Monthly Archives: October 2024

Could It Be the Devil?

Posted on October 31, 2024 by mitchteemley

This will suck the breath right out of you! (Although maybe not in the way you expect.) Have a safe, fun, evil-free Halloween, everyone! ΞΆ

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On This Date…

Posted on October 31, 2024 by mitchteemley

Did you know Halloween day has served as the occasionΒ for manyΒ historical events? In 1517, on October 31, aΒ soon-to-be-ex-priest named Martin Luther launched (cue “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”) the Protestant Reformation. In 1636, just in time for All Hallows … Continue reading →

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Halloween Is Almost Here

Posted on October 30, 2024 by mitchteemley

Halloween is almost here. Time to practice your groaning. Here’s a little help: What do vegan zombies eat? If ghosts can walk through walls, why don’t they fall through the floor? Do coffins come with lifetime guarantees? If vampires can’t … Continue reading →

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Dad’s Dead. What Now?

Posted on October 29, 2024 by mitchteemley

Left image by Cottonbro StudioΒ  Β –Β  Β ObituaryΒ  Β –Β  Β Mom and Dad’s Wedding MyΒ RealΒ Memoir He was only 45-years-old, and his doctor had informed him, β€œYour ticker is in great shape!” But now he was deadβ€”and only God knew why. I’d have … Continue reading →

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How to Curse

Posted on October 28, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week When I was in my 20s, I was proud of my liberated use of profanity. It was what set me apart from the uptight older generation who simply needed to β€œget over it.” Words were just … Continue reading →

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Our True Colors

Posted on October 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

IΒ loveΒ toΒ seeΒ theΒ leavesΒ changeΒ colorΒ inΒ autumn,Β don’tΒ you? Except that it’s a myth. Leaves don’t “change color.” My wife and I often walk in the woods. We’re blessed to live near Mount Airy Forest in Cincinnati, the oldest β€œurban forest” in the U.S., and what we’ve learned … Continue reading →

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The Storm Within

Posted on October 26, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: Itartedesign “Love, real love, is the only cure for self-deception.” ~The Wishing Map Ο†

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The Only Cure for Self-Deception

Posted on October 26, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: maxtapety.pl The Wishing MapΒ is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site.Β To read theΒ previous episodeΒ clickΒ here.Β To read it from the start, clickΒ here. Gina is entangled in the tentacles of a shape-shifting Beast that has assumed the one … Continue reading →

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October Skies

Posted on October 25, 2024 by mitchteemley

It’s the northern half’s most beautiful month, when leaves and sunrises vie to out-blush one another, and clouds and moons stage sunset tableaus. Gloves and mufflers appear, walks demand to be taken, cats demand laps, books demand eyes and windows … Continue reading →

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Life Beyond the Tunnel

Posted on October 24, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Age of Anxiety A true story It would be nice if my age of anxiety had ended with my breakthrough in the desert. It hadn’t. But something had changed; I’d moved from trying to control my thoughts to learning … Continue reading →

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