Tag Archives: evil

The Most Dangerous Enemy

Posted on July 6, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image by MachiavelliCro “The most dangerous enemy you’ll ever face is the you you might become.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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The You You Might Become

Posted on July 6, 2024 by mitchteemley

Photo by Marco Bekk 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 it from the start, click here. In search of an elusive Beast, and prodded by a pushy sword, Gina … Continue reading →

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Popular Idea, Unpopular Word

Posted on June 19, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Sins often masquerade as virtues. And pride is the cleverest chameleon of all.” ~The Wishing Map “There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.” ~Mark Twain               (Sinner) “They won’t let me in, Lord, because I am … Continue reading →

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What About Saturday the 14th?

Posted on January 14, 2023 by mitchteemley

Saturday the 14th Half-Off Sale – All Evil Must Go! “We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.” ~Oscar Wilde “Evil is not something superhuman, it’s something less than human.” ~Agatha Christie “We all have … Continue reading →

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The Good, the Bad and the Usually Hidden

Posted on March 24, 2021 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is H. Robert Rubin, MD, of Pilgrim on a Long, Long Journey. Dr. Rubin is the author of the Amazon best-selling memoir “Look Backward Angel: The Life of a Jewish Physician Who Took a Different … Continue reading →

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When I Die

Posted on November 1, 2020 by mitchteemley

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” ~Ephesians 6:12 Who misses you when you … Continue reading →

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Is Halloween Evil?

Posted on October 28, 2020 by mitchteemley

It’s tempting to answer, “Sure, this year everything is!” But taking a post-pandemic view, the question is posed every year by a lot of well-meaning people… “Is Halloween evil?” Short answer: No, we are. Evil lives in people, not in … Continue reading →

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The Happiness Report

Posted on May 22, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is David Redpath of Highway Bloggery. I can’t find an “About” page anywhere (I suspect he prefers to remain a bit mysterious). But what I can gather about him is this: David is an Australian … Continue reading →

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This Changes Everything!

Posted on April 9, 2019 by mitchteemley

Note: This is from that bastion of journalistic integrity The Weekly World News, so you know it’s gotta be true. Check and see if your boss or ex-boyfriend is still around. Other actual newspaper headlines from the Think-Before-You-Print department: “New … Continue reading →

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“They” is Us!

Posted on March 19, 2019 by mitchteemley

The scandal du jour in my country surrounds a passel of privileged folks, two of whom are TV stars, bribing corrupt college officials to admit their privileged children to famous universities—kids who would never otherwise have been accepted. String ‘em … Continue reading →

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