By Tim Murphy: One of my first jobs was as a paper boy. My first first job was selling taffy apples door-to-door when I was eight. John t...

By Lauren Maher: Dreams are a fundamental part of the human experience. From ancient Egypt to modern times, people have long been fascina...

By Jillian McWhirter: Many years ago my sister, Lynn, came to visit my family and me. Lynn had a green thumb, which I did not. Of course,...

By Roger Desmarais: Every old house has many rooms and hideaways filled with memories of early growth and expansion through years of deve...

By Gillian Kessler: These little poems/notes/spirit signals have been moving through me this past month, chronicling shifts as we’ve move...

By Elizabeth Gracen: I'm always inspired by my friend and collaborator, Hilary Thomas. She is the artistic director of the Lineage Dance ...

By Shan O’Connor: For many of us, this time of year is an awakening. We stir from the winter doldrums with a promise of rebirth and new b...

By Elizabeth Gracen: Flapper Press is incredibly lucky to have Brandon Alter and Angel Lopez as regular contributors to the site. They ar...

By Roger Desmarais: When we are alone in our senior-hood moment of pain and frustrated at its intrusion, we can sometimes, in meditation,...

By Brandon Alter: Don’t get me wrong, I’m not coming for science. Science is great. I’m an Aquarius, for Goddess’s sake, I love explanati...

By Roger Desmarais: There is a lovely wisdom contained in old phrases about life created by the elderly who have lived much of their live...

By Elizabeth Gracen: If you've been following me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, you've probably heard about a new January 1, 2020 pr...

By Elizabeth Gracen: “Okay, Boomer.” My kid LOVES to say that to me. “Whatever you say, Karen. Do you want to speak to the manager?” That...

By Roger Desmarais: What would all your old and new friends say in their eulogy of you when it is over? What could—would—you do between n...

By Brandon Alter: A few years ago, my husband and I were on our honeymoon in the Atacama desert of Chile. We found ourselves, through a s...

By Tim Murphy: When I was growing up, the Vocks lived across the street. Jimmy was my brother’s age, Jannie was my age, and Jeff was my s...

By Brandon Alter: Autumn awaits winter's arrival. I'm not going to pretend that I like the shorter days or the cooler temperatures, but I...

By Brandon Alter: We are just leaving the Season of Death. I don’t mean to scare you. Death should not be scary. Death should be our frie...

By Brandon Alter: You’re enormous, and I’m not talking about your physical body, so don’t even go there. I’m talking about your charisma,...

By Brandon Alter: I’m thinking about relationships. And I’m thinking about the fact that the most important relationship we will ever hav...