Tag Archives: Healing River

30 Years Ago This Month

Posted on June 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

Movies That Have Moved Me Yesterday, I wrote about a movie that, fifty years ago, moved me not to weep but to come out of the comedy closet, as it were. A movie that gave me, the boy who’d suffered … Continue reading →

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Beta Readers Needed!

Posted on May 31, 2024 by mitchteemley

Dear friends and subscribers: It’s a been a long time coming, but I’ve finally reached the stage with my novel Healing River, based on my own multi-award-winning feature film, where I’m looking for beta readers. Your pre-publishing feedback will help me … Continue reading →

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Attention Must Be Paid

Posted on April 25, 2024 by mitchteemley

When a cat stares at you, you’re compelled to comply. Our little cat Misha was the prime practitioner of The Rubby Ritual, a religious ceremony in which either I or my wife were required to sit on the floor while … Continue reading →

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Leaf Me Alone!

Posted on December 4, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “Long after the surrounding trees have become skeletal figures amid autumnal quilts, the oaks shed their thick bronze leaves and watch indifferently as the wind blows them into neighbors’ yards. The world is like that, forever … Continue reading →

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Seven Years Ago This Month

Posted on June 29, 2023 by mitchteemley

A Filmmaker’s Journal Seven years ago this month, I was in the midst of filming Healing River (it’s working title at the time was Over-the-Rhine), my first feature film as a writer-director-producer. I wanted “to share the experience with you, my … Continue reading →

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I’m Going Live!

Posted on January 26, 2023 by mitchteemley

As if reading me weren’t enough, you now have the wonderful/dubious (select one) opportunity to see and hear me live! How? Funny you should ask. Now that public events are happening again, I’ve returned to the world of public speaking! … Continue reading →

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Tips for Writers: Trust the Story

Posted on September 29, 2022 by mitchteemley

Experience is the most effective teacher (I learned more Spanish in three days in Barcelona than I did in two years of high school Spanish class). But one of the most interesting things about the human psyche is that we’re … Continue reading →

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Greedy Love

Posted on September 19, 2022 by mitchteemley

Pirate’s Cove, Newport Beach, California I normally do a Thought for the Week on Mondays, so this anniversary post is a bit off-point. Then again, maybe somewhere within these words you’ll find a relevant thought-for-the-week of your own. My wife … Continue reading →

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The Way That Led to Me

Posted on August 25, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Katie of A Virginia Writer’s Diary Five years ago, Rhonda of Pollyanna’s Path (whose blog I still read and enjoy) nominated me for a blogger award. These days I leave such awards to newer bloggers, but I found … Continue reading →

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5 Years Ago This Week

Posted on June 23, 2022 by mitchteemley

Five years ago, my newly-completed feature film Healing River (then titled Over-the-Rhine) had its world premiere at Cincinnati’s historic Memorial Hall. It was a heady moment, to say the least — the audience cried and cheered. Healing River went on … Continue reading →

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