Monthly Archives: January 2015

The Wishing Map 32

Posted on January 31, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Eight: Liulah (Continued) Previously: Feeling guilty about having kidnapped Zack, Liulah dragged him into an immense cloud.  But why? ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ By piercing their … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 31

Posted on January 28, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Eight: Liulah (Continued) Previously: Zack had begun changing into a cloud shepherd, and in the process forgotten about his lost sister. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ It would … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 30

Posted on January 24, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Eight: Liulah (Continued) Previously: Trapped in a cloud by Liulah, a cloud shepherd, Zack slowly began to forget about his mission to save his sister. … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 29

Posted on January 21, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Eight: Liulah Previously: Gina befriended the orphan B’frona and was waylaid in her search for her brother Zack. Meanwhile (Episode 23), Zack had hiked up his … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 17, 2015 by mitchteemley

Have you ever moved, almost without realizing it, from learning about another’s burdens to helping carry them?  Indeed, if we don’t share one another’s burdens, are we fully alive? ~From Thoughts at the end of The Wishing Map 28

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The Wishing Map 28

Posted on January 17, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Seven: B’frona (Continued) Previously: Gina learned that the 11 year old B’frona had lived alone for several years. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ B’frona crossed to the … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 27

Posted on January 10, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Seven: B’frona (Continued) Previously: The millboy B’frona was asked by the pixie king to lead Gina to a place where her hungry dragon hatchling could … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 26

Posted on January 7, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Seven: B’frona (Continued) Previously: Gina repaired the pixie’s temple and–accidentally–adopted a dragon. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ The little dragon bleated with increasing urgency. It was fiery-eyed Princess Feyrdú, … Continue reading →

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Caterpillars Don’t Become Butterflies!

Posted on January 6, 2015 by mitchteemley

Did you know that caterpillars are not “transformed” into butterflies? In metamorphosis (the name of the process), a caterpillar is liquefied. Only after its actual death can entirely new creature, a butterfly, emerge! But most people’s image of the process … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 25

Posted on January 3, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Seven: B’frona (Continued) Previously: Gina unwittingly adopted a dragon and destroyed a sacred pixie temple, deeply offending both the millboy B’frona and Jenblevó, the pixie … Continue reading →

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