Monthly Archives: January 2025

The World’s Most Astonishing Sculptures

Posted on January 31, 2025 by mitchteemley

This collection of unique sculptures surprises us with its scale (tiny to immense), its unexpected locations, its uncanny realism, its skewed perceptions…and its sheer unclassifiability. Enjoy! Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slideshow.

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Writers, It’s Time to Sin Boldly!

Posted on January 30, 2025 by mitchteemley

Tips for Writers Martin Luther famously said, “Sin boldly, but believe more boldly still!” In other words, if you’re going to do something, don’t do it by halves! While editing my novel, I became aware that I’d overused the phrase … Continue reading →

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Three Tales of Life-Changing Love

Posted on January 29, 2025 by mitchteemley

Three Powerful Illustrations Pastors, teachers, and church drama groups: Each of these scenes (perfect for Valentine’s Day) focuses on the joys and challenges of finding–and keeping–a life-changing love. And all three are now available from my script publisher SkitGuys.com! Click on titles to … Continue reading →

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Should We Make Death More Convenient?

Posted on January 29, 2025 by mitchteemley

Drive-through funeral services premiered in Florida over forty years ago. And they’ve been a growing trend ever since. I googled “drive through funeral homes” and found fourteen million listings. Nearly every U.S. state has them now. Why? Well, for starters, … Continue reading →

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One Goodbye Leads to Another, and Another…

Posted on January 28, 2025 by mitchteemley

Image by Tama66 My Real Memoir Mom grew weary of wandering alone in the big Coyote Hills house. A year-and-a-half had passed since my father died, and a year since I’d moved out to be near my school of the arts. Thanks … Continue reading →

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Ten Thoughts on Living With Honor

Posted on January 27, 2025 by mitchteemley

“The greatest way to live with honor,” said Socrates, “is to be what we pretend to be.” When I am not, his words disturb me. When I am, they strengthen me. Lois McMaster Bujold put it another way: “Reputation is … Continue reading →

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Are We Nothing More Than Blades of Grass?

Posted on January 26, 2025 by mitchteemley

A personal paraphrase of Psalm 90 Father You have always been our home Before the mountains were thrust up Or the earth itself was shaped You were our God Yet at your word we turn to dust For time has no … Continue reading →

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The Intriguing and Slightly Ridiculous Meaning of My Name

Posted on January 25, 2025 by mitchteemley

How to Choose a Blog Name I’d finally decided to use my own name as my blog name. Not a lotta sizzle in that, but at least it was safe, and after my Mitchellaneous mitchadventure, safe was a priority! Also, … Continue reading →

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Still More Amazing Street Art

Posted on January 24, 2025 by mitchteemley

Temporary, permanent, sweet, shocking, whimsical, thoughtful… Art can be anything, I think, except boring. And while a picture may be worth a thousand words, it is much more than mere information. It speaks to a different part of our selves. … Continue reading →

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42 Years Ago My Life Changed Forever

Posted on January 23, 2025 by mitchteemley

Marriage halves our griefs, doubles our joys, and quadruples our expenses. ~G. K. Chesterton Forty-two years ago this week, I met a woman who would change my life forever. Two years later, I asked her to marry me, and she said … Continue reading →

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