Tag Archives: loss

A Secret Tragedy

Posted on August 6, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Dan Circa (dailymail.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. Gina had unwittingly adopted a dragon, deeply offending the … Continue reading →

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A Hidden Grief

Posted on July 30, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by K. Mitch Hodge 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. Gina had unwittingly adopted a dragon, making her its dragonmeer, … Continue reading →

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Mint and Grief

Posted on July 6, 2022 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on where waves grow sweet:
A couple years ago, I planted mint in my herb garden. Having heard of its invasive properties, I kept it in its plastic pot, wrapped thoroughly in mesh fabric to block the drainage…

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Forgetting What Lies Behind

Posted on January 23, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Michael Atkins “Forgetting what lies behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.” ~Philippians 3:13-14 † Note: British American actor, biographer, film producer Douglas … Continue reading →

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Loss Teaches Us How to Live

Posted on July 26, 2021 by mitchteemley

Photo by Tetyana Kovrina (pexels.com) Thought for the Week “Nothing can truly be taken from us. There is nothing to lose. Inner peace begins when we stop saying, ‘I have lost it,’ and instead say, ‘It has been returned to … Continue reading →

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The Wound

Posted on October 7, 2020 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Fantastical Murmurs:
One day she woke up and realized she wasn’t hurting as much as before. The wound was still there, but the pain duller, more of an ache that intensified at certain times. Like first thing…

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Twelfth Night

Posted on March 11, 2020 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on La Tour Abolie:
Soon after she left us, it began to snow. From now on my life would be all snow,and all falling. My husband cleared our driveway then dug a diagonal path across the lawn, starting…

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The Ugly Time

Posted on December 11, 2018 by mitchteemley

I used to consider late autumn with its leafless trees and sullen skies the ugly time But then I grew up and came to understand its barren beauty how it saw the loss and longing in me and sent its moons … Continue reading →

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No Growth Without Change

Posted on January 14, 2018 by mitchteemley
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To Grow…

Posted on April 1, 2017 by mitchteemley

We’re on this journey together.

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