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Seven Years Ago This Month

Posted on June 29, 2023 by mitchteemley

A Filmmaker’s Journal Seven years ago this month, I was in the midst of filming Healing River (it’s working title at the time was Over-the-Rhine), my first feature film as a writer-director-producer. I wanted “to share the experience with you, my … Continue reading →

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Melting Down While the Universe Watches

Posted on October 30, 2021 by mitchteemley

Source: tenor.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 Dore had agreed to present the final Eighth … Continue reading →

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Death by Public Speaking

Posted on October 23, 2021 by mitchteemley

Illustration by Sara-Mara 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. For some annoying cosmic reason, Mid-Mid’s (Middleton Middle … Continue reading →

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How to be Funny

Posted on January 7, 2020 by mitchteemley

Four Key Elements of Humor* In Why Funny Matters we looked at the what of funny. Now let’s look at the how. First and foremost, comedy feeds on conflict, or at least the potential for conflict. It can be an … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 4

Posted on March 16, 2016 by mitchteemley

Have you ever felt crushed under the weight of others’ expectations? Ever wished you could escape to another world?

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The Wishing Map 4

Posted on October 15, 2014 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter One: The Double Moon (continued) Previously: Abandoned by his friends, Zack had never felt more alone in his life. Meanwhile, his sister Gina… ⇔ ⇔ … Continue reading →

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