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Here's A ThoughtOctober Story Time, Week 3: "Imp"Send us a textFor the third installment in our Halloween-ish story series — all written by yours truly — we consider the question: do devils and demons ever take a day off? And if they do, how do they spend it?Episode Music by SPmusic from PixabaySupport the showDo you have comments to share or an idea for an upcoming episode? Need something overthought? I'd love to hear from you!Email me at HeresAThought8@gmail.comOr, contact me on my website at www.JanMFlynn.net2023-10-1816 minHere's A ThoughtOctober Story Time, Week 2: "Sweet Boy"Send us a textIt's the haunting season, which makes this a suitable time for another short, twisted tale written by yours truly — in one of my darker moods. This one is a tale in rhyming verse. That doesn't mean it's nice, but you may find it . . . satisfying. Settle back and give a listen to "Sweet Boy" by Jan M. FlynnMusic for this episode by Alexi Action from PixabaySupport the showDo you have comments to share or an idea for an upcoming episode? Need something ove...2023-10-1110 minHere's A ThoughtOctober Story Time, Week 1: "Corpse Pose"Send us a textTo honor the fall of the year — the time when the veil between the worlds of the seen and unseen grows ever thinner with each passing, lengthening night — Here's A Thought offers a series of short, somewhat twisted stories, all written by me, that I hope you'll find suitable for the season.This one has some adult language and, of course, deals with the supernatural — so be warned.Opening Music by Dmitry Taras from PixabaySound Effect from PixabaySupport the showDo you hav...2023-10-0425 minHere's A ThoughtNobody Put the Fun in Funerals (But We Go Anyway)Send us a textThere are some things in life that are just the thing to do, even when we don't relish the thought of doing them. Going to funerals probably ranks below even paying taxes. And in a lot of cases, if we just don't go, who's going to know?In this episode, we consider how that's not really the point, and hopefully find some encouragement for showing up whenever we can.Quote on Varanasi, India from Francesca Mills writing in National Geographic, April 2019: https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/2019/01/india-life-and-death-in-varanasi#:~:t...2023-09-2710 minHere's A ThoughtMy Embarrassing ConfessionSend us a text I've developed a strange compulsion. Maybe telling you about it will help. And maybe, just maybe, you've got a compulsion not all different from this one. All I ask is that you don't judge me until you've heard me out . . .For information on the Pudelpointer dog breed: https://www.dailypaws.com/dogs-puppies/dog-breeds/pudelpointerhttps://www.gundogmag.com/editorial/pudelpointer-breed-profile/175444https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/pudelpointer/Intro Music by Oleg Kirilkov from PixabaySupport the show2023-09-2012 minHere's A ThoughtI'm Not Trending And That Makes Me HappySend us a textWith the turn of the seasons, it's time to revisit my wardrobe, which leads me to consider fashion (intimidating), and then fashion trends (mystifying), and from there, trends in general — especially popular culture trends.What I notice is that very few of them have anything to do with me, now that I've joined a demographic that popular culture doesn't seem to register at all. Check out what it's like to be trend-exempt — and why I'm grateful for it.You can also check out author Sara Petersen and her...2023-09-1312 min