Monthly Archives: May 2022

Insurmountable

Posted on May 11, 2022 by mitchteemley

Erasure Poetry Collage My Featured Blogger this week is Constance (Conny) Bourg of Tender Rebellion. Conny is a poet, essayist and digital collage artist who lives on the Flemish coast of Belgium. Her work is sometimes direct, sometimes cryptic, and … Continue reading →

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Summer Treats on Wheels!

Posted on May 10, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Along with camping and roller rinks, I associate summer with delivery trucks. Huh? Sure, delivery guys were there year-round; the proverbial off-color tease was to suggest a particular young and attractive mom’s kids looked “an awful lot … Continue reading →

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When Life Gives You Lemons…

Posted on May 9, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Aleviva-Medien Thought for the Week Be quick to protest when you see others treated wrongly–and slow to protest on your own behalf. Rather, learn to use what happens to change your circumstances. Here’s a brief account of one … Continue reading →

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The Power of Love

Posted on May 8, 2022 by mitchteemley

Image source: Zion Fine Arts “You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this right well.” ~Psalm 139:13-14 … Continue reading →

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A Magical Mother’s Day

Posted on May 7, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Alexandro David 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. Everything changed the moment the dragon’s egg Gina had unwittingly … Continue reading →

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Unlikely Heroes

Posted on May 6, 2022 by mitchteemley

Not all heroes wear uniforms. Some simply wear their hearts on their sleeves. They may do nothing more than smile when they see someone in need of a smile. But make no mistake — in those moments, they are heroes. … Continue reading →

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Teacher Appreciation Week

Posted on May 5, 2022 by mitchteemley

My wife came home glowing yesterday; she’d just received a card (with a dollar in it ;>) from one of her students. It said, “Thank you, I love you!” and was accompanied by multiple hugs. She got choked-up when she … Continue reading →

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Is Exercise Killing Us All?

Posted on May 4, 2022 by mitchteemley

Be afraid, be very afraid! My Featured Blogger this week is K.J. Hanson of the somewhat unimaginatively named KJHansonStories.com. K.J.’s writing, on the other hand, is bursting with imagination and humor. I know literally nothing about the guy except that … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare on Roller Skates

Posted on May 3, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Sometime during my pre-teen years, I discovered a magical place that combined two of my favorite things: Wheels and Girls. I lived on wheels; if I wasn’t on my bike, I was on my skateboard. I liked … Continue reading →

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Strange but True

Posted on May 2, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week In response to the assertion that occurrences in the natural world are random, Albert Einstein replied, “That nonsense is not merely nonsense, it is objectionable nonsense.” Are random events actually the result of some complex intentionality; … Continue reading →

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