Jan M. Flynn

And I’m pretty excited about it Image by Rainer Maiores from Pixabay Second childhood gets a bad rap We’ve all heard that term. It makes...

And now I’m in existential freefall From L to R: wrong, wrong, not terrible but wrong, awful. Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash I’m...

Are we failing our dog? How could you not love this face? Photo by author We’ve been dogless for long enough, I told my husband Too long....

Are we failing our dog? How could you not love this face? Photo by author We’ve been dogless for long enough, I told my husband Too long....

I have a weird compulsion Come here often? Image by Manfred Burdich from Pixabay My husband enters the room. I close my browser tab He...

I have a weird compulsion Come here often? Image by Manfred Burdich from Pixabay My husband enters the room. I close my browser tab He...

Learning to live past grief: a podcast episode not to miss 1 Photo by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash Whether or not you believe in a soul...

Learning to live past grief: a podcast episode not to miss 1 Photo by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash Whether or not you believe in a soul...

Dogs understand things we don’t Molly with a borrowed bone; photo by author If Molly were human, she would be 90 Roughly speaking, that...

Dogs understand things we don’t Molly with a borrowed bone; photo by author If Molly were human, she would be 90 Roughly speaking, that...

I’ve got my acceptance speech ready Image by Pexels from Pixabay ME (stands at podium, clutching Golden Turkey award, gasps in surprise...

I’ve got my acceptance speech ready Image by Pexels from Pixabay ME (stands at podium, clutching Golden Turkey award, gasps in surprise...

So here are some haiku Unvaccinated Have filled the ICU beds Here, in our state, now Health care’s been rationed Called “crisis standards...

So here are some haiku Unvaccinated Have filled the ICU beds Here, in our state, now Health care’s been rationed Called “crisis standards...

Going into care was the best heartbreaking option Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay The bird with ruined wings still hopes to...

Going into care was the best heartbreaking option Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay The bird with ruined wings still hopes to...

Sometimes surrendering gets you the win Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash My sister has a terrible disease It’s rare enough that you’ve...

Sometimes surrendering gets you the win Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash My sister has a terrible disease It’s rare enough that you’ve...

Now there’s dog poop in my fridge Photo by Ernest Brillo on Unsplash This close to Thanksgiving, there should be a turkey in there A...

Now there’s dog poop in my fridge Photo by Ernest Brillo on Unsplash This close to Thanksgiving, there should be a turkey in there A...