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Sticks and Stones

Posted on January 20, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Unless… “Choose your words carefully lest midair they turn into stones.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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Friend or Foe, How Can You Know?

Posted on July 23, 2022 by mitchteemley

Source: YouTube 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 the entire novel, begin here. Gina had unwittingly adopted a dragon, making her its dragonmeer and deeply offending the … Continue reading →

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To Judge or Judge Not: Getting Personal

Posted on February 26, 2019 by mitchteemley

Part Two (To read Part One, click here) A few years back, a publisher friend named Richard stunned me by announcing, after we’d completed a successful project together, that he would never work with me again. When I asked why, … Continue reading →

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Shutdown!

Posted on January 10, 2019 by mitchteemley

Source of quote unknown. The U. S. is on the verge of its longest government shutdown in history (due, as always, to an impasse over spending). Meanwhile, Congress and the current administration are vying to see who can win The … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 90

Posted on November 8, 2017 by mitchteemley

Be careful. Not everyone reciprocates with questions. Some use bullets.

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The Wishing Map 60

Posted on April 12, 2017 by mitchteemley

Is there someone you share a secret language with? Someone without whom you would feel alone in the world?

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The Wishing Map 76

Posted on July 22, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Seventeen: Naimian (Continued) Previously: After being shanghaied as the naims’ (gnomes) new Storysmith, Zack was taken to “the great city of Naimian,” which seemed to … Continue reading →

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