Monthly Archives: August 2023

Master of My Fate?

Posted on August 22, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I started my senior year with the sense that I’d arrived. I was wise, mature, blessed. Wait, no, not blessed—I was the one who at 17 had made myself who I was. I was the master of … Continue reading →

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You Are a Legend!

Posted on August 21, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week The Legend: The sun hung like an ambered jewel betwixt the clouds as Prince Mitch hacked his way into the Dandelion Forest. Legion were those that stood against him, beyond counting the blades he faced. Yet … Continue reading →

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Dear God

Posted on August 20, 2023 by mitchteemley

Hey, it never hurts to ask, right? “When you bear one another’s burdens, you fulfill the law of Christ.” ~Galatians 6:2 ♥

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(Trying to) Eat Like a Local

Posted on August 19, 2023 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. Newly arrived at the island kingdom of Sur Kellan, Zack and Gina were taken to … Continue reading →

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My First Comic Book is Being Published!

Posted on August 18, 2023 by mitchteemley

The graphic novel of my feature film Notzilla, now regarded as a cult classic comedy, is being published in multiple versions, including hard-cover and collectors editions! Written by me and overseen by legendary comic creator Ben Dunn, its illustrations are … Continue reading →

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I’m So Clever

Posted on August 17, 2023 by mitchteemley

Photo by Ksenia Chernaya Every time I quote myself or invite people to follow my blog I realize I’m still just that little kid on the playground shouting, “Mommy, look at me!” or “Daddy, watch what I can do!” My … Continue reading →

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What I Don’t Like About Travelling

Posted on August 16, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Leanne Cole. A fine art photographer and specialist in long-exposure imagery, Austalian-born Leanne has “been taking photos most of her life.” Now married and the mother of two adult children, she decided to make … Continue reading →

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For an Angst-Free Family Holiday…

Posted on August 14, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week School begins soon (in my hemisphere, anyway). Here are some tips for a last-minute family vacation: Avoid Kafka Festivals, bald sopranos, any town named Weltschmerz, and any place that has No Exit. “I have an existential … Continue reading →

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Got Serenity?

Posted on August 13, 2023 by mitchteemley

There’s a reason the great theologian Reinhold Niebuhr’s famous “Serenity Prayer” is one of the most memorized and recited passages in the world. So let us join our AA brothers and sisters in praying it as often as needed (about … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Start Wishing!

Posted on August 12, 2023 by mitchteemley

The Wishing Map, that is! It’s a family day today, so I’ll resume posting The Wishing Map episodes next week. Meanwhile, this is a great time to begin reading the epic fantasy Disney called “a modern Chronicles of Narnia!” To … Continue reading →

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