Tag Archives: mystery

My All-American Friend

Posted on April 7, 2026 by mitchteemley

TV taught me that Ovaltine was the perfect food. My Real Memoir My First “Normal” Friend I’ve never been normal in any rational sense of the word. But Stevie was. Heck, he had red hair and freckles. Which was as … Continue reading →

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Restoring Broken Trust

Posted on August 24, 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 the village of Rennou, where B’frona the orphaned eleven-year-old … Continue reading →

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How to Prepare for the Unexpected

Posted on June 8, 2024 by mitchteemley

“The unknown tends to be rather hard to find, and the unexpected tends to arrive rather unexpectedly. So the best way to prepare for both is to simply live.” ~The Wishing Map Image by johnhain φ

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Let It Snow

Posted on January 12, 2024 by mitchteemley

Few things transform the world around us more than snow. It can be gentle, harsh, inspiring, threatening, blinding or enlightening–and then suddenly its gone. Kind of like people. Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slide show.

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Danger and Uncertainty

Posted on October 28, 2023 by mitchteemley

Artwork by Eleanor Ansell 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. Waking up alone (and with a hangover) at the Inn … 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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The Woman at the Front Door

Posted on November 27, 2021 by mitchteemley

Image by Yaseminmsl 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. The big red-headed woman stepped up to the … Continue reading →

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A Real-Life Murder Mystery – with a Twist

Posted on November 3, 2021 by mitchteemley

Photo by Ekrulila My Featured Blogger this week is Thomas Bonich of Common Sense Tom. Tom’s overall theme is right there in his title. But more specifically, his stated goal is to “champion critical thinking, human dignity, equality, levelheadedness, even-handed, … Continue reading →

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The Last Kid on Earth

Posted on October 9, 2021 by mitchteemley

Photo by Willgard Krause 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. The double moon that had settled over … Continue reading →

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Illusions

Posted on December 11, 2020 by mitchteemley

Art uniquely reflects our conflicting attraction to and fear of illusions. It strives to reconcile our dueling convictions that, on the one hand, only what we perceive is real; and that, on the other, what we perceive is nothing more … Continue reading →

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