Tag Archives: adventure

Facing the Unknown and the Unexpected

Posted on June 8, 2024 by mitchteemley

The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode click here. To read it from the start, click here. Freshly-saved from drowning, and in search of an elusive Questing Beast, Gina and her brother Zack had … Continue reading →

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A Hidden Gift

Posted on June 1, 2024 by mitchteemley

Artwork by Dongwoo Kim The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode click here. To read it from the start, click here. Freshly-saved from drowning, Zack and Gina turned to face the coastal cliffs of … Continue reading →

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Dumb Animals?

Posted on May 18, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Have you ever had an encounter with a ‘dumb animal’ that dramatically altered your perception of non-human ‘persons’”? ~The Wishing Map φ

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Good Monsters?

Posted on May 18, 2024 by mitchteemley

Illustration by Nina Pommelin The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode click here. To read it from the start, click here. Zack and Gina’s newfound friends Maerith and Shelcor had agreed to sail them … Continue reading →

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Cozy Places

Posted on May 17, 2024 by mitchteemley

Vacation time means adventure, excitement, fun. But it also means finding the perfect place to read, think or unwind, to be alone with your significo, or yourself. “Cozy” is hard to define, but we know it when find it. Click … Continue reading →

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They Might Be Monsters!

Posted on May 11, 2024 by mitchteemley

Illustration by James Combridge The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode click here. To read it from the start, click here. Zack and Gina’s newfound friends Maerith and Shelcor had agreed to sail them … Continue reading →

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Fear and Desire

Posted on May 4, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image by Juuso Hämäläinen “There is nothing we fear and desire in such equal measure as the unknown — perhaps because we know that without it, life is merely survival.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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Sailing Into the Unknown

Posted on May 4, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: Sisko1701 The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode click here. To read it from the start, click here. Gina had been given a magical sword to aid in her search for the Questing … Continue reading →

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Courage Is…

Posted on April 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Courage is the greatest of all weapons, but it’s also an invisible one. You don’t know whether you have it until you’re called upon to use it.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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“My True Enemy”

Posted on April 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image by Dimitris Vetsikas The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode click here. To read it from the start, click here. Gina and her brother Zack had been secretly sent to Ismara to retrieve … Continue reading →

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