Tag Archives: insecurity

The Year I Turned Shy

Posted on March 31, 2026 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir The Year I Turned Shy: Me? Shy? Hard to believe, I know, but up until Kindergarten I’d never had any friends my age. And when I finally did meet some, they seemed weirdly “normal.” I didn’t know … Continue reading →

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Are You Still Wearing a Mask?

Posted on October 2, 2025 by mitchteemley

‘Self-Portrait With Mask’ by Felix Nussbaum (1928) “We are intensely attached,” Matthew Kelly observes, “to being perceived in a positive light. Even by people we don’t know and will never meet. Perhaps most telling, we even want to be perceived … Continue reading →

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Procrastination: A Nation of Procrastinators

Posted on April 30, 2025 by mitchteemley

Well, it’s Wednesday. Guess I’d better get started on that project I was gonna finish “by Monday at the latest.” “You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. What mood is … Continue reading →

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Finding a Publisher

Posted on April 4, 2024 by mitchteemley

Cartoon by Dave Coverly Oh, the humanity! Am I the only writer who fears he’s lost the magic every time he sits down at a keyboard? Ah, but then whatever made me think I had any magic to begin with? … Continue reading →

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Comparisons: Reverse Your Perception

Posted on August 16, 2021 by mitchteemley

Photo courtesy of pixaby.com Thought for the Week “The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else’s highlight reel.” ~Steven Furtick Comparing ourselves to others is hardly a novel topic. There are plenty of articles … Continue reading →

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Finding a Publisher

Posted on October 7, 2016 by mitchteemley

Oh, the humanity: Am I the only writer who fears he’s lost the magic every time he sits down at a keyboard?  Ah, but then what made me think I had any magic to begin with? Writers wear two colognes, … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 58

Posted on May 16, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Fourteen: Two Spoos Previously: Having accidentally scattered the mysterious Objects all over Ismara, Gina and Zack blamed one another.  Now the sense of isolation is … Continue reading →

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