Monthly Archives: August 2023

Take a Closer Look

Posted on August 11, 2023 by mitchteemley

“There is only one plot: things are not what they seem,” said the famous crime and mystery writer Jim Thompson. And he was right. Not only about storytelling, but about life itself. Which can make the world pretty exasperating and … Continue reading →

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Weird Children

Posted on August 10, 2023 by mitchteemley

Who writes these signs, anyway? Sign Interpretation: Billy (in slow motion): “Throoww me the ballll, Bobbyyy.” Bobby: “I caaaann’t, Biillly, I have nooo shoulderrrrs.” Billy: “Welll, thenn, I think our gaaame has reached a dead ennnd.” ◊

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Date Night at the Grocery Store

Posted on August 9, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Jeff Cann of The Other Stuff. Jeff, who lives, works and writes in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, has written essays and stories for numerous magazines and websites, as well as two autobiographical books, Fragments and Badass. … Continue reading →

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Brothers Forever

Posted on August 8, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir At 17, I fell in love with a girl. But I also fell in love with three guys. Let me explain… My first band, the oddly-named Luscious Naipseht, and later accidentally-named Death Ward of the Inheritance, had … Continue reading →

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Have We Become Desensitized?

Posted on August 7, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “Only five?” This is the reaction many (most?) of us have when we hear that yet another mass shooter has struck. “Only five?” I confess, I’ve responded this way. It takes bigger numbers, more deaths to … Continue reading →

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Set Others Free

Posted on August 6, 2023 by mitchteemley

Image by Anne Wipf What is it that God requires of us? The careful construction of holy places in which to live apart from people who are ‘unclean’? The strict observance of religious ordinances? “You ‘humble’ yourselves by observing the … Continue reading →

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The Coming Tidal Wave

Posted on August 5, 2023 by mitchteemley

Artwork by Andrew Krivulya 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 … Continue reading →

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Precarious!

Posted on August 4, 2023 by mitchteemley

“Life is precarious, and life is precious. Don’t presume you will have it tomorrow, and don’t waste it today.” ~John Piper Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slide show.

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Five-Year-Old Exposes Truth About Barney!

Posted on August 3, 2023 by mitchteemley

My daughter was born smart. If she’d known English the day she was born, I’m sure she’d have explained to the obstetrician that he was doing it all wrong. By the time she was two that oversight had been corrected. … Continue reading →

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The Decision of Faith

Posted on August 2, 2023 by mitchteemley

Photo by Mostafa Meraji My Featured Blogger this week is Terri Nida, a woman who has found greater power and purpose than she ever experienced before becoming a quadriplegic. Does that mean she thanks God every day for confining her … Continue reading →

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