Monthly Archives: March 2024

On My Wife’s Birthday

Posted on March 4, 2024 by mitchteemley

You Are My Allegory It’s no great wonder we should think in metaphors Our lives here are but parallels to something more Still, lacking that more perfect world, we call this Life and mend our broken wings and salve each … Continue reading →

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Block Out the Noise

Posted on March 3, 2024 by mitchteemley

We’re in the season of Lent, a time of quietness, contemplation and repentance. In other words: truthfulness with oneself. How rare a thing that is in this “modern civilization” of ours. It’s also traditional to give up something for Lent, … Continue reading →

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Hurray for Today!

Posted on March 2, 2024 by mitchteemley

Some great things have happened on March 2nd! First, the current episode of The Wishing Map “An Angel Ignito“ was posted today! Second, Dr. Seuss, Theodor Geisel, was born on this date in 1904, and quite by accident discovered he was … Continue reading →

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An Angel Incognito

Posted on March 2, 2024 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 it from the start, click here. Gina was unable to console her brother Zack after his storytelling “game” … Continue reading →

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Surprising Public Sculptures

Posted on March 1, 2024 by mitchteemley

I love public art! Especially those pieces that catch us off-guard, delight us, or make us think (I photographed some of these pieces myself for that very reason). These public sculptures–in thoroughfares, in forests or along garden paths, some carved … Continue reading →

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