Tag Archives: violence

The 32-Second Killing Spree

Posted on August 26, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Five years ago, a young man opened fire on a crowd of people in nearby Dayton, Ohio, where many of my friends live. Which is hardly even news. I mean, mass shootings happen every day in … Continue reading →

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My Paradise Lost

Posted on May 14, 2024 by mitchteemley

Domestic Abuse Screening My Real Memoir I awoke to the sound of screaming, pounding, and frantic footfalls in the entryway stairwell. And then, through my living room window, I saw a skinny guy streak naked across the grass. I pulled … Continue reading →

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Have We Become Desensitized?

Posted on August 7, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “Only five?” This is the reaction many (most?) of us have when we hear that yet another mass shooter has struck. “Only five?” I confess, I’ve responded this way. It takes bigger numbers, more deaths to … Continue reading →

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Love Is a Bridge

Posted on January 16, 2023 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” ~Martin Luther King Jr. Sir Isaac Newton once … Continue reading →

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Truth Is a Hard Path

Posted on January 11, 2021 by mitchteemley

Photo: David John Terry (pinterest.com) Thought for the Week Truth is not comforting. It’s a hard path to stay on. It’s rocky and unpredictable, refusing to show us what we wanted to see, taking us where it will, rather that … Continue reading →

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The 32 Second Killing Spree

Posted on August 6, 2019 by mitchteemley

Three mass shootings in a week. El Paso, Texas, Gilroy, California, and now Dayton, Ohio, where many of my friends live (none were present at the shooting). Actually, America averages more than one mass shooting a day; these three simply … Continue reading →

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The Right Thing

Posted on September 11, 2018 by mitchteemley

It finally happened where I live: four people (including the shooter himself) died and two were injured in Cincinnati last week when an angry, paranoid young man opened fire in a bank lobby. The horrific event happened just off Fountain … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 91

Posted on November 15, 2017 by mitchteemley

Is there anything worse than causing another person, especially a child, to suffer?

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The Wishing Map 90

Posted on November 8, 2017 by mitchteemley

Be careful. Not everyone reciprocates with questions. Some use bullets.

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Take a Stand

Posted on January 30, 2017 by mitchteemley

I’m short on time this morning, but long on thought. My gut reaction to the current tumult in the world and in my country is to call for dialogue, for peace, for efforts to understand one another’s views. And I … Continue reading →

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