Jan M. Flynn

Yesterday was a beautiful day. Not just in the sense of good weather and lovely scenery — those things are pretty much standard issue in...

First, some words of self defense: it was a crazy day. Crazy good, but still. I had just finished working at the middle school, where it...

First, some words of self defense: it was a crazy day. Crazy good, but still. I had just finished working at the middle school, where it...

I invite you on a journey, my friend. I can’t say how long it will be or how far; it could be into realms so distant there is no...

I invite you on a journey, my friend. I can’t say how long it will be or how far; it could be into realms so distant there is no...

The sun was back in Napa Valley yesterday.  It lit up the chrome-yellow of the wild mustard that burst into bloom between the vines,...

The sun was back in Napa Valley yesterday.  It lit up the chrome-yellow of the wild mustard that burst into bloom between the vines,...

This week, I have begun in earnest the process of seeking agent representation for my novel. That means I have spent hours on sites like...

This week, I have begun in earnest the process of seeking agent representation for my novel. That means I have spent hours on sites like...

Last night we watched the Oscars, from the very beginning of the red carpet coverage (the portion of the evening I refer to as The...

Last night we watched the Oscars, from the very beginning of the red carpet coverage (the portion of the evening I refer to as The...

I am usually fond of rain, especially when I don’t have to be out in it. Curling up in my favorite chair in front of the fireplace with a...

I am usually fond of rain, especially when I don’t have to be out in it. Curling up in my favorite chair in front of the fireplace with a...

Back in November, I was furiously hammering at my keyboard every day, determined to achieve a crazy word count goal and bang out the...

Back in November, I was furiously hammering at my keyboard every day, determined to achieve a crazy word count goal and bang out the...

Cue Pink Floyd. The Wall already exists, my friends. Not between the USA and Mexico, but between us and us. It’s been building for some...

Cue Pink Floyd. The Wall already exists, my friends. Not between the USA and Mexico, but between us and us. It’s been building for some...

ABC News It’s been a week, hasn’t it? A 24/7 onslaught of outrage, of assaults on truth and reason, culminating in a flat-out ban on...

ABC News It’s been a week, hasn’t it? A 24/7 onslaught of outrage, of assaults on truth and reason, culminating in a flat-out ban on...

I was there, friends. The glow of Saturday’s Women’s March on Washington (and just about every other major city in the country, as well...