Monthly Archives: October 2023

A Cold and Rainy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2023 by mitchteemley

A cold, rainy, and even snowy Halloween is predicted for much of North America tonight. So sing this song* to keep warm, little zombies…and princesses and Spider-mans and Barbies… *To the tune of “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” And … Continue reading →

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They Just Don’t Make Monsters the Way They Used To

Posted on October 30, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week When I was a kid, Halloween was a big deal. I loved monsters, and regularly built monster models: The Mummy (with real cloth!), Frankenstein’s monster, King Kong (with real fake fur), the Invisible Man (an empty … Continue reading →

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Have I Been Chosen?

Posted on October 29, 2023 by mitchteemley

If your question is, “Have I been chosen?” God’s answer is, “Do you want to be?” If your answer is, “Yes,” Then God’s answer is, “Yes.” Psalm 37:4   ∴   Matthew 7:7   ∴  2 Corinthians 1:20 ∴

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Danger and Uncertainty

Posted on October 28, 2023 by mitchteemley

Artwork by Eleanor Ansell 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. Waking up alone (and with a hangover) at the Inn … Continue reading →

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Scenes of Autumn

Posted on October 27, 2023 by mitchteemley

Although summer is the traditional vacation time, my wife and I prefer fall getaways when we can walk in cool air amidst technicolor leaves under cloud-strewn skies. Here are some autumnnal scenes we’ve captured in the last two years. Have … Continue reading →

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A Satisfied Cat

Posted on October 26, 2023 by mitchteemley

It’s hoodie weather. I live in t-shirts year-round, but in October I add a hoodie, because in autumn a t-shirt without a hoodie is like tights without a cape. But now, every time I put on my hoodie, I think … Continue reading →

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How to Waste a Life

Posted on October 25, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is JYP, a.k.a. Jewish Young Professional, whose pithy poetry and far-reaching prose never fail to engage me. She is honest and down-to-earth, even confessional–which is all-too-rare a quality in our world today. Read on and … Continue reading →

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A Change Is Gonna Come

Posted on October 24, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I’d lived in a blissful bubble most of my life, first as a dreamy, self-absorbed only-child, and then as “the clever kid” in elementary school and as “the talented guy” in high school, and finally, with my … Continue reading →

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Seeing the Extraordinary in the Ordinary

Posted on October 23, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Beauty abides in common things If only we choose to see it And grace will turn our limbs to wings If only we choose to free it ℘  “Often, when we blame our artists for painting ugly things, they … Continue reading →

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The Soul Is a River

Posted on October 22, 2023 by mitchteemley

Likewise is the soul a river that flows not only from but to its Source ~AΩ~

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