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Everything You Never Needed to Know About Me

“Getting Ready to Go to the Prom” (my first lead role in a movie), shot by the illustrious Kathy’s Mom. Here’s everything you never needed to know about me: In my early blogging days, when I still posted by Pony … Continue reading

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I Turned 12 Today (in Blogger Years)!

Left: Me at biological age 12. I hated this photo the moment I saw it; with my cracked front tooth and sticky-outy ears, I decided I looked just like Mad Magazine’s poster boy Alfred E. Neuman! So I cut it … Continue reading

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Always Tell the Truth, Even When You’re Lying

Photo by Thom Milkovic Tips for Writers Always tell the truth, even when you’re lying. Um, what? Most of us are familiar with the Blind Men and the Elephant story. Its point is twofold: No one has a complete picture, … Continue reading

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Is Your Computer Male or Female?

Source: blaugh.com I didn’t write the following, but I do find it amusing. (I don’t know who wrote it.) Yes, it’s based on stereotypes, but there are some “gee, that kinda rings true” statements. And, yes, it’s not very of-our-time; … Continue reading

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Tips for Writers: Just Show Up!

Tips for Writers: Just Show Up! Your Daily Leap of Faith Underpinning the encouragement in a previous Tips for Writers, is the fact that a leap of faith is involved in believing you’ll have any idea what to write once … Continue reading

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Warning: This Isn’t a Blog Post!

Image by Caden Van Cleave Warning: This Isn’t a Blog Post, Part Deux This Is Only a Test… …of My Early Warning Blogger Burn-Out System. Were this an actual blog post, you would be instructed to take shelter in the nearest … Continue reading

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I’m Beginning at the Beginning…Again

My Real Memoir: I’m Beginning at the Beginning…Again Five Years Ago… I had an idea, and I hope to have another eventually. But meanwhile, that one was so good that I’ve decided to have it again. “Ahem, and what was … Continue reading

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Writers: Give It All Away!

Photo © Copyright 2025 – by Mitch Teemley Writers: Give It All Away “One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not … Continue reading

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The Thought for the Week Collection

Dear blogger friends: I’m in the midst of a week-long project. And so, in an effort to avoid creative overload, I’m taking a break from blogging. Meanwhile, I’m inviting you to peruse this extensive collection of: Thoughts for the Week … Continue reading

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25 Ways to Improve Your Writing

Dear writers, and normal people too: I’m in the midst of a week-long project. And so, in an effort to avoid creative overload, I’m taking a break from blogging. Meanwhile, may I suggest you click on the link below to … Continue reading

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