Roam around the World?

Nancy Flynn Apostrophe Blog Archive, Travel, Wisdom

Increasingly, I may not be a wanderer. Oh I still (somewhat) tell myself that I like the idea of travel, of venturing out into the wide world to see things, learn things, experience things, adventure. Finding local places to dine or picnic along the road if we are road-tripping. Exploring the offerings of historical societies…

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Publication News: The Dreamers Anthology

Nancy Flynn Apostrophe Blog Archive, History Lessons, Publication News, Travel, Writing

In 2019,  the Beautiful Cadaver Project of Pittsburgh, Pennsyylvania put together an outstanding collection, The Dreamers Anthology: Writing Inspired by Martin Luther King, Jt. and Anne Frank; two of my poems, “Politics and the American Language” and “Still Birmingham” were published in it…

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Quotable Quotes: Bob Dylan on New Orleans

Nancy Flynn Apostrophe Blog Archive, Arts & Culture, Travel

This was printed in the International Herald Tribune in August 2005. It is taken from Bob Dylan’s book, Chronicles: Volume One, which I have read at least twice since I wrote this post.

“The first thing you notice about New Orleans are the burying grounds—the cemeteries – and they’re a cold proposition, one of the best things there are here….

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