Tag Archives: imagination

Changing Their World Forever

Posted on November 18, 2023 by mitchteemley

Source fanpop.com 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. Naims (gnomes) had chosen Zack as their new Storysmith and carted him … 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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How to Become a Hero

Posted on September 9, 2023 by mitchteemley

Image source: moddb.com  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. For the second time, Zack and his sister Gina had fallen into … Continue reading →

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Time to Fly!

Posted on July 21, 2023 by mitchteemley

“Hey, sky. Take off your hat, I’m on my way!” ~Valentina Tereshkova (the first woman to have flown in space) “Once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been … Continue reading →

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Whimsical Art

Posted on June 23, 2023 by mitchteemley

Whimsy isn’t comedy, though it may make you smile. It isn’t a “message,” though it may make you think. It isn’t meant to confuse, though it may make you scratch your head a bit. It’s all of the above and … Continue reading →

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Tips for Writers: Write What You Know?

Posted on April 27, 2023 by mitchteemley

A successful writer friend once went tiradical on me when I mentioned the literary admonition, “Write what you know.” “I hate that!” she shouted. “Why?” “It restricts you! What if you want to write about something you’ve never experienced?” Interestingly, … Continue reading →

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Creativity

Posted on July 11, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Creativity is scary, confusing, messy, fraught with mistakes…and what you were made for. “Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity.” ~T. S. Eliot “Creativity takes courage.” ~Henri Matisse “Creativity–like human life itself–begins in darkness. Creativity is always … Continue reading →

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If It Can’t be Explained, It Didn’t Happen

Posted on September 25, 2021 by mitchteemley

Art by AnAngryScottsman 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. Zack Dore lived for the fantastic, for adventure, … Continue reading →

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What Happens While You’re Lost in Thought

Posted on September 18, 2021 by mitchteemley

‘Bicycle Boy’ by Mateusz Urbanowicz 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. Chapter One “Zachary Zinn rode like the … Continue reading →

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Faces, Faces Everywhere!

Posted on August 27, 2021 by mitchteemley

Is anything more human than to see shapes, especially faces, in nature, in everyday objects, in shadows? They fascinate us, amuse us, and occasionally scare us. Why? Because, well, we’re human. Click on any image to enlarge it, to read … Continue reading →

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