We women often struggle to claim our talent, to exclaim to the world that what we do is worthy. That was me until five years ago. If someone had said…
Lynn Colwell

Lynn is a Jill-of-all-trades and master-of-absolutely-nothing which is fine with her, out-of-the-box thinker who spent her working life trying to have as much fun as possible while getting paid for it. While never diagnosed with ADD, Lynn admits to the attention span of a gnat so her checkered career includes freelance writer (she wrote the only authorized biography of humorist Erma Bombeck), children’s clothing designer, corporate communications pretend-exec and others too numerous to mention. Now retired, she started painting four years ago and gives away an original painting almost daily for a contribution to a non-profit. Over the last three years she’s raised more than $30,000 for charities around the world. And that’s not funny. Lynn’s Gallery: Lynn Colwell
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Knee Surgery Was Easy Compared to These Pain-in-the-Ass Comments
by Lynn Colwellby Lynn ColwellKnee surgery is a hell of an experience, especially considering all the comments I’ve received. The last time I felt so consumed by physical pain, I was lying spread-eagle with…
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One of the things no one ever told me about having children is that between “goo-goo” and “I do” stretch 20 years of sibling battles that make the Civil War…
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I braced myself as the 3:30 silence was shattered by the sound of thunder on the stairs followed by a ghastly thud. A door slammed so hard the parakeet’s teeth…
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Whoever came up with the decree, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” has obviously never found themselves sitting by a roaring wood-fired furnace in a Finnish sauna, slapping…