Monthly Archives: September 2021

Why (at Least Some) Bad Things Happen

Posted on September 30, 2021 by mitchteemley

I don’t often get a sense of “why bad things happen.” You know, the “senseless” stuff we didn’t plan on—illness, lost income, the death of a friend. But a few years back, while writing the screenplay for my movie Healing … Continue reading →

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What if Our Conception is Wrong?

Posted on September 29, 2021 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Gordon Couch, aka “Rocky,” of The Fractured Rock. Rocky is a retired businessman, world traveler, and longtime teacher at his church. He and his wife of 50 years have the foothills of Tennessee’s spectacular … Continue reading →

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Newspapers and Talking Birds

Posted on September 28, 2021 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Dad was ambitious to a fault. Acquiring a newspaper dealership in a brand-spanking-new suburb was great (honestly, I don’t recall any more than the usual amount of spanking). But it would be some time before enough customers … Continue reading →

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“Wisdom Begins in Wonder” ~Socrates

Posted on September 27, 2021 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week A child’s sense of wonder is a priceless commodity. Perhaps the only thing of equal value is the retention of that commodity into adulthood. ⇓ “Kids think with their brains cracked wide open. Becoming an adult, … Continue reading →

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A Peaceful Heart

Posted on September 26, 2021 by mitchteemley

Photo by Marko Blažević “Peace is simplicity of heart,  serenity of mind,  tranquility of the soul,  the bond of love.  Peace means order,  harmony in our whole being…  It is the holy joy of a heart in which God reigns.” … Continue reading →

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If It Can’t be Explained, It Didn’t Happen

Posted on September 25, 2021 by mitchteemley

Art by AnAngryScottsman The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. Zack Dore lived for the fantastic, for adventure, … Continue reading →

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Animals: What’s Not to Love?

Posted on September 24, 2021 by mitchteemley

I’m on record as a card-carrying animal-lover. But, I mean, what’s not love? Enjoy your weekend! Click on any image to enlarge it, to read caption, or to begin slide show.

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Fall Has Fell!

Posted on September 23, 2021 by mitchteemley

Artwork by The Creators Canvas Wishing all of my fellow-Northern-Hemispherians a Happy Autumnal Equinox! (And a Happy Spring Equinox to all of my Southern-Hemispherian friends!)  Of course, technically the equinox (“equal night”) was yesterday–or the day before that for those … Continue reading →

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Unarmed Hungers 

Posted on September 22, 2021 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Wrestling Word:
This is the place?where unnamed hungers?are fed, the place?of clear water,?refreshment.? A fellow blogger, Deep calls to deep, recently posted a poem, a redux of, or leading back to, the 23rd Psalm (full poem below).…

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The Day My World Got Bigger

Posted on September 21, 2021 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Learn how to sign your name! Seriously! Sometime near the end of 2nd grade, I signed my first work of art using an ancient form of chirography called “cursive.” It depicts a rather short Native American boy … Continue reading →

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