Jan M. Flynn

The problem I don’t have is: what to do with a billion dollars? This was the head-scratcher posed by the delightful Joelle and Vickie on...

The problem I don’t have is: what to do with a billion dollars? This was the head-scratcher posed by the delightful Joelle and Vickie on...

I love quotes, in fact I’m a tiny bit addicted to them. So I am delighted to get to play a round of 3.2.1. Quote Me!,  all thanks to Rory...

I love quotes, in fact I’m a tiny bit addicted to them. So I am delighted to get to play a round of 3.2.1. Quote Me!,  all thanks to Rory...

Nine and a half weeks: that’s the length of summer break for the middle school where I work. The last day of school is this Friday, and...

Nine and a half weeks: that’s the length of summer break for the middle school where I work. The last day of school is this Friday, and...

I don’t know about how you and your brain get along, but mine was not in a cooperative mood this morning. I am sorry to say this is not...

I don’t know about how you and your brain get along, but mine was not in a cooperative mood this morning. I am sorry to say this is not...

I attended a query workshop this weekend. A query, for those of you who don’t  speak writer jargon, is the thing you send out to Writing...

I attended a query workshop this weekend. A query, for those of you who don’t  speak writer jargon, is the thing you send out to Writing...

youtube.com Over dinner last week, my husband asked me if I’d heard about the raging global controversy over a white girl in Utah who...

youtube.com Over dinner last week, my husband asked me if I’d heard about the raging global controversy over a white girl in Utah who...

Not that Amazon. Banish from your mind images of illicit riverside trysts, framed by lianas in a steaming jungle. You naughty thing. I...

Not that Amazon. Banish from your mind images of illicit riverside trysts, framed by lianas in a steaming jungle. You naughty thing. I...

At first it acted like a cold. A minor cold, at that. I did all the right and responsible things: extra rest, lots of herb tea, salt...

At first it acted like a cold. A minor cold, at that. I did all the right and responsible things: extra rest, lots of herb tea, salt...

Ever had your sleep examined? All night long? With a video camera trained on you, your rumpled pjs and your sleep-slackened mouth? I...

Ever had your sleep examined? All night long? With a video camera trained on you, your rumpled pjs and your sleep-slackened mouth? I...

Another half-hour later, we still don’t have any more words on the page. But we’ve answered our email, tidied up our Pinterest boards,...

Another half-hour later, we still don’t have any more words on the page. But we’ve answered our email, tidied up our Pinterest boards,...