Monthly Archives: February 2025

Love, Longing, and the Absurdity of Life

Posted on February 18, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Following the break-up with the girl I loved, my existential crisis escaped from the cellar, and began raging about the house again. Who was I? Why was I? These were the questions that drove existentialists to despair. Therefore, I’d … Continue reading →

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The Wonderful Smell of Books

Posted on February 17, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “They need to create a ‘book smell’ app!” I wrote after caving in and buying a tablet computer. But the smell was never the point; it was the memories it evoked. (Although I do still love … Continue reading →

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Let Your Light So Shine…

Posted on February 16, 2025 by mitchteemley

     “Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good deeds and cry out in praise to your Father in heaven!” ~Matthew 5:16

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I Have Promises to Keep

Posted on February 15, 2025 by mitchteemley

A Filmmaker’s Journal Twelve years ago, I met a man who altered my life forever. Mike, a producer and fledgling screenwriter, had spearheaded the formation of a production company called St. Michael Movies. And now they were casting their second … Continue reading →

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50 Magical Places to Be In Love

Posted on February 14, 2025 by mitchteemley

Some places are objectively beautiful. They take our breath away, and then return it to us full of light and hope. Yet magical places are everywhere, even in the “bad parts of town.” Why? Because we carry the real magic, … Continue reading →

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Jesus: Through the Eyes of the Apostle Peter

Posted on February 13, 2025 by mitchteemley

Six Powerful Easter Season Illustrations Pastors, teachers, and church drama groups: Are you planning a Lent series or individual messages for the six weeks between Ash Wednesday and Easter? If so, these six dramatic monologues, The Simon-Peter Chronicles, seen at churches … Continue reading →

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True Love Exaggerates — Always!!!!

Posted on February 13, 2025 by mitchteemley

Hyperbole [hīˈpərbəlē] noun: extravagant exaggeration Lovers and fishermen are the two classes of people officially allowed to lie. In fact, when it comes to love songs, hyperbole is a must. Would Marvin Gaye’s classic love song be the same if it … Continue reading →

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A Poem About the Day I Was Conceived

Posted on February 12, 2025 by mitchteemley

As I stare at my computer, contemplating what to write, noting several “Must-Read Celebrity Stories!” on my home page and tracking the labored progression of a particularly fat squirrel up the ornamental beech tree outside my window… …while obsessing over … Continue reading →

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Looking for Love and the Meaning of Life

Posted on February 11, 2025 by mitchteemley

Photo by Ron Lach My Real Memoir It wasn’t the first time my heart had been pierced. But it was the deepest cut it had ever received. Why? Because, when my first two “I love yous,” Marty and Dar, had left, they’d … Continue reading →

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Why Is “Smart” Marketing So Dumb?

Posted on February 10, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week I’m not impressed with “targeted” advertising. I’ve received ads for: Girl Scout activities in Vermont—because a person I don’t know, who leads a Vermont Girl Scout troupe, once connected with me on LinkedIn. Lacrosse equipment (a … Continue reading →

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