Tag Archives: children

Spring Has Sprung

Posted on April 5, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Life!” Even more than “green” or “flowers,” that’s the word that comes to mind when we think of spring. Of course, life doesn’t cease during the winter, it simply finds a warm place to take a long nap. But in … Continue reading →

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It’s Daylight Savings Time Again!

Posted on March 8, 2024 by mitchteemley

Don’t Forget to Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slide show. or You could just dance

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The Children of War

Posted on March 6, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Narayan Kaudinya of Road to Nara. Narayan is a travel writer, ethnographer and Indologist whose articles on indigenous tribes and teaching in the Himalayas have been published in the Yale Journal of International Affairs. … Continue reading →

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No Clearer Sign

Posted on January 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Is there any clearer sign of a world gone mad than a suffering child?” ~The Wishing Map φ

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A World Gone Mad

Posted on January 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

Painting by Janice Nabors Raiteri 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. In an attempt to break free from the childlike … Continue reading →

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My Biggest Hits of 2023

Posted on January 5, 2024 by mitchteemley

“You like me, you really like me!” 2023’s most read blog topic here at The Power of Story turned out to be my memoirs. The next most read topics were: animals, writing (most of you are writers, after all), love, and … Continue reading →

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Heroes In-the-Making

Posted on November 10, 2023 by mitchteemley

Tomorrow, November 11th, known in various countries as Armistice Day, Veterans Day or Remembrance Day, is dedicated to heroes: people who’ve exhibited bravery and selflessness. But what makes a hero and how do they begin? Here are some possible heroes … Continue reading →

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Oh, to Be a Child!

Posted on October 20, 2023 by mitchteemley

There’s a sentimental notion that children are better storytellers than adults. They aren’t. They’re better believers. Adults tell stories, but children live them. Because they understand what we’ve forgotten: that the things we imagine are just as real as the … Continue reading →

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To Him They Belong

Posted on October 18, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is David Redpath of Highway Bloggery. David is an Australian stream-of-consciousness poet, photographer, artist, traveler, and seeker of truth. There’s a compelling spirit of longing and compassion beneath his acerbic words. “When will the world be set … Continue reading →

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Kids Explain the World

Posted on August 31, 2023 by mitchteemley

We live in a confusing world. But fortunately there are people who are willing to explain it to us. Most of them are under age ten. When my daughter Amanda was 4 1/2, she drew the above illustration of American … Continue reading →

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