Jan M. Flynn

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...

If you’re not feeling at least a little twitchy these days, you’ve either developed the equanimity of Yoda or you’re not paying...

If you’re not feeling at least a little twitchy these days, you’ve either developed the equanimity of Yoda or you’re not paying...

Does this date send a secret tickle up your spine? A ghost of a tingle?  Do you find yourself avoiding ladders, black cats, cracks in...

Does this date send a secret tickle up your spine? A ghost of a tingle?  Do you find yourself avoiding ladders, black cats, cracks in...

I’m camped out at Gate C3 at Sea Tac airport, staring out at a dreary, rain-spattered tarmac. And I feel just great. I’m on my way home...

I’m camped out at Gate C3 at Sea Tac airport, staring out at a dreary, rain-spattered tarmac. And I feel just great. I’m on my way home...

Okay at first I wasn’t going to say anything regarding the latest Let’s Bash Self-Publishing rant over at HuffPo, but (like all “real”...

Okay at first I wasn’t going to say anything regarding the latest Let’s Bash Self-Publishing rant over at HuffPo, but (like all “real”...

Bye-bye, 2016. A lot of folks were happy to see you go; you didn’t play very nice. And hello, 2017. We hope you behave yourself better...

Bye-bye, 2016. A lot of folks were happy to see you go; you didn’t play very nice. And hello, 2017. We hope you behave yourself better...

And now, dear reader, we come to that hazy sliver of time between Christmas and New Year’s. I have devoted nearly ten minutes of research...

And now, dear reader, we come to that hazy sliver of time between Christmas and New Year’s. I have devoted nearly ten minutes of research...

Frank Foreman, 1983 Today’s guest post is by author and editor Melanie Bishop (@melbishopwriter). Be sure to also read her post on The...

Frank Foreman, 1983 Today’s guest post is by author and editor Melanie Bishop (@melbishopwriter). Be sure to also read her post on The...

The last time this happened, I was walking my dog through the vineyards near our home. Innocent, happy, anticipating the return of my...

The last time this happened, I was walking my dog through the vineyards near our home. Innocent, happy, anticipating the return of my...

Here it is a little less than a month after election night, and it’s clear that none of those forces have the slightest effect on the man...

Here it is a little less than a month after election night, and it’s clear that none of those forces have the slightest effect on the man...

Today’s guest post is by writer, editor, and teacher Melanie Bishop (@melbishopwriter). She is hosting a memoir writing retreat in...