Monthly Archives: August 2024

Restoring Broken Trust

Posted on August 24, 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 and Zack’s quest has led them to the village of Rennou, where B’frona the orphaned eleven-year-old … Continue reading →

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Capturing the Unexpected

Posted on August 23, 2024 by mitchteemley

Life is full of unexpected things. Sometimes horrible, sometimes wonderful. But mostly just weird. I mean, you can’t make this stuff up, right? Well, you can. But who would believe you? Click on any image to enlarge it, or to … Continue reading →

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Bears!

Posted on August 22, 2024 by mitchteemley

When I think of summer, I think of bears. Nearly every summer when I was a kid we’d visit California’s Sequoia National Park, and every visit had its bear absurdities: Like the bear that broke into a nearby camper’s Volkswagen … Continue reading →

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The Dog Days of August

Posted on August 21, 2024 by mitchteemley

The term “dog days” means the hottest part of summer, and where I live it is indeed. But, then, if you’re a dog, all days are dog days! Dog Breeds Lavatory Retriever (“Get help, Lassie!”) Bird Dog    Caterpillar Dogerpillar … Continue reading →

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Closed Doors

Posted on August 20, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: topteny.com My Real Memoir Open doors. Every year, as winter faded and spring approached, it seemed a new door would open, leading me from a darkened room into a new one bright with possibilities. Two years previous, I’d gone … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Yourself!

Posted on August 19, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week It’s my 45th Journalversary! Yep, I wrote my first Journal entry forty-five years ago (in June, actually), and have continued journaling, with a few lapses, ever since. I’m a very different guy, slightly-whiter beard included, from … Continue reading →

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Freedom Awaits

Posted on August 18, 2024 by mitchteemley

Even if I wasn’t a father, this picture would touch me. But because I am, it touches me even more deeply. It pierces my heart and salves it all at once. Because I know this dear child isn’t just free … Continue reading →

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Grudges

Posted on August 17, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Grudges are weapons of self-destruction: left unresolved, they turn to acid inside the one who holds them.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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A Bitter Reunion

Posted on August 17, 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 and Zack’s search for a monstrous Questing Beast has led them to Rennou, where Gina and … Continue reading →

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Love Has a Language…

Posted on August 16, 2024 by mitchteemley

…known only by children and animals. May we learn to love like them: Innocently. Unexpectedly. And withought reservation. Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slide show.

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