Tag Archives: innocence

The Monsters We Create

Posted on September 7, 2024 by mitchteemley

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. Gina and Zack’s quest has led them to Rennou, where B’frona the miller’s son has begun telling … Continue reading →

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Helping Out

Posted on July 24, 2024 by mitchteemley

Is there anything more useless than when children “help”? And yet they do help us. True, we help them to become adults, but more importantly, they help us to become children again. Which is what it means to be truly … Continue reading →

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50 Visual Definitions of “Cute”

Posted on April 19, 2024 by mitchteemley

How do you define “cute”? Oh, you know, it’s, um… Sometimes cute is funny, sometimes it’s a baby (human or animal) or at least something sweet or innocent…but then again, it isn’t always. Bottom line: Cute is hard to define, … Continue reading →

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Stay Young

Posted on October 31, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” ~Confucius “He’s not ugly, you’re just looking with ugly eyes.” ~Friend’s daughter, age 4 “I knew who I was this morning, but I’ve changed a few times since … Continue reading →

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Think On These Things

Posted on June 25, 2021 by mitchteemley

What make us civilized? Dictionary.com defines civilized as “having an advanced or humane culture.” To be truly civilized is to respond together to the goodness that is intrinsic in each of us at birth. It’s what makes us (in the … Continue reading →

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Love Has a Language All Its Own

Posted on July 25, 2019 by mitchteemley

God, teach us to… (Click on any image to enlarge) Love innocently. Love unexpectedly. Love without reservation. Love like a child.

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