Jan M. Flynn

There is no excuse to let our syntax standards down My well-worn coffee mug NEVER feels badly. Photo by author I understand your plight....

I have an announcement, and it's GOOD news If you’re a writer with ambitions of traditional book publishing, then you know about...

But if you do, it'll be dumb luck Wait — am I in a Blue Zone or do I just look that way? Image by Lisa Yount from Pixabay What do...

Did I miss anything? Image by Marilyn Stoner from Pixabay Nine days ago, I stepped off a plane in Lihue, Kauai That’s the nicest of the...

Or maybe I don't . . . These guys probably have longer attention spans than we do by now: Image by Pexels from Pixabay I know, it’s a...

Because my shadow side wrote this Image by Flash Alexander from Pixabay Over the decades I’ve spent thousands of hours, not to mention...

Trust me, this one will make you feel good Image by miezekieze from Pixabay Celebrate it, mourn it, or some combo of both, 2024 is about...

Proving the world I live in is not at all the media's hellscape Image by Tumiso from Pixabay It’s another cold, gray day and I am fully...

Image by Seergei Tokmakov, Esq. on Pixabay Overheard at the bipedal pet park on a spring day in 2035: “Don’t worry, mine’s friendly.”...

Anger and despair feel powerful: joy and hope are stronger Image by NoName_13 from Pixabay This piece is for those of us who, like me,...

On a Friday morning precisely at 7:48AM AI Image by Nicky ❤️🌿🐞🌿❤️ from Pixabay I maintain a modest but consistent...

It was written with my beta version of HEW (Hard Earned Wisdom) Image by Sasha Moroz from Pixabay Here’s what I did not do as I was...

What would Abe Lincoln Do? Image by Art Bromage from Pixabay I’m one of the grieving Americans Of the roughly 72 million who voted for...

Three days to go. I'm trying to stay strong Image by Rocco Stoppoloni from Pixabay Like the song says, the waiting is the hardest part...

Vote now, kid, or I'm up in your face until you do Don’t even think about flying away while I’m talking to you : Image Sandeep Handa ...

Good news for aging people — which is everyone Photo by Andreea Ch: https://www.pexels.com/photo/yellow-banana-fruit-on-white-surface-116...

When the principle of tolerance becomes intolerable, it's time to worry I generally avoid writing about politics But when politics walks...

Image by Thomas Skirde from Pixabay I could probably make more money I mean, I do okay. My monthly online writing income varies between...

Am I too late? Oh, my God, my skin isn't reflective! Image by Gundula Vogel from Pixabay While reading the news, I learned the awful...

Image by Sergei Tokmakov, Esq. https://Terms.Law from Pixabay The news hit with a gut punch. It always does “Oh God, no,” I said. “Not...