Monthly Archives: July 2024

Helping Out

Posted on July 24, 2024 by mitchteemley

Is there anything more useless than when children “help”? And yet they do help us. True, we help them to become adults, but more importantly, they help us to become children again. Which is what it means to be truly … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Roommates: Doug and My Dog

Posted on July 23, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir “Why?” That was the first word out of my new roommate’s mouth when he discovered someone had stolen his decomposing 1954 Nash. “Well, I hope they put it out of its misery,” he chuckled. That, in a … Continue reading →

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Surreal Politics

Posted on July 22, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.” ~Groucho Marx “The devotees of the party in power are smug and arrogant. The devotees of the … Continue reading →

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I Hate to Brag

Posted on July 21, 2024 by mitchteemley

So…I hate to brag, but I’m on a first-name basis with the world’s best-selling author. I could introduce you to Him, if you like. ~AΩ~

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Our Cruel Imaginings

Posted on July 20, 2024 by mitchteemley

Photo by Geralt “Waiting for the thing you dread is nearly always worse than the thing itself.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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The Waiting is Worse Than the Battle

Posted on July 20, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image by Nabila Art 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. In search of an elusive Beast, and prodded by a pushy sword, Gina … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon!

Posted on July 19, 2024 by mitchteemley

Dear friends: I’ve decided to make all of my “stuff”—books, movies, videos, scripts, music—available here at The Power of Story. My new store page will debut next week! Just one thing… I’m not sure what to call it. So I’m … Continue reading →

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60 Surprising Sculptures

Posted on July 19, 2024 by mitchteemley

I love sculptures, especially those that surprise me by their scale (whether massive or miniscule), their cleverness or beauty, their meaningful social statements or unexpected media (pencil lead, wool felt, flower petals). Each of these of these pieces is included because … Continue reading →

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But Did He Love Me?

Posted on July 18, 2024 by mitchteemley

I chose to write this true story about my aunt in first person in order to retain the impact it had on me. I was never sure if he loved me. At first he liked my sister. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Bee Happy

Posted on July 17, 2024 by mitchteemley

I found a bee in my house. The poor thing was weak, struggling to move. So I picked it up. It barely budged. I was going to put it out of its misery, but then I thought, “Wait, why not … Continue reading →

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