Tag Archives: women

The Poetry of Strong Women

Posted on June 22, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Gabrela Marie Milton of Short Prose. Gabriela is an Amazon bestselling poet. She’s also a Pushcart Prize nominee and 2019 Author of the Year at Spillwords Press, as well as the author of the #1 … Continue reading →

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World Weary Woman

Posted on April 27, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Paula Light of Light Motifs II. Paula, a writer and poet based in Orange County, California, harbors an abiding love for her children and grandchildren, as well as movies, cats, and cupcakes. The most … Continue reading →

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In the name of puberty!

Posted on February 23, 2022 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on DIARY OF A VILLAGE GIRL:
Image:courtesy Being a woman is great. Sometimes though, I wish I could trade in my uterus for a pair of balls. And by sometimes, I mean the 5 days(give or take) period…

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A Confession on My 25th Year of Teaching

Posted on August 25, 2021 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on K E Garland:
Twenty-five years ago, I began my career in education as an English teacher. However, I didn’t enter the profession out of a profound sense of passion. Here’s what happened: I began undergrad as a…

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What Gender Is Your Computer?

Posted on May 29, 2021 by mitchteemley

I didn’t write the following, but I do find it amusing (I don’t know who wrote it). Yes, it’s based on stereotypes, but there are some “that kinda rings true” statements. And, yes, it’s not very of-our-time; I mean, are … Continue reading →

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Grace Places

Posted on February 5, 2020 by mitchteemley

“A woman who reverences the Lord is to be praised. Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.” ~Proverbs 31:30-31 My Featured Bloggers this week are two women … Continue reading →

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“Complete” vs. “Finished”

Posted on May 14, 2019 by mitchteemley

A linguistics professor was asked to explain the difference between the words complete and finished. “Well, when you marry the right woman,” he explained, “you are complete. But, when you marry the wrong woman you are finished. And,” he added … Continue reading →

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Equal Pay for Women!

Posted on April 4, 2017 by mitchteemley

Today is Equal Pay Day, representing how far into the new year a woman must work in order to earn the same amount a man earned during the previous twelve months alone. But, hey, women belong in the home anyway. Right, … Continue reading →

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How to Draw Women

Posted on September 22, 2016 by mitchteemley

I draw lots of things. Mosquitos. Criticism. But women? Not so much. Dude, if I’d realized it worked like this when I was a teenager, I’d have paid way more attention in art class!

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