Jan M. Flynn

Another timely post from one of my faves, the witty, wise and always worthwhile Kristen Lamb — and maybe this explains why I’m drawn to...

In honor of Halloween — AKA All Hallow’s Eve, Samhain, the Feast of the Dead — Here follows my first-ever dark tale, which I present to...

In honor of Halloween — AKA All Hallow’s Eve, Samhain, the Feast of the Dead — Here follows my first-ever dark tale, which I present to...

If you haven’t seen or heard this yet, please don’t miss it! Watching lies become the truth in this year’s election. And a few people who...

If you haven’t seen or heard this yet, please don’t miss it! Watching lies become the truth in this year’s election. And a few people who...

So it’s full-on fall, my favorite time of year, especially here in wine country. The Apple crisp is one of those dishes wherein...

So it’s full-on fall, my favorite time of year, especially here in wine country. The Apple crisp is one of those dishes wherein...

Today’s guest post is by author Deanna Cabinian (@DeannaCabinian). If you’re anything like me, a small part of you (or let’s be real, a...

Today’s guest post is by author Deanna Cabinian (@DeannaCabinian). If you’re anything like me, a small part of you (or let’s be real, a...

This presidential election ain’t my first rodeo, but it’s a rodeo like no other. And For which candidate, you ask? Not the point (and I’m...

This presidential election ain’t my first rodeo, but it’s a rodeo like no other. And For which candidate, you ask? Not the point (and I’m...

Wait — you don’t talk to your brain? Are you sure? I mean, when you say things to yourself, often rather harsh things like, “Seriously?...

Wait — you don’t talk to your brain? Are you sure? I mean, when you say things to yourself, often rather harsh things like, “Seriously?...

At the moment I’m awash in projects, all in some insistent stage of becoming: the novel that needs one more pass before I start querying...

At the moment I’m awash in projects, all in some insistent stage of becoming: the novel that needs one more pass before I start querying...

But I find it to be a tonic, a worthy challenge and a break from the solitary intensity of writing. I may be worn out at the end of the...

But I find it to be a tonic, a worthy challenge and a break from the solitary intensity of writing. I may be worn out at the end of the...

We live in a culture besotted with doing. We are devoted to breathless, full-tilt “I’ve been working crazy hours,” we’ll say to explain...

We live in a culture besotted with doing. We are devoted to breathless, full-tilt “I’ve been working crazy hours,” we’ll say to explain...

It’s possible that you were an angelic, secure child who drifted off to the Land of But it’s unlikely. Unless you were a highly unusual,...