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Do You Have the Integrity of a Thirteen-Year-Old?
Rediscovering hope in middle school Photo by Hannah Busing on Unsplash My day job involves managing the behavior program at a middle...
Jan Flynn
Sep 15, 20194 min read
How The Dude Saved My Mojo
Dude and me, aprés lesson. He’d like his dinner now. It took a horse to get me past my slump. I tried not to give it much thought. Every...
Jan Flynn
Sep 7, 20195 min read
How The Dude Saved My Mojo
Dude and me, aprés lesson. He’d like his dinner now. It took a horse to get me past my slump. I tried not to give it much thought. Every...
Jan Flynn
Sep 7, 20195 min read
When Can We Forget?
image: pixabay.com How long does the past live? The past is never dead. It’s not even past. — William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun I came...
Jan Flynn
Sep 2, 20193 min read
When Can We Forget?
image: pixabay.com How long does the past live? The past is never dead. It’s not even past. — William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun I came...
Jan Flynn
Sep 2, 20193 min read
To the School Bully’s Mom:
Here’s what I wish I could say. Your son arrived for the first week of school, wearing sharp new clothes and spotless sneakers, looking...
Jan Flynn
Aug 24, 20197 min read
To the School Bully’s Mom:
Here’s what I wish I could say. Your son arrived for the first week of school, wearing sharp new clothes and spotless sneakers, looking...
Jan Flynn
Aug 24, 20197 min read
I Thought I Bought a Ticket to Iceland
Photo by Mahkeo on Unsplash But it may be a front-row seat to the end of the world. Last year, my oldest son, who is both single and an...
Jan Flynn
Aug 17, 20194 min read
I Thought I Bought a Ticket to Iceland
Photo by Mahkeo on Unsplash But it may be a front-row seat to the end of the world. Last year, my oldest son, who is both single and an...
Jan Flynn
Aug 17, 20194 min read
Watch How You Talk to Siri
What your digital relationships say about you Remember the Spike Jonze movie Her? The one that came out in 2013, set in a near future Los...
Jan Flynn
Aug 12, 20194 min read
Watch How You Talk to Siri
What your digital relationships say about you Remember the Spike Jonze movie Her? The one that came out in 2013, set in a near future Los...
Jan Flynn
Aug 11, 20194 min read
Are You Wasting Enough Time?
The Radical Magic of Laziness image: pixabay.com There is a poem that haunts me: Lying in A Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine...
Jan Flynn
Aug 2, 20193 min read
Are You Wasting Enough Time?
The Radical Magic of Laziness image: pixabay.com There is a poem that haunts me: Lying in A Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine...
Jan Flynn
Aug 2, 20193 min read
At a Writer’s Conference?
image: pixabay.com Do This, Not That: Seven Success Tips Attending a conference can be a powerfully inspiring and educational experience,...
Jan Flynn
Jul 30, 20195 min read
At a Writer’s Conference?
image: pixabay.com Do This, Not That: Seven Success Tips Attending a conference can be a powerfully inspiring and educational experience,...
Jan Flynn
Jul 30, 20195 min read
To The Moon And Back
image: pixabay.com The Day the American Dream Came True I was there; I saw it all. Not literally there, of course. Bodily speaking, I...
Jan Flynn
Jul 20, 20193 min read
To The Moon And Back
image: pixabay.com The Day the American Dream Came True I was there; I saw it all. Not literally there, of course. Bodily speaking, I...
Jan Flynn
Jul 20, 20193 min read
The Pleasure of Recognition
Coming From A Fellow Blogger, It Means a Lot Enormous and heartfelt thanks to Hannah at Books and Bakes ! She was kind enough to nominate...
Jan Flynn
Jul 12, 20192 min read
The Pleasure of Recognition
Coming From A Fellow Blogger, It Means a Lot Enormous and heartfelt thanks to Hannah at Books and Bakes ! She was kind enough to nominate...
Jan Flynn
Jul 12, 20192 min read
Tomorrow’s Your Birthday, America!
I Still Love You. But It’s Time To Grow Up Now. image: pixabay.com Like all newborns, America, when you struggled into existence you were...
Jan Flynn
Jul 3, 20193 min read
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