Tag Archives: impossible

The World’s Most Astonishing Sculptures

Posted on January 31, 2025 by mitchteemley

This collection of unique sculptures surprises us with its scale (tiny to immense), its unexpected locations, its uncanny realism, its skewed perceptions…and its sheer unclassifiability. Enjoy! Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slideshow.

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Cool Illusions!

Posted on August 9, 2024 by mitchteemley

Illusions are everywhere. The more we look, the more we see. In fact, according to modern physics, our entire perception of reality is an illusion. Still, as Jean Rhys reminds us, “The value of an illusion (is) that the shadow … Continue reading →

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Capturing the Unexpected

Posted on August 19, 2022 by mitchteemley

Once, when I was a kid, I tossed a quarter, watched it land perfectly balanced on its edge, and then stay that way! My friends were convinced I’d somehow stuck it there when they weren’t looking. If only I’d had … Continue reading →

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Falling Through the Bedroom Floor

Posted on January 15, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Henry & Co. 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. The last thing Zack saw as … 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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When is the Impossible Possible?

Posted on May 30, 2019 by mitchteemley

So a guy near where I live died. But he’s feeling much better now. In 2013, Anthony Yahle went into cardiac arrest and was rushed to Kettering Medical Center. Doctors tried for 45 minutes to restart his heart. They finally … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 75

Posted on July 26, 2017 by mitchteemley

How would you respond if you discovered all the things you’d dreamed about were true?

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The Wishing Map 56

Posted on March 15, 2017 by mitchteemley

Have you ever faced a task–one that would affect your entire future–that seemed impossible to complete?

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The Wishing Map 5

Posted on March 23, 2016 by mitchteemley

“People in Middleton didn’t like the impossible. So they refused to notice when it happened.”

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The Wishing Map 56

Posted on May 9, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Thirteen: Domestic Blitz (Continued) Previously: In an effort to send the mysterious Objects back to Ismara, Gina and Zack had rolled the heavy toy chest … Continue reading →

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