Monthly Archives: July 2022

Creativity

Posted on July 11, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Creativity is scary, confusing, messy, fraught with mistakes…and what you were made for. “Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.” ~T. S. Eliot “Creativity takes courage.” ~Henri Matisse “Creativity–like human life itself–begins in darkness. Creativity is always … Continue reading →

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Open Door or Open Pit?

Posted on July 10, 2022 by mitchteemley

Ambition! I’d just completed my final student film, was combing through Backstage, a well-known resource for entry-level movie jobs, found a production manager opening, and called. I spoke with an excitable assistant: “Can you come by now?” she asked. “Yes!” … Continue reading →

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How to Win Friends (and Enemies)

Posted on July 9, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by BlueLilly 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. Gina had unwittingly adopted a dragon, making her its “dragonmeer,” somehow enraging … Continue reading →

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Cleverest Ads Ever

Posted on July 8, 2022 by mitchteemley

No matter how we try to avoid them, to paraphrase Jeff Goldblum’s characer in Jurassic Park, “ads will find a way.” So the least they can do is show us a little respect, make us laugh or think, or both, for … Continue reading →

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Travelling First vs. Worst Class

Posted on July 7, 2022 by mitchteemley

I used to travel two or three times a month, middle class all the way. Oh, occasionally I’d get a mileage award bump to the slightly cushier first-class section, basically upper-middle-class. But the lower-middle-class coach section was fine, really. Once, … Continue reading →

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Mint and Grief

Posted on July 6, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Mae Mu My Featured Blogger this week is Kara of Where Waves Grow Sweet. I’ve been following Kara for a number of years now and feel as though I’ve gotten to know more than just her depth and … Continue reading →

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I Was (Almost) a 12-Year-Old Star!

Posted on July 5, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir By the time I was 12, my focus had shifted from drawing to storytelling. Although, in truth, even my art had been visual storytelling; I loved movies, after all, and what were movies but visual stories? The … Continue reading →

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Our Quietly Quirky 4th of July

Posted on July 4, 2022 by mitchteemley

It’s the 4th of July in the U.S. Come to think of it, it’s the 4th of July in lots of countries, except those who take the 5th (that’s a pun, sort of…I didn’t say it was a good one). … Continue reading →

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Should I Celebrate or Not?

Posted on July 3, 2022 by mitchteemley

Tomorrow is the day America celebrates its founding. One of my Facebook friends announced that as a follower of Jesus, and therefore a citizen of no earthly realm, he steers clear of national celebrations. He has a point, especially in … Continue reading →

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It Helps When You Know the Queen

Posted on July 2, 2022 by mitchteemley

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. Gina had unwittingly adopted a dragon and destroyed a sacred pixie temple, deeply offending both … Continue reading →

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