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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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The Wishing Map 126

Posted on August 1, 2018 by mitchteemley

Our greatest enemy lives in the mirror.

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The Wishing Map 125

Posted on July 25, 2018 by mitchteemley

Desire is a flame that can light a lantern or burn down a house.

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The Wishing Map 93

Posted on December 6, 2017 by mitchteemley

Have you ever used deception to extricate yourself from an impossible situation?

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The Wishing Map 86

Posted on October 11, 2017 by mitchteemley

Have you ever deceived a group of people “for their own good,” only to have the plan blow up in your face?

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The Wishing Map 125

Posted on January 16, 2016 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-Four: The Long Night (continued) Previously: Gina’s Questing Beast had somehow turned into her beloved dragon pup. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Gina’s fingers ached to rub Puff’s little horn nubs, to wrap … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 120

Posted on December 30, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-Three: Return to Rennou (Continued) Previously: B’frona began telling Gina about the changes that occurred in her dragon whelp “Puff” after she’d abandoned him. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ “At the end of … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 40

Posted on March 4, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Ten: Lost… (Continued) Previously: Zack and Aviar continued their search for Zack’s sister Gina. Meanwhile… ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Gina woke up in Ismara for the … Continue reading →

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