Monthly Archives: August 2023

Kids Explain the World

Posted on August 31, 2023 by mitchteemley

We live in a confusing world. But fortunately there are people who are willing to explain it to us. Most of them are under age ten. When my daughter Amanda was 4 1/2, she drew the above illustration of American … Continue reading →

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Turtle Love in Middletown

Posted on August 30, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Suzanne’s Mom of Boston, Massachusetts. A former editor, and now an ESL teacher and theatre reviewer, Suzanne’s Mom writes winsomely and compassionately on a wide range of subjects, including the arts, the disadvantaged, and the natural world. … Continue reading →

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Turtle Love in Middletown

Posted on August 30, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Suzanne’s Mom of Boston, Massachusetts. A former editor, and now an ESL teacher and theatre reviewer, Suzanne’s Mom writes winsomely and compassionately on a wide range of subjects, including the arts, the disadvantaged, and … Continue reading →

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All Talking! All Singing! All Dancing!

Posted on August 29, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I did it all. Or tried to. My guidance counselor urged me to go into “the arts,” which I naturally took to mean all of the arts. My hero Gene Kelly had done it all—acted, sung, danced—and … Continue reading →

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The Parable of the Good Mormon: Conclusion

Posted on August 28, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week I’m not a Mormon, nor am I a fan of Mormon teachings. Yet I’d just retold the  story of the prodigal son as The Parable of the Good Mormon (click here to read part one). And … Continue reading →

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The Parable of the Good Mormon

Posted on August 27, 2023 by mitchteemley

Part One Note: I’m not a Mormon, nor am I a fan of Mormon teachings (although I know and love quite a few Mormons). But that’s not what this post is about. Read on… Some years back, my comedy act … Continue reading →

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Accidentally Snockered!

Posted on August 26, 2023 by mitchteemley

Source: Prettysleepy 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. Newly arrived at the island kingdom of Sur Kellan, Zack and Gina were … Continue reading →

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“What I Did on My Summer Vacation”

Posted on August 25, 2023 by mitchteemley

When I was a kid, the first assignment of the schoolyear would always be a “What I Did on My Summer Vacation” report. Well, I’m a smidge past grade school now, nevertheless, here’s my report. In the spring, Trudy and … Continue reading →

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Tips for Writers: Subconscious Mannerisms

Posted on August 24, 2023 by mitchteemley

My high school drama teacher had a quirky habit: first he’d pull on his nose, and then he’d push on it. One day, in the midst of a discussion about mannerisms, he told us where this habit came from: As … Continue reading →

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A Fourth-Grader’s Nightmare

Posted on August 23, 2023 by mitchteemley

https://trefology.com/ My Featured Blogger this week is George Raymond of trefology. George has the kind of absurd sense of humor I cut my proverbial teeth on, and you know how sharp proverbial teeth can be (think Monty Python). George sums … Continue reading →

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