Flanagan has been an assistant to the 2d Festival since it's early years, and is one of the contributing authors in the 2d Collective. He has regularly contributed graphic novel reviews to Verbal a magazine, published by the Verbal Arts Centre which enjoys province-wide distribution. He has also hosted several events at the Festival; notably the pub quiz with Bobby Best and comedian Bec Hill. Flanagan returned to making comics around this time, writing short Free Bird's Wing strips illustrated by Hayley Gale.