Jim Flanagan retired from education and took his experiences on the road in the form of stories. He was a Hall of Fame principal and coach. He is well known for his character education stories. In the 12 years, he has been telling he has become a member of the Artists in Schools through the Greater Columbus arts council, placed Second in the National Storytelling Competition, written three award winning children s books. He has told stories and done writing workshops throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington D C, Virginia and Ireland Jim teaches writing at The James Thurber Writing Academy at