Author Archives: mitchteemley

About mitchteemley

Writer, Filmmaker, Humorist, Thinker-about-stuffer

Why Is “Smart” Marketing So Dumb?

Posted on November 12, 2019

I’m not impressed with “smart” marketing. I’ve received smart (targeted) ads for: Lacrosse equipment (a sport for I have no interest in)—because I bought Lacrosse gear for a nephew who was into it for three months when he was 14 … Continue reading →

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My Scar Stories

Posted on November 11, 2019

The Final Scar? To read my previous scar stories, click here. My two greatest hits are on my neck. Oddly, both remind me of God. I wrote previously about one. The other began with a woman doing her lipstick in … Continue reading →

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Make Me an Instrument

Posted on November 10, 2019

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.” ~Matthew 5:9

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Joy and Nausea

Posted on November 9, 2019

God works in mysterious—and sometimes icky—ways. Some years back I was booked as a guest speaker for a “Halloween Alternative” celebration on San Juan island, the largest of Washington state’s 400 isle San Juan group. Co-sponsored by churches on several … Continue reading →

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Quirky Critters

Posted on November 8, 2019

This is my atonement for last-week’s shiver-inducing montage of Monsters in Our Midst, real creatures that are particularly scary-looking, although many are, in fact, quite harmless (tadpole, anyone?). I now offer this companion gallery of real creatures that–while unabashedly quirky–are … Continue reading →

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Success!

Posted on November 7, 2019

I’d just graduated from college and, being pragmatic, understood that becoming a Nobel Prize-winning author, legendary rock star, and Oscar-winning actor might take a few years, so I acquired a day job installing electronic security devices in retail stores. But … Continue reading →

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A girl named, sincerely

Posted on November 6, 2019

Originally posted on t r e f o l o g y:
I used to know a girl named, Sincerely. When she moved away, I tried to write her a letter to express all the things in my heart. It was…

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