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My Invisible Shield
White privilege was invisible to me. Until it wasn’t. Photo by N I F T Y A R T ✍🏻 on Unsplash How do you know you’re white? This is a...
Jan Flynn
Aug 31, 20206 min read
My Invisible Shield
White privilege was invisible to me. Until it wasn’t. Photo by N I F T Y A R T ✍🏻 on Unsplash How do you know you’re white? This is a...
Jan Flynn
Aug 30, 20206 min read
Smoke Gets In My Head
Fire season is melting my brain Photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash As a native Californian, wildfire season should be no surprise I’ve...
Jan Flynn
Aug 24, 20204 min read
Smoke Gets In My Head
Fire season is melting my brain Photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash As a native Californian, wildfire season should be no surprise I’ve...
Jan Flynn
Aug 23, 20204 min read
Could You Be Disenfranchised?
Photo by Tiffany Tertipes on Unsplash The war on vote-by-mail I tried, I really tried, to aim away from politics this week. But with the...
Jan Flynn
Aug 17, 20206 min read
Could You Be Disenfranchised?
Photo by Tiffany Tertipes on Unsplash The war on vote-by-mail I tried, I really tried, to aim away from politics this week. But with the...
Jan Flynn
Aug 16, 20206 min read
In Which I Attempt Classical Japanese Poetry
Tanka a lot, August Photo by Trust “Tru” Katsande on Unsplash I am no poet, and I know it But I admire poetry a whole lot (though if I...
Jan Flynn
Aug 10, 20202 min read
In Which I Attempt Classical Japanese Poetry
Tanka a lot, August Photo by Trust “Tru” Katsande on Unsplash I am no poet, and I know it But I admire poetry a whole lot (though if I...
Jan Flynn
Aug 9, 20202 min read
Tiptoeing Into Wonder
My middle-grade literary journey Of late, my posts have been awfully serious. And you may have guessed that the majority of them have...
Jan Flynn
Aug 3, 20204 min read
Tiptoeing Into Wonder
My middle-grade literary journey Of late, my posts have been awfully serious. And you may have guessed that the majority of them have...
Jan Flynn
Aug 2, 20204 min read
Times Are Dark, So Lighten Up
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...
Jan Flynn
Jul 27, 20204 min read
Times Are Dark, So Lighten Up
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...
Jan Flynn
Jul 27, 20204 min read
This Is Not The Post I Wanted To Write, But . . .
The stormtroopers are warming up Photo by Marco Bianchetti on Unsplash I know you’re weary of crisis and outrage So am I. COVID cases...
Jan Flynn
Jul 20, 20205 min read
This Is Not The Post I Wanted To Write, But . . .
The stormtroopers are warming up Photo by Marco Bianchetti on Unsplash I know you’re weary of crisis and outrage So am I. COVID cases...
Jan Flynn
Jul 19, 20205 min read
In Defense of Decaf
Yes, I drink decaffeinated coffee, and yes, you can trust me Photo by Karl Fredrickson on Unsplash I rise to my defense. Calmly. Recently...
Jan Flynn
Jul 13, 20206 min read
In Defense of Decaf
Yes, I drink decaffeinated coffee, and yes, you can trust me Photo by Karl Fredrickson on Unsplash I rise to my defense. Calmly. Recently...
Jan Flynn
Jul 12, 20206 min read
It’s My Birthday, 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,...
Jan Flynn
Jul 6, 20204 min read
It’s My Birthday, 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,...
Jan Flynn
Jul 5, 20204 min read
Life After COVID
It won’t be the same, and that could be good — or not Photo by Kyle Glenn on Unsplash Tired of the coronavirus? It’s not tired of you As...
Jan Flynn
Jun 29, 20204 min read
Life After COVID
It won’t be the same, and that could be good — or not Photo by Kyle Glenn on Unsplash Tired of the coronavirus? It’s not tired of you As...
Jan Flynn
Jun 28, 20204 min read
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