Tag Archives: witty

Can’t Choose Just One Word? Combine ‘Em!

Posted on October 22, 2020 by mitchteemley

Portmanteau. Yeah, I know, you’re thinking, “I was there once! It’s on the French Riviera, right?” Sorry, Jacques, non. A portmanteau is a new word created by mashing together two (or more) pre-existing words. For example, I’m going to write … Continue reading →

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Minted

Posted on July 15, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Nicola Humphreys of a rambling collective. She lives, she tells us, “somewhere in the north of England, or the Midlands, depending on your point of view.” Nicola is a short story writer who, as … Continue reading →

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A Tribute Written For One of My Favorite Poets

Posted on May 27, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Paul Szlosek of Paul’s Poetry Playground. Paul is a first-order poetry aficionado (he even looks like a poet). A past recipient of the Jacob Knight Award for Poetry, his work has appeared in numerous … Continue reading →

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A girl named, sincerely

Posted on November 6, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is George Raymond of the exceedingly quirky blog site Trefology. At least I think it is. That’s him in the picture below. At least I think it is. That’s because it’s exceedingly difficult–no make that … Continue reading →

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Hope Springs

Posted on July 10, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Ali Bailey, a UK-based poet who, in her own words, has “never found a use for this habit.” And so, she says, “I thought I would just gather my poems together here, in one … Continue reading →

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Expectancy is the Atmosphere for Miracles

Posted on May 29, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is the smart, witty, opinionated, often sarcastic, and generally very wise blogger at See, There’s This Thing Called Biology, a.k.a. Insanity Bytes. I’m afraid that, despite several years of following her blog, I haven’t yet … Continue reading →

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Failure

Posted on February 19, 2019 by mitchteemley

Failure is the fertilizer that feeds success. It stinks and is unpleasant to handle, but without it success is unattainable.

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Wednesday Weirdness

Posted on January 16, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Bluebird of Bitterness. B.O.B. consistently finds funny stuff–quips, cartoons, videos like the one below–to post. And since her (yes, her) sense of humor almost cosmically aligns with mine, I visit her site on a … Continue reading →

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Tips for Writers: Love the Burn

Posted on March 23, 2018 by mitchteemley

The key to building muscles, oddly enough, is to regularly and repeatedly expose yourself to pain. Not too much, not too little. Too much—torn muscles, tendonitis, bone spurs—is bad news. Too little is no news at all. Muscles grow when … Continue reading →

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Pictures of Heaven!

Posted on September 19, 2017 by mitchteemley

It is generally assumed that there are no actual photographs of heaven. This is incorrect. There are many pictures online!  Hint: It helps if you’ve read a lot of books. Then you’ll know exactly what to look for. More: I’ll … Continue reading →

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