Author Archives: mitchteemley

About mitchteemley

Writer, Filmmaker, Humorist, Thinker-about-stuffer

I’ve Found the Cure for Writer’s Block

Posted on February 22, 2025 by mitchteemley

This is one possible cure. But there’s a preferable one below. Tips for Writers There are two definitions for “block”: 1) an obstacle to be avoided; 2) a material to be used (as in construction). The cure for Writers Block … Continue reading →

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The World’s Great Mysteries Solved!

Posted on February 21, 2025 by mitchteemley

You’re Welcome. Why Are There Mysteries?    “The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” ~W.B. Yeats            “No, I would not want to live in a world without … Continue reading →

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How to Overcome the Unexpected

Posted on February 20, 2025 by mitchteemley

“Expectations are premeditated resentments.” ~Unknown It was late autumn. Following my twice-yearly ritual, I’d ascended to the roof of our house, trusty electric blower in hand. Thereupon to blast the leaves and seedpods out of our rain gutters, and then clamber … Continue reading →

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Blessed Are the Weird People!

Posted on February 19, 2025 by mitchteemley

It was 1999 (as in “party like it’s…”). I was wearing khakis and a polo shirt, and was about to do a reading of my autobiographical poem Fool’s Odyssey for a room full of clove cigarette-smoking hipsters, identically clad in … Continue reading →

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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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