Jan M. Flynn

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 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...

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...

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...

Yes, we do. Now more than ever Photo by Sudan Ouyang on Unsplash We’re already eating candy and wearing masks, so why Halloween? It’s the...

Yes, we do. Now more than ever Photo by Sudan Ouyang on Unsplash We’re already eating candy and wearing masks, so why Halloween? It’s the...

We won’t get through this if we lose all our joy I’m not trying to be funny here Seriously. What I’m after is a sober-sided defense of...

We won’t get through this if we lose all our joy I’m not trying to be funny here Seriously. What I’m after is a sober-sided defense of...

Yes, I drink decaffeinated coffee, and yes, you can trust me Photo by Karl Fredrickson on Unsplash I rise to my defense. Calmly. Recently...

Yes, I drink decaffeinated coffee, and yes, you can trust me Photo by Karl Fredrickson on Unsplash I rise to my defense. Calmly. Recently...

You get a present. I get a present. Everybody gets a present! Image by Bella H. from Pixabay I celebrate another birthday this week So,...

You get a present. I get a present. Everybody gets a present! Image by Bella H. from Pixabay I celebrate another birthday this week So,...

Photo by Sandie Clarke on Unsplash Two weeks down; who knows how many more to go? As I write this from my corner of Northern California,...

Photo by Sandie Clarke on Unsplash Two weeks down; who knows how many more to go? As I write this from my corner of Northern California,...

Photo by Ray Hennessy on Unsplash There’s a reason for the bunny photo; I’ll get to that For now, let’s acknowledge that we are all...

Photo by Ray Hennessy on Unsplash There’s a reason for the bunny photo; I’ll get to that For now, let’s acknowledge that we are all...

Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay My fellow Americans, our pursuit of happiness isn’t going so well The most recent United Nations World...

Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay My fellow Americans, our pursuit of happiness isn’t going so well The most recent United Nations World...

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...