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

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...

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...

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...

My dog does a great job Optimized productivity, dog-style: Image created at https://firefly.adobe.com/ When I had a regular, full-time...

My dog does a great job Optimized productivity, dog-style: Image created at https://firefly.adobe.com/ When I had a regular, full-time...

Popular trends I’m delighted will skip me This is not how I dress for a nap. Photo by Maria Fedchuk on Unsplash I have not taken up...

Popular trends I’m delighted will skip me This is not how I dress for a nap. Photo by Maria Fedchuk on Unsplash I have not taken up...

Photo by Gary on Pixabay Once I would have, but I’m a little wiser now Visiting a foreign country is a lot like being a guest in...

Photo by Gary on Pixabay Once I would have, but I’m a little wiser now Visiting a foreign country is a lot like being a guest in...

As a straight woman of a certain age, you may not find this surprising. But still . . . Because all the other pole dancing pics I could...

As a straight woman of a certain age, you may not find this surprising. But still . . . Because all the other pole dancing pics I could...

Six Reasons I Won’t Date Younger Men Me, a cougar? No way. Photo by Leah Huyghe on Unsplash To be clear, I don’t want to date anyone,...

Six Reasons I Won’t Date Younger Men Me, a cougar? No way. Photo by Leah Huyghe on Unsplash To be clear, I don’t want to date anyone,...