Monthly Archives: July 2020

Now We Are Six

Posted on July 30, 2020 by mitchteemley

Today is My 6th Blogiversary! According to development experts, a healthy 6-year-old will: Speak in complete sentences of five to seven words. Actually, I’m working on getting it under 100 words: Q. “What’s that?” A. “Funny you should ask, because … Continue reading →

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A Film That Inspired Me

Posted on July 29, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Dora A.K. of The Jolly Beggar and its sister site Dreams From a Pilgrim. I only recently began following Dora, but already both of her sites are among my favorites. In Beggar, Dora writes … Continue reading →

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Our Audience is Growing

Posted on July 25, 2020 by mitchteemley

I’m grateful to announce that, despite minimal advertising (we’re not exactly the Walt Disney Company) my feature film Healing River is one of the top-rated films on Amazon Prime. Result? Its viewing numbers have increased every week since it premiered–and … Continue reading →

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Dolls Re-imagined!

Posted on July 24, 2020 by mitchteemley

A post on dolls? Hey, there’s a pandemic out there, and dolls can’t catch it! No, I’m not playing with dolls—yet–but I became utterly fascinated when gathering these images. I discovered that dolls are sculptures-with-attitude, made by humans-with-attitude! Oh, sure, … Continue reading →

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Summer Colors in the Forest

Posted on July 22, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is freelance writer-photographer Pitchurman of Day-to-Day Photography. I don’t know Pitchurman’s “real” name, but then this Alabama-based artist’s self-description concludes with the words “first and always a photographer.” And quite a picture-man he is. Although … Continue reading →

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Before Our Tickers Quit

Posted on July 20, 2020 by mitchteemley

My father died on this date, at age 45. From a heart attack. It happened two weeks after his annual check-up, where he’d been told, “Your ticker is in great shape!” They said that back then, “ticker.” They also said … Continue reading →

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Notzilla Trailer Premieres on Movieweb!

Posted on July 18, 2020 by mitchteemley

A Filmmaker’s Journal Watch it here or at Movieweb! The trailer for my comedy feature Notzilla just received its world premiere on the influential entertainment site… It also received its first review from Movieweb reviewer Kevin Burwick, who writes: “This … Continue reading →

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Minted

Posted on July 15, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Nicola Humphreys of a rambling collective. She lives, she tells us, “somewhere in the north of England, or the Midlands, depending on your point of view.” Nicola is a short story writer who, as … Continue reading →

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Because, Animals

Posted on July 13, 2020 by mitchteemley

I was going to post something really profound. Really. But then I didn’t. So, here are these, because, well, animals. And, oh, yeah, because… I swear I had another reason, but I can’t seem to remember…I think it had something … Continue reading →

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A Walk In The Park: An Exercise in Characterization

Posted on July 8, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Laura M. Bailey of All the Shoes I Wear. Laura is a writer whose insights come from a colorful, wildly varied life. Her writing is informed, she explains, by “all the shoes I’ve worn…from … Continue reading →

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