How did this book come about? In short, the writings were collected during the primary process of collecting poetry. The longer explanation is in the preface to the book cited in the third footnote. As with the book of poetry, this is the inaugural collection of writings and is limited to those published in 1929 or earlier in accordance with a copyright rule governing works first published before 95 years ago. [1] _Who’s Who in America: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women_. Vol. 24, 1946–1947, Two Years. Chicago: The A. N. Marquis Co., 1946. p. 780 [2] Lawrence, Alberta, ed. _Who’s Who Among North American Authors_. Vol. 5, 1931–1932. Los Angeles: Golden Syndicate Publishing Co., 1931. p. 1089 [3] This collection of writings does not include poetry. I created a separate book of his poetry: Flynn, Clarence Edwin. _Collected Poems of Clarence Edwin Flynn_. First edition, 1929 and earlier. Jun 17, 2025. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76332 LIST OF WRITINGS BY CATEGORY Categories are not mutually exclusive. LIFTING THE ARTS “It was an innocent-faced maid” (1906): Humorous anecdote “A man entered a downtown street car” (1906): Humorous anecdote The Modern Grandmother (1915): Humorous anecdote The Opportunity and Peril of the Writer (1918): “He dare not fail to be a mouthpiece of truth.” The Message of the Washington Monument (1919): “...it outlines the essential qualities of our people.” The Post-War Outlook for Literature (1919): “The fundamental principles of life have not changed, but our attitude toward life and our application of those principles have changed mightily.” Free Verse (1921): “It is one of the best outlets poetry can ever offer for the expression of the moods and thoughts of the human soul.” Music and History (1921): “The issues of life have always proceeded from the heart, and the heart of any age expresses itself in its musical productions.” Correspondence (1929): “As good correspondence is an art, so a good correspondent is an artist.” LIFTING CHRISTIANITY The Sabbath Desecration (1910): “We may well ask whence this great difference between our age and that of the preceding generation.” The Light (1915): “In the life of man, [light] takes the form of the knowledge of the truth which makes him free.” The Yoke (1915): “...the command of Jesus to accept and wear His yoke is often much more dreadful than there is reason that it should be.” The Crowded Inn (1916): “[The story] has been the most tragic because it has represented the most widespread condition.” The Price of Liberty (1916): “The tragedy of Calvary opened up the way to liberty....” Paul’s Ideal Sufficient (1918): “Each social institution has one task to perform, and it will be found to be unable to perform more than that one task well.” The Religion of the New Age (1919): “The facts of religion can not change, but humanity can achieve progress in rightly interpreting them and in rightly adapting itself to them.”