Tag Archives: story

New “Jesus Go!” Video

Posted on July 8, 2017 by mitchteemley

Last year I wrote a short story entitled Jesus GO! In it, a teenage girl and her Pokémon GO-obsessed kid brother meet an older man who insists that “Jesus came up with the idea first.” Because JG was so warmly … Continue reading →

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The Power of Story

Posted on May 2, 2017 by mitchteemley

“Tell ‘em there’s power in Story,” the old gnome whispered. “Power ter heal and power ter hurt. Tell ‘em ter use their stories ter heal.” ~from The Wishing Map Source of my blog site’s title–and something I believe in rather … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 135

Posted on February 20, 2016 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Epilogue: The Unknown (Continued) Previously: Rested but wary of what was to come, Gina, Zack, and their friend B’frona turned to face the future. This is the final episode of The Wishing Map. ⇔ … Continue reading →

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A (Brief) Winter’s Tail

Posted on January 8, 2016 by mitchteemley

“My whiskers, what a catastrophe that nearly was!” After cleverly outwitting the dangerous intruder, Reggie McMouse returned to his favorite chair. He was particularly pleased with his plush new rug. ~The End~

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The Wishing Map 88

Posted on September 5, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Nineteen: The Naim Games (Continued) Previously: Zack astounded the childlike naims by insisting that more than one of them could be storysmiths. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 85

Posted on August 26, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Nineteen: The Naim Games Previously: Zack chose semi-finalist storysmiths for the upcoming Naim Games. Meanwhile, his sister Gina and her friend Maerith continued to search … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 84

Posted on August 22, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Eighteen: Spiffwits and Storysmiths (Continued) Previously: Convinced the only way to escape from Naimian was to teach the naims how to be storysmiths, Zack gathered … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 73

Posted on July 11, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Sixteen: Fisher Folk and Naims (Cont’d) Previously: Zack began telling the “story” he saw in a plank of rainbowood. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Tuber whacked Zack … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 1

Posted on October 8, 2014 by mitchteemley

Preface Bedtime is the time to stall. And asking for “a story” is the best way to do it. In response to such requests, many years ago I began improvising an ongoing story for my daughters about two princesses, who … Continue reading →

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