Monthly Archives: June 2023

Abandoned!

Posted on June 30, 2023 by mitchteemley

 What is it about that word? Abandoned isn’t just an adjective, it’s a feeling. Maybe one of sorrow, or loss, or rage, or even gratitude at the forsaking of something that should never have existed to begin with. Abandoned places … Continue reading →

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Seven Years Ago This Month

Posted on June 29, 2023 by mitchteemley

A Filmmaker’s Journal Seven years ago this month, I was in the midst of filming Healing River (it’s working title at the time was Over-the-Rhine), my first feature film as a writer-director-producer. I wanted “to share the experience with you, my … Continue reading →

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delightful mistakes

Posted on June 28, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Deepthy of Random Specific Thoughts: A Dream in the Making. Deepthy is a self-described “scribbler and STEM major with a keen love for all forms of art and Science” who writes both for self-expression … Continue reading →

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Hello, Goodbye!

Posted on June 27, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir The Beatles tune “Hello, Goodbye” seemed to be the theme song for my junior year. My life was full of hellos and goodbyes, and moving impossibly fast! In May alone, the month I turned seventeen, I … … Continue reading →

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A Life of Prayer

Posted on June 26, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week I just found out my country’s National Day of Prayer happened over a month ago. The occasion, once widely covered by the media, is now just a side story at best. But no matter, I’m not religious … Continue reading →

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Come Home…Before It’s Too Late!

Posted on June 24, 2023 by mitchteemley

Photo by Mitch Teemley 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 and Gina had accidentally scattered the mysterious Objects throughout Ismara. … Continue reading →

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Whimsical Art

Posted on June 23, 2023 by mitchteemley

Whimsy isn’t comedy, though it may make you smile. It isn’t a “message,” though it may make you think. It isn’t meant to confuse, though it may make you scratch your head a bit. It’s all of the above and … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Learn Your ‘Actual Name!’©

Posted on June 22, 2023 by mitchteemley

I love those charts that show you your Pirate Name or your Mythical Hero Name, etc. So I made up the ultimate one! Now you can learn your Actual Name!©  Just follow the guidelines below. Have fun and don’t forget to tell … Continue reading →

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The Custodian

Posted on June 21, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Nigel Byng of HYTS (Helping You to Succeed) Daily. Nigel is a freelance writer living in West Palm Beach, Florida, who, in his own words, observes and writes about nearly everything and everyone” he … Continue reading →

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The Tragic End of the Least Famous Rock Band of All Time

Posted on June 20, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir We were out of style without ever actually being in style. Honestly, The Luscious Naipseht was kinda poppy, with our big, boxy British Invasion-style guitars. Marc had one just like George Harrison’s. And my first electric was … Continue reading →

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