Monthly Archives: June 2017

Get it Write!

Posted on June 9, 2017 by mitchteemley

In the beginning…I object, a baby should never be subject to this! (Well, no wonder, with what they subjected him to as a baby!) Apostrophes are a sign of ownership. I tell ya, the chicks dig it. Classic hieroglyphic faux pas ⇑ Modern hieroglyphics ⇓ Writers: … Continue reading →

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Real Diversity

Posted on June 8, 2017 by mitchteemley

Somewhere in the lush undergrowth of G.K. Chesterton’s essays is a delightful little piece about tolerance. In this essay, Chesterton avers that, because we crave diversity (the ultimate human adventure) some of us move away from our parochial towns or … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 68

Posted on June 7, 2017 by mitchteemley

Have you ever visited a culture so outside your previous experience that everything, even the animals, seemed “alien”?

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Coming Out, Hollywood Style

Posted on June 6, 2017 by mitchteemley

Did you know that famously liberal Hollywood actually has a lot of closet conservatives? Here are just a few: Robert Downey Jr, Adam Sandler, Clint Eastwood, Sylvester Stallone, Robert Duvall, Drew Carey, Kelsey Grammer, Chuck Norris, Dennis Miller, Bruce Willis, Vince Vaughn, Gary … Continue reading →

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Ancient Mysteries Solved!

Posted on June 5, 2017 by mitchteemley

Easter Island The Leaning Tower of Pisa The Egyptian Pyramids The Great Sphinx The Mayan Calendar The Great Wall of China Stonehenge

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My Versatile Blogger Award

Posted on June 2, 2017 by mitchteemley

I’ve been nominated for a Versatile Blogger Award by Copious Morsels of Everything, whose title alone makes their blog site worth the visit, not to mention that they regularly quotes C. S. Lewis. What’s not to love? The Versatile Blogger … Continue reading →

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A Filmmaker’s Journal

Posted on June 1, 2017 by mitchteemley

My feature film Over-the-Rhine will have its World Premiere on June 13, in Over-the-Rhine, the historic urban core of Cincinnati, Ohio, where the story is set and was filmed. Since the last time I mentioned it, Over-the-Rhine has been nominated … Continue reading →

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