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Monthly Archives: February 2017
My Computer Crashed!
Well, OK, it didn’t exactly “crash.” I mean, there was no hole in the wall. There were no other bleeding computer owners standing around threatening to sue my pants off. Actually, what I did was delete a massive number of massively important … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Religion/Faith
Tagged Ash Wednesday, blog, computer, friends, funny, Lent, love
51 Comments
Deep Thoughts (While Avoiding Weekend Chores)
Some Useful Terms: Ambibiguity: The ability to make indecipherable gestures with either or both hands. Pontypical: Something the Pope says on a regular basis. Billigrams: The amount of weight an evangelist carries with God (R. J. Thomas). Carcasm: Snide remarks … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Mitchellaneous, Quips and Quotes
Tagged ants, Billy Graham, cats, chores, comedy, funny, Pope
20 Comments
The Unseen
Marine biology isn’t exactly a magnet for government financing, especially from the military-industrial complex. But Harcrest’s signature CBE (crude-but-effective) presentation style had secured full funding for the Bio-Invisibility Project. “We’re not talking the usual cloaking device foreplay here,” Harcrest had … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Story Power, Writing
Tagged ending, monsters, sci-fi, science fiction, short story, surprise, terror
16 Comments
The Wishing Map 53
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Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Thirteen: Domestic Blitz Previously: Zack and Gina returned home, wounded and bruised, having promised to send the mysterious Objects (currently…
Posted in Books, Humor, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged adventure, danger, fantasy, home, life and death, time travel
2 Comments
Parable of the Sailboat
Most of my dreams are “mad libs,” the organized part of my mind attempting to construct a narrative out of disparate snippets. But every now and then I receive what could actually be considered a message. My life was at … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Religion/Faith
Tagged God, Matthew 4:4, parable, purpose, truth, wit
34 Comments
This Changes Everything!
Surprisingly, this has nothing to do with the Trump administration. It’s from that bastion of journalistic integrity The Weekly World News. Check and see if your boss or ex-boyfriend is still around on Monday. Other actual newspaper headlines from the … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Mitchellaneous, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Quips and Quotes
Tagged funny, headlines, news, Satan, shocking
14 Comments
Much Ado About Something
Featured Blogger I repent! In my subtle (or not so subtle) narcissism, I have rarely featured the writings of other worthy bloggers (note how the phrase “other worthy…” cleverly places me in their ranks). What better time to correct this heinous … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture, Humor, Story Power
Tagged cats, Earl of Southampton, Featured Blogger, funny, history, Shakespeare
10 Comments
Beyond Valentine’s Day
Soulmate (noun): Someone you’re “made for” and don’t have to work at loving. Someone you choose to continue loving every day. Love is a choice we keep on making.
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged commitment, funny, love, marriage, relationships, soulmate
21 Comments
The Wishing Map 52
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twelve: Prophecies and Promises (Continued) Previously: Gina and Zack began to realize that the immense bird Aviar considered their arrival in…
Posted in Books, Humor, Story Power, The Wishing Map
Tagged danger, fantasy, mission, mystery, prophecy, purpose
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Running Away
I’d threatened many times to join the circus or go live on a raft on the Mississippi like Tom and Huck. But that wasn’t the case this time. It was some since-forgotten atrocity—homework? weekend chores? (I still hate vacuuming)—that led … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Story Power
Tagged boyhood, funny, love, mom, parenting, Psalm 139:9-10, running away
49 Comments