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What Does It Mean That Someone Stole Our Equality Yard Sign?
When the principle of tolerance becomes intolerable, it's time to worry I generally avoid writing about politics But when politics walks...
Jan Flynn
Oct 13, 20246 min read


Time Isn't Money, It's Freedom: That's Why I Don't Sell It Often
Image by Thomas Skirde from Pixabay I could probably make more money I mean, I do okay. My monthly online writing income varies between...
Jan Flynn
Oct 7, 20243 min read


Oh, Crap, I Missed an Entire Beauty Trend!
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...
Jan Flynn
Sep 25, 20244 min read


The Apalachee High School Shooter is 14. He's Being Tried as an Adult. Does That Make Sense?
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...
Jan Flynn
Sep 9, 20244 min read


Summer is Over and So is My Former Role in the Family
Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay I was born the baby of the family The youngest of three sisters, arriving as a “surprise”...
Jan Flynn
Aug 27, 20246 min read


Questioning Your Purpose in Life, Ladies?
Post-menopausal females, never fear: J.D. Vance has the answer Welcome to your only reason to live: Image by Nanne Tiggelman from ...
Jan Flynn
Aug 18, 20243 min read


Bodies, Baristas, Bambi, and More
10 Answers to Questions You Forgot to Ask Image by Ray Shrewsberry • from Pixabay It’s mid-August, so I’m operating without a brain...
Jan Flynn
Aug 13, 20244 min read


Writer By Day, Hose-Faced Monster By Night
CPAP is weird, but I'm learning to live with it Week One of Treatment Not a photo of me. I look weirder. Image from Freepik.com I...
Jan Flynn
Aug 7, 20248 min read


Good Times for the End Times!
You Don’t Have to be a Billionaire to Survive the Apocalypse You can do way better than this — if you sign up now! Photo by icon0...
Jan Flynn
Jul 22, 20246 min read


How A Neighbor's Act of Kindness Embarrassed Me Half to Death
Niceness and the law of unintended consequences Image by Michael Salinger from Pixabay In this mean old world are some very nice people...
Jan Flynn
Jul 15, 20245 min read


Our Car Disappeared! From Our Closed Garage!
A mystery with a solution that has nothing to do with age. Honest Photo by Kevin Chuang: https://www.pexels.com Tell me this hasn’t...
Jan Flynn
Jul 8, 20246 min read


Want to Know What It's Really Like to Have a Sleep Study?
It's almost entirely painless. But it's very, very weird Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay It’s Monday night, and a woman...
Jan Flynn
Jul 4, 202410 min read


My Big Fat Epic Life Events Road Tour, Part 2
Deep dives and road construction on Memory Lane Image by Peter Fischer from Pixabay Quick Part 1 recap previously on my big fat epic life...
Jan Flynn
Jul 1, 20247 min read


Our Big Fat Epic Life Events Road Tour, Part 1
Love, Death, and a Disgorging Dog Image by Winsker from Pixabay As the saying goes, “If you want to make God laugh, announce your plans”...
Jan Flynn
Jul 1, 20246 min read


The Words My Father Left Me
Photo by Joris Voeten on Unsplash The last story I heard Dad tell around a campfire was two weeks after he died I was 22, sound asleep on...
Jan Flynn
Jun 28, 20246 min read


I’m All Ready For My Second Childhood
And I’m pretty excited about it Image by Rainer Maiores from Pixabay Second childhood gets a bad rap We’ve all heard that term. It makes...
Jan Flynn
May 20, 20245 min read


Why You Shouldn’t Buy a Bra Online
And why I do it anyway If only it were this easy. Image by Klaus Hausmann from Pixabay Humans with breasts, I ask you this: But first,...
Jan Flynn
May 13, 20245 min read


I Answer a Writing Prompt
And learn I might be the world’s oldest spoiled brat Image by photosforyou from Pixabay I rarely respond to writing prompts, which is...
Jan Flynn
May 6, 20245 min read


Why I’m a Tragic Optimist
Seeing the movie “Civil War” “Civil War” trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2G18nIVpNE This isn’t a movie review It’s more like a...
Jan Flynn
Apr 29, 20247 min read


Sheep On The March!
It’s an Idaho thing, and I’m so there for it photo by author If wishes had wings, sheep would fly. — Robert Jordan It’s spring, and the...
Jan Flynn
Apr 22, 20246 min read
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