Monthly Archives: April 2024

The Old Man’s Ghost

Posted on April 30, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir “Coincidence? I think not!” is a cliché used to tease people who think every slight similarity is fraught with cosmic meaning. And yet there are those times when a thing is so coincidental, we sense it simply … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Memoir | Tagged , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Finding the Right Person

Posted on April 29, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: flutie8211 Thought for the Week We spend so much of our lives waiting for “the right person.” The right person to marry. The right person to hire us for that career-making job. The right person to make it happen, … Continue reading →

Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes | Tagged , , , , , , , | 39 Comments

It’s His Kindness

Posted on April 28, 2024 by mitchteemley

Most people think it’s the other way around. Aren’t you glad God disagrees? “When you, a mere human being, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? Or do you disregard … Continue reading →

Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes, Religion/Faith | Tagged , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Courage Is…

Posted on April 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Courage is the greatest of all weapons, but it’s also an invisible one. You don’t know whether you have it until you’re called upon to use it.” ~The Wishing Map φ

Posted in Quips and Quotes, Story Power, The Wishing Map | Tagged , , , , , , | 25 Comments

“My True Enemy”

Posted on April 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image by Dimitris Vetsikas 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 and her brother Zack had been secretly sent to Ismara to retrieve … Continue reading →

Posted in Story Power, The Wishing Map | Tagged , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Epic Design Fails

Posted on April 26, 2024 by mitchteemley

Everyone makes mistakes, but most of them are either insignificant or are caught and corrected before going public. And those that aren’t? Well, file them under What Were They Thinking? Right after you stop laughing. Click on any image to enlarge it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Popular Culture & Entertainment | Tagged , , , , , , , | 39 Comments

Attention Must Be Paid

Posted on April 25, 2024 by mitchteemley

When a cat stares at you, you’re compelled to comply. Our little cat Misha was the prime practitioner of The Rubby Ritual, a religious ceremony in which either I or my wife were required to sit on the floor while … Continue reading →

Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Movies, Quips and Quotes | Tagged , , , , , | 26 Comments

On being a cardigan

Posted on April 24, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Nora Edinger of JOY Journal. After a long career as a newswriter and occasional contributor to The Wasington Post, Nora is now an innkeeper and independent writer of both fiction and nonfiction. Her prose … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Quips and Quotes, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 15 Comments

The Long and Winding Road

Posted on April 23, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image by Ricardo Alfaro My Real Memoir The future I’d planned as a teenager was gone: my almost-famous band had disintegrated, my high school celebrity was yellowing in a scrapbook, and my first “I love you” was fading in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Memoir | Tagged , , , , , , , | 52 Comments

Happy Earth Day, Earth!

Posted on April 22, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Year This year for Earth Day, instead of giving our planet a Present Let’s give it a Future ⊕

Posted in Quips and Quotes | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 33 Comments