Tag Archives: dreams

Cheddar Cheese and Rock ‘n’ Roll

Posted on November 17, 2020 by

Full Stomach, Fuller Heart (an occasional series) Marc was my first official immigrant friend. Not that he was all that “immigranty” (he was American-born). But his parents, escapees from German-occupied Poland, were wonderfully immigranty. I listened with awe to the … Continue reading →

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Look for the Crack

Posted on October 8, 2020 by

“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” ~Shel Silverstein “Hold fast to dreams, … Continue reading →

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I Am a Novelist!

Posted on January 16, 2020 by

When I was a kid I wanted to be everything. I practiced tight rope walking on the chain-link fence behind my buddy Jeff’s house in preparation to join the circus; explored the city sewers, preparing to become a world-class archeologist; … Continue reading →

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Windows

Posted on November 22, 2019 by

Few objects are so suffused with meaning. They’re seldom “just windows.” They are symbols of the past or of the future. Of possibilities, or missed opportunities. They taunt us with freedom. Or separate the unruly world outside from the neat … Continue reading →

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Movies That Have Changed Me

Posted on December 21, 2018 by

Fantasies The release of Mary Poppins Returns triggers my memory, but first things first. One of my earliest movie memories is of The Wizard of Oz, which unless you’ve been living under a stalactite you’ve probably seen multiple times (it’s the … Continue reading →

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Fallmost

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

We’re slipping into fallmost, almost fall, the not-quite season. Perhaps you think of it as notumn, not autumn. Whatever you call it… Fallmost has a certain wistfulness, a sweet, fleeting uncertainty. It’s warm rather than hot, soft rather than sultry. Early quitter leaves flutter to … Continue reading →

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Facing Life

Posted on August 12, 2017 by

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

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The Wishing Map 75

Posted on July 26, 2017 by

Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Seventeen: Naimian (Continued) Previously: After being kidnapped, Zack woke up in a wagon full of naims (gnomes). Where were they…

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My Bucket List

Posted on July 20, 2017 by

I started making my bucket list today. Here’s what I have so far: 1) Bucket What’s on yours?

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Plan for the Year

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

Now that we’re near the halfway point, how’s your Plan for the Year going? “The best laid schemes o’ mice and men, go oft astray.”  ~Robert Burns “Life is what happens while we’re busy making other plans.”  ~John Lennon “If you want … Continue reading →

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