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Carolyn Flynn

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.

3 min readJan 18, 2024

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Farewell to Ireland

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Carolyn Flynn

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.

5 min readJul 9, 2023

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We are warmed by our own walking

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Carolyn Flynn

Rewilding yourself, rewilding Ireland

Co. Kerry, Ireland, June 2023

6 min readJul 8, 2023

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Rewilding yourself, rewilding Ireland

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Carolyn Flynn

Country and family are messy

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

4 min readJan 22, 2023

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Country and family are messy

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Carolyn Flynn

Prayer for a New Year: Finding the Uncommon Hour

2022 ends with a majestic stillness, 2023 welcomes in the abundance that comes when we live in awe

4 min readJan 1, 2023

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Prayer for a New Year: Finding the Uncommon Hour

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Carolyn Flynn

A Celebration for Coming Home: Roasted Beet and Herb Bechamel Lasagna

PERSEPHONE’S KITCHEN | Stories, songs and soul-infused food from the kitchen of Ms. Persephone

6 min readDec 26, 2022

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A Celebration for Coming Home: Roasted Beet and Herb Bechamel Lasagna

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Carolyn Flynn

A Recipe for Desire: Hummingbird Cake and Other Ways to Get to Heaven

In my flash fiction piece, “A Recipe for Desire,” which appears in Arts & Letters (Fall 2022), a 12-year-old daughter asks her mother to…

5 min readDec 6, 2022

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A Recipe for Desire: Hummingbird Cake and Other Ways to Get to Heaven

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Carolyn Flynn

A Taste of the Wild Atlantic, from Ireland’s Ring of Kerry

Vicarious food travel is always highly recommended, especially if you have a heart for Ireland. Try this Crumbed Scallops in Garlic Butter…

2 min readAug 28, 2022

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A Taste of the Wild Atlantic, from Ireland’s Ring of Kerry

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Carolyn Flynn

Chiles Rellenos, Best of Show

Desert monsoons bring a rainbow, the sun splashes watermelon light over the Sandia Mountains, and we dance in the kitchen while we make…

5 min readAug 28, 2022

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Chiles Rellenos, Best of Show

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Carolyn Flynn

Charcuterie night at an Irish pub

Guinness sliders, lamb lettuce wraps and Dubliner cheese, plus a little Yeats. A perfect night of craic, setting the stage for the Ireland…

3 min readJun 7, 2022

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Charcuterie night at an Irish pub

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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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