Jan M. Flynn

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,...

. . . write a novel in a month? I know, the idea is nuts! But that’s the idea behind the wildly successful National Novel Writing Month,...

. . . write a novel in a month? I know, the idea is nuts! But that’s the idea behind the wildly successful National Novel Writing Month,...

I’m grateful for all I gain from the time I spend with friends at various points along life’s road: the little kids, with their energy...

I’m grateful for all I gain from the time I spend with friends at various points along life’s road: the little kids, with their energy...

And now it won’t let you alone. It interrupts you while you’re at work or grocery shopping or running errands.  It makes you turn off the...

And now it won’t let you alone. It interrupts you while you’re at work or grocery shopping or running errands.  It makes you turn off the...

So I attended a high school reunion this weekend. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to a reunion, and much longer than that since I...

So I attended a high school reunion this weekend. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to a reunion, and much longer than that since I...

Two weeks ago I attended the 27th annual Mendocino Coast Writers Conference. I agonized months in advance about which of the ongoing...

Two weeks ago I attended the 27th annual Mendocino Coast Writers Conference. I agonized months in advance about which of the ongoing...

This week, my thanks to Kristen Lamb for her cogent (and amusing) observation on what may be stopping you from moving forward. Kristen...

This week, my thanks to Kristen Lamb for her cogent (and amusing) observation on what may be stopping you from moving forward. Kristen...

There are way more than three reasons, of course. But the following three are enough to point out why you must proofread — everything,...

There are way more than three reasons, of course. But the following three are enough to point out why you must proofread — everything,...

The aftermath of the Republican convention hangs in the air like soot, and America roils with vehemence even as we look to the DNC...

The aftermath of the Republican convention hangs in the air like soot, and America roils with vehemence even as we look to the DNC...

In a previous post, I touched on the “great catastrophe” that claimed the lives of nearly three quarters of the Armenian population...

In a previous post, I touched on the “great catastrophe” that claimed the lives of nearly three quarters of the Armenian population...

“ . . . This tragedy, this genocide, has unfortunately marked the start of a sad series of great catastrophes of the last century,” said...