Tag Archives: Walt Disney Company

It’s Time to Start Your Adventure!

Posted on October 18, 2025 by mitchteemley

Dear blogger friends, and normal people: I’m in the midst of a week-long project. And so, in an effort to avoid creative overload, I’m taking a break from blogging. Meanwhile, have you read my epic fantasy novel The Wishing Map? … Continue reading →

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There’s Magic in the World!

Posted on December 21, 2024 by mitchteemley

There’s magic in the world and it’s waiting to be found! The Wishing Map will return next Saturday, December 28th, for its final episode! Now’s the perfect time to learn more about this epic fantasy, or to begin reading it. Click … 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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It’s Time to Start Wishing!

Posted on August 12, 2023 by mitchteemley

The Wishing Map, that is! It’s a family day today, so I’ll resume posting The Wishing Map episodes next week. Meanwhile, this is a great time to begin reading the epic fantasy Disney called “a modern Chronicles of Narnia!” To … Continue reading →

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The Coming Tidal Wave

Posted on August 5, 2023 by mitchteemley

Artwork by Andrew Krivulya 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. Newly arrived at the island kingdom of Sur Kellan, Zack and … Continue reading →

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Am I the Real Forrest Gump?

Posted on April 13, 2023 by mitchteemley

My daughter calls me Forrest Gump. She has this theory that I’ve not only met most of the world’s famous people, but that I (accidentally) caused most of modern history’s major events. Silly, I know. All I can say is, “Daughters … Continue reading →

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Have You Read the Wishing Map?

Posted on March 25, 2023 by mitchteemley

I’m being a spotty blogger (“splogger”?) today while attending a men’s conference, and so… While I normally post an episode of my full-length fantasy The Wishing Map on Saturdays, this time I’ll refer you back to the start of my … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map is Coming!

Posted on August 28, 2021 by mitchteemley

Concept art created for the Walt Disney series. Introduction Seven years ago, when my blog site was new, I published a complete fantasy novel The Wishing Map here online at The Power of Story. It was received with great enthusiasm … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map – a serialized fantasy novel

Posted on October 5, 2014 by mitchteemley

“There’s magic in the world.  And it’s waiting to be found.”  I’ve begun posting, in short weekly episodes, my novel The Wishing Map.  Originally developed for The Walt Disney Company, The Wishing Map has been called “a modern American Chronicles … Continue reading →

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