Jan M. Flynn

I’m finding these haiku challenges to be fun and a handy kick-start to creativity. This week’s throw-down is to use the words chance...

I’m not a horse whisperer, not even close, but I’ve learned a few handy It’s a fascinating pursuit, learning to communicate with another...

I’m not a horse whisperer, not even close, but I’ve learned a few handy It’s a fascinating pursuit, learning to communicate with another...

I tend to stay away from the national policy realm on this blog, as it’s a dispiriting topic. Most of us are over-exposed to our toxic...

I tend to stay away from the national policy realm on this blog, as it’s a dispiriting topic. Most of us are over-exposed to our toxic...

Child alone at home Dad’s gun, loaded, waits, hidden The safety is off parents.com Couldn’t resist this challenge: using the words child...

Child alone at home Dad’s gun, loaded, waits, hidden The safety is off parents.com Couldn’t resist this challenge: using the words child...

I’m in the midst of an online course on mindfulness meditation. I’m diligent about doing all the coursework and I practice every morning,...

I’m in the midst of an online course on mindfulness meditation. I’m diligent about doing all the coursework and I practice every morning,...

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...