About this Blog
Stories with a Message. A little wit. A little wisdom. That’s it. Not always funny, but more often than not (I was born with an indelible smirk).
Re. Blogging Awards: I used to do these, and was truly grateful for nominations. But now I leave them to those who are still building a following, preferring to visit their award posts and cheer them on.
Posting Schedule
- Mondays – Thought for the Week – something I’m chewing on and think maybe you should too.
- Tuesdays – My Real Memoir – I memoir often and enjoy it (and have yet to be arrested). In addition to random memoir posts, you can begin reading my chronological series by clicking here.
- Wednesdays – Featured Bloggers whose words shine light or laughter on this darkened but still beautiful world.
- Thursdays – Topical Posts – i.e. “Whatever pops into my head.”
- Fridays – Friday Photoblogs – thematic galleries of images, with accompanying thoughts.
- Saturdays – The Wishing Map – my complete epic fantasy novel, serialized in brief episodes. You can start reading the series by clicking here.
- Sundays – Eternal Yearnings – short, heartfelt meditations on the infinite.
- Pastors and Teachers – you’ll find sermon illustrations and teaching ideas, plus links to church dramas and videos, here.
Guest Speaking
I have guest spoken at conferences, colleges, churches, festivals and cons throughout North America and the UK. For information about booking me, click here.
About Me
I’m a storyteller (writer, filmmaker, composer, public speaker) with the audacity to believe others might actually want to read, watch or hear the things I come up with. I live in Cincinnati, Ohio with my wise and gorgeous wife Trudy. Together we’ve created our magnum opi: two adorable, wildly creative daughters. I’m also president of Moriah Media. More? Well, if you insist: there are mini-bios on me at Wikipedia and IMDb.
Additional snippets can be found in posts under the Categories headings of Memoir and Fool’s Odyssey (a serialized autobiographical poem).
Film project updates can be found here.
About the Content
I make no claim to being a source of wisdom, but am a frequent carrier, and an infector of others. My passion, what gets me out of bed in the morning (besides my wife and hungry pets), is speaking truth into others’ lives. Hence, you’ll find Bible quotes (I’m a Jesus follower), along with direct or indirect references to Pascal, Chesterton, Merton, C.S. Lewis, Evelyn Underhill, and many other scientists, mystics, and storytellers.
Mitch Teemley 
Where are you? I’ve tried to email you a couple of times but they keep coming back. Apparently, I have old email addresses. Nancy
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Hi Nancy. My email hasn’t changed. Just a wonky server, I guess; overloaded during Easter?
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Hi Mitch,
Thanks for the content on here! Good to read about what is on your heart. I have just started up a website with the purpose of collecting testimonies from different people about the wonderful things that God has done in our lives. I would really appreciate it if you might consider writing something or sending something over that you have already written. It could be regarding your own conversion story or something recently that He has done that you might want to testify to.
God Bless
James
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Hi James, thank you so much for the offer. Let me think about this a bit. Looks like you’ve just launched your site.
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I recently started following your blog and have commented a few times, which I’m not prone to do, but you left the door open, so I walked in. I love Cincinnati and lived there twice…Downtown (corner of a Race & W 9th) during graduate school in 1982-83 and then for 4 months In Mt Healthy in 2017 for a work project I thought would last a few years, but ended quickly. Scotti’s, down on Vine St is my favorite restaurant in the world and I can recite the Skyline menu by heart. Looking forward to more of your stories. Ray
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Good to meet you, fellow honorary Cincinnatian! (We moved here 15 years ago.)
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Hi Mitch,
Since I don’t know how to reach you any other way, I’ll do it here. I love your blog, as you may have noticed from my comments. Today, you got mentioned in my blog because I have learned something important from you about blogging. I write way too many words! In case you’ve forgotten, it’s nextchapter175.wordpress.com
Gail
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Hi Gail. So happy to be in touch. I think you know that I enjoy your blog, as well. I did just notice, however, that your profile picture and name link me to a different, older blog site. So I’m glad you mentioned the nextchapter175.wordpress.com address in your comment!
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The older blog is the story of my life!
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Finally I meet a filmmaker on this platform. thank you for taking time to read my blog. i am honored. Love your daughters names.. especially media 🙂 cheers.
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Hello!
We at The Compensator are a big fan of your website. This is a bit unusual, but we are just starting off and already have a lot of good content. We would love to be able to work with you in some way to help promote us. And in return, we can work something out or maybe do something down the line.
Thank you for your time,
Head Nacho
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Thanks, HN, will give it some thought.
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Mitch — I now run La Mirada Theatre on behalf of the City. We have formed a wonderful Historians Group and I read your post. We’d love to speak with you about your recollections of the theatre when it was a movie house. Please reach out to us!
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Hi BT, sure happy to talk sometime. My email address is teemley@fuse.net.
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Hey, Mitch! Thanks for stopping by my blog recently. Nice to make your acquaintance!
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Likewise, Keiko!
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Hi Mitch, Nice to meet you. I noticed you like one of my posts. Thank you for stopping by, I am still roaming around your site. …Blessings.
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My pleasure, Paula. Welcome!
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Hi Mitch,
I am trying to figure out how to give you access to my blog while I have it on protected mode so I can edit it without flooding WordPress with multiple notifications. You could also try subscribing. I’ll get back to you this week. Ruby
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OK, Ruby.
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Hi Mitch,
The wife and I just watched “Healing River”. We both thoroughly enjoyed the movie and wanted to let you know, in our opinion, it is better all around than “Promises to Keep.”
You, sir, are quite talented, both in front of and behind the camera. Thanks for mentioning these movies in your blog.
Gordon “The Fractured Rock” Couch
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Rocky, I’m so glad you enjoyed Healing River! May I encourage you to share it on Facebook, and to leave a brief review at Amazon? (The more reviews it gets, the more they recommend it). Also, you can rate it from 1 to 10 stars on IMDb (link below). Note: IMDb only recognizes the rating if you rate a few other movies, as well. Thanks and blessings! ~Mitch https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5848326/
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Thanks for dropping by https://wdfyfe.net/ I’ve been looking around and you’ve got some things happening here. Cool. (loved the Notzilla clip)
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Good to meet you! Glad you enjoyed the Notilla clip, too. Here’s a list of places you can watch or order the while film: https://notzilla.movie/
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Great posts!
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Thank you, Norma. And good to meet you.
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Hey Mitch. Sorry it took me so long to respond. I just saw your shout out for me on the “Under the Sea” photo challenge. Thank you for spreading the love. I love doing the photo challenges if I can, I think they are a lot of fun. Happy Holidays to you and your family. 🙂
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Thank you, Jeanne, you too!
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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You sound awesome. I like you already. You can thank Linda Lee for pinging your blog on The Problem With People on her blog. I enjoyed it. I’m a Jesus follower as well, and wrote my own Christian poetry on ‘Becoming the oil and the wine’ blog with Beverley Headland. It was very gracious of her. She’s always encouraging me to continue writing, but I never had enough confidence in it to keep it up. It usually came in spurts. I recently wanted to start a simple WordPress blog, but was bogged down by all the red tape. Trying to do it on my android smartphone was frustrating to say the least. So, instead I’ll drop by others and leave parting encouraging comments anecdotally or with a Christian message. God bless you and yours. ♡
Susan
Medford, Oregon
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Lovely to meet you, Susan, and thank you so much for your comment. I look forward to reading more of your thoughts and impressions in the future. Blessings.
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Hi Mitch. I posted a message on your ‘The Problem With People’ blog yesterday morning, but it’s still waiting moderation. The reply I wrote to Lady Lee about Dinosaur Down, being glad she shared your site was approved, but I wrote a personal comment myself. Did I write something unapprovable? Maybe you hadn’t seen it? I have a copy of it if you want me to repost it. I’m sorry to trouble you with this, I know you’re very busy and get so many comments, I can imagine it would be a bit overwhelming to keep up, but I see you’ve been at this for awhile. Sorry….I do take the scenic route on my way to the point. 😊 Have a blessed day.
Susan
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Hi Susan. No, I’m sure your comments fine, but I don’t recall seeing it. I’ll look for it. Blessings to you too.
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Found it. It’s there now. Thx!
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Thanks Mitch.
I should lighten up, sometimes I take myself too seriously. That’s why I’m glad I came across you on my path. You habe a way of seeing things in a witty and whimsical way. ♡
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Hey, Mitch! Brother, I need to get a private message to you. Could you PM me or email me? Pastoracbaker@yahoo.com
Thanks,
Anthony (The Recovering Legalist)
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Anthony, hello. I just now saw this–sorry! I’ll shoot you an email.
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Good morning, Mr. Mitch. I just finished reading your ‘About’ page. I loved the way you outlined your intend for your blog, life’s journey, hope, aspirations, family life, and what inspires you. You even mentioned your disposition “indelible smirk”. I wish I knew myself as thoroughly as you do. I’m just a pilgrim traveling towards the Promised Land and getting to know my Brother, Jesus Christ, better. Thanks for ‘clicking’ the ‘like’ button on all my blogs. Hopefully, you are finding some solace in them. An admirer of yours…
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So lovely to meet you, Grandma Fowler, and always a blessing connect with a fellow pilgrim en route to the Promised Land.
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Hi Mitch,
Thank you for liking my post on the pets we grew up with. It has given me an opportunity to ‘meet’ you! I look forward to reading your posts. Such a range!
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Likewise, Usha.
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Hi Mitch. I’d like to invite you to join my Facebook page “Write Here”. Why not stop by when you have a chance, check it out, read some of the submissions and see if it’s something you’d like to do. No pressure; just a friendly invite to keep the written word going on as many platforms as possible. Enjoy your Sunday! – Nancy
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Thank you for the invite, Nancy. I’ll check it out!
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Nancy, I found a FB page with a string of posts by someone named Colin Cameron, and a few others with that name. Unsure which is yours.
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Greatly enjoying my journey through your world here! Thanks for visiting me, so I could follow the breadcrumb trail back to your ‘place’ in cyber-space!
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My pleasure, TamrahJo. Looking forward to exploring your blog site, as well!
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Short Trip, full of dark alleys and best bring your waders & flashlight – 😀 Don’t say I never warned ya! LOL (I’m feeling full of fun and moxie today, can ya tell? :D)
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;>)
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Hello Mitch,
This is David Bower, a fellow Jesus follower and blogger. Thank you for reading my thoughts on the Christian life; I’m blessed to get to know a brother in Christ.
In Christ’s love,
David
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Likewise, David, and good to meet you.
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Thanks for stopping in on my blog and liking the cover reveal of my upcoming memoir. Blessings on your multiple endeavors! I loved reading about your variety of interests! Lois Roelofs
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My pleasure, Lois. I look forward to visiting your blog again.
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Thanks so much for following my blog. I would welcome any intelligent conversations with you.
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OK. Good to meet you, my friend.
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Hi, would you like to be my guest author at weekendreads.me? If yes, you can submit your fresh well written article and promote the book or blog links in the bio at the bottom your article. It’s FREE. Visit the submission guidelines.
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Hi Lokeish. Thank you for the offer! Unfortunately, I don’t have time to write a guest post, but invite you to reblog any of my posts you wish.
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