Category Archives: Writing

Ego Candy

Posted on April 11, 2020 by mitchteemley

Many bloggers, myself included, have experienced an upswing in views–thanks to the captive audience provided by the worldwide lockdown. Comments and Likes have gone up, as well. It’s enough to make your teeth rot. Why do I say that? Recognition … Continue reading →

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Highlight Highs don’t last as the days slip by

Posted on April 8, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Kate Duff of A Thousand Bits of Paper. Kate is a poet, writer, and published author who lives in Australia. About her writing, she says it’s “a ‘song line’ or ‘dreaming track,’ a path … Continue reading →

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The Tales We’ll Tell

Posted on April 2, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Erik Shinker of Perpetually Past Due. Erik, who apart from his other qualifications simply oozes humility and compassion, has a degree in Literature and Creative Writing. He also minored in Film Studies, so we’re … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Health Risks of Hoarding

Posted on March 25, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is actually a journalist, Jocasta Lennon, a freelance writer “with a passion for the eclectic and unusual.” When Jocasta first approached me, I was delighted that she considered this a place for talented new writers … Continue reading →

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Parenting Techniques For 2020

Posted on March 18, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Paul Montgomery of Newspeak. As his site’s title implies, Paul writes about news, as well as sociology, pop culture and, well, whatever he can put his patently snarky spin on. Because, although I don’t … Continue reading →

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Twelfth Night

Posted on March 11, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Rosie Books of La Tour Abolie. Rosie lives (by her own description) “in a windswept corner of the South of England with an awful lot of cats.” She writes intriguing human interest pieces on … Continue reading →

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Tutoring the Tutor

Posted on March 5, 2020 by mitchteemley

This is a true story. I tutored at an inner city college. Many of my students were the first in their families to finish high school. Or not sell drugs. Some became my personal heroes. My current tutee, a suburban … Continue reading →

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THiRST

Posted on March 4, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Vikash Goyal of KASHiVOLOGY. “Scattered and grown” (his words), Vikash lives in Kurseong, India. He describes himself as “a businessman by profession and an eavesdropper by choice,” who is inspired by the Beatles, among … Continue reading →

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Tips for Writers: A Cure for Writer’s Block

Posted on February 20, 2020 by mitchteemley

One possible cure. Preferable cure below. There are two definitions for block: 1) an obstacle to be avoided; 2) a material to be used (as in construction). The cure for Writers Block (and its evil twin, Trouble Getting Started) is … Continue reading →

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in regards to Foghat

Posted on February 19, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is MB (M Brazfield) of Words Less Spoken. MB is a self-described Gen-Xer who grew up in urban Los Angeles and in her youth haunted the streets and clubs of that sprawling metropolis. She struggled … Continue reading →

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