Tag Archives: magical

It’s Time to Begin Your Adventure

Posted on July 30, 2025 by mitchteemley

Dear blogger friends, I pre-scheduled this post because, as you read this, I’m recovering from a medical procedure. So, unfortunately I won’t be able to respond to your comments until later in the week. Meanwhile, have you read my epic fantasy novel … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Spectacle

Posted on July 5, 2024 by mitchteemley

My wife and I visited Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron, Ohio, last weekend, the early 20th century Tudor Revival manor built for Gertrude and F.A. Sieberling, who co-founded Goodyear Tires. There was nobody named “Stan Hywet,” by the … Continue reading →

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Friends With Flippers

Posted on May 25, 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. Zack and Gina’s friends Maerith and Shelcor agreed to sail them across a tumultuous seaway, but disappeared … Continue reading →

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Your Are Cordially Invited…

Posted on March 23, 2024 by mitchteemley

To Enter Another World! I normally post episodes of my full-length fantasy The Wishing Map on Saturdays, but I’m in the studio today, so allow me to refer you back to the start of this magical little epic. Each segment, … Continue reading →

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When Words Turn Into Stones

Posted on January 20, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image by Vellectrum 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. In an attempt to break free from the childlike naims (gnomes) … Continue reading →

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Pretending a Story to Life

Posted on December 16, 2023 by mitchteemley

Artwork by Amr Elshamy 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. In an attempt break free from the naims (gnomes) who’d … Continue reading →

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A Well-Intentioned Deception

Posted on December 9, 2023 by mitchteemley

Artwork by Gretchen Deahl 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. In an attempt break free from the naims (gnomes) who’d … Continue reading →

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A Mystical Balance

Posted on October 21, 2023 by mitchteemley

Source: paintable.cc 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 had been spirited away by naims (gnomes), and now his sister … Continue reading →

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Oh, to Be a Child!

Posted on October 20, 2023 by mitchteemley

There’s a sentimental notion that children are better storytellers than adults. They aren’t. They’re better believers. Adults tell stories, but children live them. Because they understand what we’ve forgotten: that the things we imagine are just as real as the … Continue reading →

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Secret of the Heartwood

Posted on October 14, 2023 by mitchteemley

Source: tumblr.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. After Zack and his sister returned to the world of Ismara, a … Continue reading →

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