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Carolyn Flynn

Carolyn Flynn

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Oct 1

Lough Gur, and the Bold Choices That Make Our Future

On a pilgrimage of myth, stories and songs in Ireland, I ponder how delicate turns lead to the next story, choosing life and more life.

Lough Gur, and the Bold Choices That Make Our Future

Carolyn Flynn

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Sep 23

What Gloria Steinem Taught Me About Marriage

In my career as a journalist and editor-in-chief of a women’s magazine, I interviewed Gloria Steinem three times. But the first time, her…

What Gloria Steinem Taught Me About Marriage

Carolyn Flynn

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Sep 20

A Meeting with My Father in Cork: A Post from Ireland About the Caretakers of Our Creative…

In Cork, Ireland, I find the creative genetic material of my ancestors has mingled together. And so, I write on.

A Meeting with My Father in Cork: A Post from Ireland About the Caretakers of Our Creative…

Carolyn Flynn

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Sep 20

The Raw Sound of Silence: Notes About America, Coming to You from the Crashing Waves of Ireland

Thoughts on 9/11 and what makes a homeland

The Raw Sound of Silence: Notes About America, Coming to You from the Crashing Waves of Ireland

Carolyn Flynn

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May 6

I’m a Statue in Verona, and I’m Going to Stand Here Until You Remember What Love Is

I’m a statue in Verona, and please, non toccare, don’t touch my breast. As you know, and everyone knows, I only have eyes for Romeo, who is…

I’m a Statue in Verona, and I’m Going to Stand Here Until You Remember What Love Is

Carolyn Flynn

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Oct 2, 2024

The Sun and I Have a Little Conversation About Autumn

Why presence is the practice of compassion. Morning on the Rio Grande, living in the Dance and the Wonder

The Sun and I Have a Little Conversation About Autumn

Carolyn Flynn

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Jan 18, 2024

Farewell to Ireland

After a month-long stay, it was going to break my heart to leave. As a consolation, there was a diaspora of sand.

Farewell to Ireland

Carolyn Flynn

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Jul 9, 2023

We are warmed by our own walking

One of the best ways to undertake a seven-mile hike is to have absolutely no idea you’re about to hike seven miles.

We are warmed by our own walking

Carolyn Flynn

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Jul 8, 2023

Rewilding yourself, rewilding Ireland

Co. Kerry, Ireland, June 2023

Rewilding yourself, rewilding Ireland

Carolyn Flynn

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Jan 22, 2023

Country and family are messy

Dispatch from Belfast: What Van Morrison tells us about in ‘The Healing Game’

Country and family are messy

Carolyn Flynn

Carolyn Flynn

Acclaimed writer of fiction and memoir; TEDx speaker "Tell a Better Story, Live a Better Life;" writing retreat leader and book coach; carolynflynn.com

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