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Facing Life

Posted on August 12, 2017 by mitchteemley

We were put in this world to help each other do both. ~The Wishing Map

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Real Diversity

Posted on June 8, 2017 by mitchteemley

Somewhere in the lush undergrowth of G.K. Chesterton’s essays is a delightful little piece about tolerance. In this essay, Chesterton avers that, because we crave diversity (the ultimate human adventure) some of us move away from our parochial towns or … Continue reading →

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Mixed Blessings

Posted on January 13, 2017 by mitchteemley

Part Two: Oil and Water (To read Part One, click here) Now, about that woman I was “destined to marry”… I was leading the performing artists group at a large church in Southern California. There was a creative intellectual in … Continue reading →

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What Lies Ahead

Posted on January 8, 2017 by mitchteemley

“If you continue in my word, then you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” ~John 8:31-32

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The Wishing Map 7

Posted on April 6, 2016 by mitchteemley

Has anyone ever appeared at just the right moment to spin your life in an entirely new direction?

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The Wishing Map 114

Posted on December 9, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-Two: Everything (Continued) Previously: Terrified by recurring prophetic dreams, Gina and Zack forced themselves to stay awake for days. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ When nerve endings are stressed badly enough, the … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 101

Posted on October 21, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty: Tea for One (Continued) Previously: The mysterious Rhema commanded Gina to find and smite her “true enemy.” ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ “Could I have some … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 86

Posted on August 29, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Nineteen: The Naim Games (Continued) Previously: Zack chose twenty semi-finalist naims (gnomes) for a storytelling contest, after which he planned to announce Naimian’s new Storysmith–and … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 82

Posted on August 15, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Eighteen: Spiffwits and Storysmiths (Continued) Previously: Zack slept on a shelf inside a tree, halfway between Crown Naimian (in the boughs) and Root Naimian (beneath … Continue reading →

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The Allergic to “E” Challenge

Posted on June 26, 2015 by mitchteemley

I received this writing challenge/nomination from my blogger friend Charles French (https://charlesfrenchonwordsreadingandwriting.wordpress.com). Here are the rules (my comments in italics): Write a whole paragraph without any words containing the letter “e”  (Easy-shmeezy! Oh, wait…) By reading this, you have already … Continue reading →

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