Monthly Archives: September 2024

Happy Bad Luck Day!

Posted on September 13, 2024 by mitchteemley

Here’s my Friday the 13th gift gifs to you. (P.S. Don’t miss the “bad luck” quotes below). Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slide show. Some Thoughts on Bad Luck Calvin: “You know, Hobbes, some days … Continue reading →

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A Brief Conversation With My Daughter

Posted on September 12, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Sheesh! You’re online all day doing that ‘social networking’ thing! Why don’t you go outside and get some fresh air? Don’t you have any real friends?” “These are my real friends! Stop bugging me! You just don’t understand my generation!” … Continue reading →

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23 Years Ago Today

Posted on September 11, 2024 by mitchteemley

It was the worst terrorist attack in American history, and as a result, people born after 9/11/2001 have lived their entire lives in the age of terrorism. But what does that actually mean? Remembrances of 9/11 receive less attention every … Continue reading →

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Love: Turning It On and Hoping It Works

Posted on September 10, 2024 by mitchteemley

Photo by whitedaemon  My Real Memoir My girlfriend Dar and I had had too few opportunities to be intimate. So we moved in together. I’d been hired to install Sensormatic anti-shoplifting devices, just as Dar had landed a job at … Continue reading →

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WordPress Thriller!

Posted on September 9, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image by m(AI)tch teemley Thought for the Week True story. I logged onto WordPress, but couldn’t get past some weird new feature. It was called “The Game,” and playing it wasn’t optional. I know because choosing “I don’t want this … Continue reading →

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Kids’ Letters to God

Posted on September 8, 2024 by mitchteemley

Actual Kids’ Letters to God Dear God… “I did not think orange went with purple until I saw the sunset You made on Tuesday. That was cool.” ~Eugene “Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why … Continue reading →

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Unsavable?

Posted on September 7, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image by Nathan J. Hilton “Is there anything more agonizing than being unable to save someone whose fate you’ve helped create?” ~The Wishing Map φ

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The Monsters We Create

Posted on September 7, 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 Rennou, where B’frona the miller’s son has begun telling … Continue reading →

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Hey, If They Can Get Along…

Posted on September 6, 2024 by mitchteemley

Just a quick reminder from the animal kingdom: We don’t have to be like each other to get along. Heck, we don’t even have to be the same species! Your September assignment: Make friends with someone who’s nothing like you! … Continue reading →

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Parable of the Sailboat

Posted on September 5, 2024 by mitchteemley

Most of my dreams are “mad libs,” the organized part of my mind attempting to construct a narrative out of disparate snippets. But some years back, during a major transition in my life, I had a dream that was clearly … Continue reading →

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