Jan M. Flynn

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...

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

The Christmas trees of my childhood were spindly In the early days of my adulthood and first marriage, we still did the...

The Christmas trees of my childhood were spindly In the early days of my adulthood and first marriage, we still did the...

My husband and I left our mostly liberal-leaning Northern California digs to join family members in Idaho, where we lived from 2008 to...

My husband and I left our mostly liberal-leaning Northern California digs to join family members in Idaho, where we lived from 2008 to...

I wouldn’t say things are back to normal now, since the Election Tsunami of November 8. If you pay any attention to the news or social...

I wouldn’t say things are back to normal now, since the Election Tsunami of November 8. If you pay any attention to the news or social...

People around the country talking about the coming four years. Some of them exultant, some of them, as President Obama said Wednesday,...

People around the country talking about the coming four years. Some of them exultant, some of them, as President Obama said Wednesday,...

Mother of pearl, what a week last wee was. I’m still reeling. Leonard Cohen, Leon Russell, and the Man from U.N.C.L.E. died. Oh, and...