Jan M. Flynn

It’s not available for refund or return Photo by Immo Wegmann on Unsplash We live in a culture besotted with doing. We’re devoted to...

The holiday season has arrived Photo by Roxanne Desgagnés on Unsplash I don’t do Black Friday I know there are people — some of them my...

The holiday season has arrived Photo by Roxanne Desgagnés on Unsplash I don’t do Black Friday I know there are people — some of them my...

And here’s why Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash It’s not that I’ve stopped caring. Quite the opposite. The last five years in American...

And here’s why Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash It’s not that I’ve stopped caring. Quite the opposite. The last five years in American...

I’ve got my acceptance speech ready Image by Pexels from Pixabay ME (stands at podium, clutching Golden Turkey award, gasps in surprise...

I’ve got my acceptance speech ready Image by Pexels from Pixabay ME (stands at podium, clutching Golden Turkey award, gasps in surprise...

An explanation and apology in 21 haiku Know a novelist? If they’re out of touch right now, There’s a good reason. It’s NaNoWriMo...

An explanation and apology in 21 haiku Know a novelist? If they’re out of touch right now, There’s a good reason. It’s NaNoWriMo...

Photo by Wylly Suhendra on Unsplash But it’s getting harder We had our kitchen cabinets painted this week. The painting contractor, a...

Photo by Wylly Suhendra on Unsplash But it’s getting harder We had our kitchen cabinets painted this week. The painting contractor, a...

In praise of our oral perimeters There are things in life that we take for granted, even when we pay attention to them. Traffic signs....

In praise of our oral perimeters There are things in life that we take for granted, even when we pay attention to them. Traffic signs....

Could psychedelics ease suffering for the dying — and those they leave behind? A few months ago, one of my best friends introduced me to...

Could psychedelics ease suffering for the dying — and those they leave behind? A few months ago, one of my best friends introduced me to...

My husband and I have embraced our new life as climate refugees, fleeing from our beloved but fire-scorched Northern California back to...

My husband and I have embraced our new life as climate refugees, fleeing from our beloved but fire-scorched Northern California back to...

There are email lists you’re probably happy to be on You purposely signed up for them, so you could get the helpful newsletter, or never...

There are email lists you’re probably happy to be on You purposely signed up for them, so you could get the helpful newsletter, or never...

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...