargon, is the thing you send out to Writing...

I attended a query workshop this weekend. A query, for those of you who don’t  speak writer jargon, is the thing you send out to Writing...

At first it acted like a cold. A minor cold, at that. I did all the right and responsible things: extra rest, lots of herb tea, salt...

At first it acted like a cold. A minor cold, at that. I did all the right and responsible things: extra rest, lots of herb tea, salt...

Another half-hour later, we still don’t have any more words on the page. But we’ve answered our email, tidied up our Pinterest boards,...

Another half-hour later, we still don’t have any more words on the page. But we’ve answered our email, tidied up our Pinterest boards,...

Somewhat in keeping with my last post, in which I whinged about Daylight Savings, I offer you one of my short-short stories. Hope you...

Somewhat in keeping with my last post, in which I whinged about Daylight Savings, I offer you one of my short-short stories. Hope you...

With the first shot from the holiday season already arcing over the bow, it seems a good time to revisit a post from the past . . ....

I’m not talking turkey here, or Day of the Dead, and certainly not Black Friday (which I abhor, but that’s a topic for another time....

I’m not talking turkey here, or Day of the Dead, and certainly not Black Friday (which I abhor, but that’s a topic for another time....

ignatianspirituality.com What is it about beginning something that is so fraught? Especially, very most especially, a writing project....

ignatianspirituality.com What is it about beginning something that is so fraught? Especially, very most especially, a writing project....

As I’ve said before, my day job is at a middle school. I have a low threshold of boredom, and in this job it’s not a problem. If you are...