Tag Archives: J.K. Rowling

Hurry Up Fall and Stick Around!

Posted on September 27, 2025 by mitchteemley

Photo by Johannes Plenio Do you call it Fall, from the old Germanic word fallan? Which literally means to “fall,” as in the temperatures or the leaves, or both. Or do you call it Autumn? A prettier-sounding word from the … Continue reading →

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What Is Death?

Posted on July 10, 2023 by mitchteemley

 Thought for the Week  I used to think of death as: Delete File and Empty Trash.     Now I think of it as: Save Copy (in the cloud) and meet the Programmer. ∞ “To the well-organized mind, death is … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map is Coming!

Posted on August 28, 2021 by mitchteemley

Concept art created for the Walt Disney series. Introduction Seven years ago, when my blog site was new, I published a complete fantasy novel The Wishing Map here online at The Power of Story. It was received with great enthusiasm … Continue reading →

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Funny Notices

Posted on December 18, 2020 by mitchteemley

Snarky notes have healing power! Well, OK, laughter has healing power, and snarky notes–not the mean ones, but the clever, sardonic, even slightly absurd ones–are very good at producing laughter. So read on! Click on any image to enlarge it, or … Continue reading →

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