Category Archives: Writing

Regrets: Do You Have a Few?

Posted on October 9, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Addison of the blog site A Better Man. Singapore-based Addison is, by self-description, “always thinking about new ideas and ways of doing things,” and is passionate about teaching people to “improve the world by … Continue reading →

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Boomers vs. Millennials, or not

Posted on September 18, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Feature Blogger this week is long-time journalist Nora Edinger of Joy Journal. Nora’s optimistic but practical takes on life, recipes, faith-related non-fiction and, in her words, “Christian chick lit” that is “a clean read, but contemporary (as in, there … Continue reading →

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My Conception

Posted on September 10, 2019 by mitchteemley

As I sat staring at my computer, contemplating what to write, noting several “Must-Read Celebrity Stories!” on my home page and tracking the labored progression of a particularly fat squirrel up the ornamental beech tree outside my window, while obsessing … Continue reading →

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Tips for Writers: Sin Boldly!

Posted on September 6, 2019 by mitchteemley

Martin Luther famously said, “Sin boldly, but believe more boldly still!” In other words, if you’re going to do something, don’t do it by halves! While editing my novel, I became aware that I’d overused the phrase “as if” and … Continue reading →

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A Filmmaker’s Journal

Posted on August 16, 2019 by mitchteemley

I’m working on finishing the novelization of my screenplay Over-the-Rhine, a drama about addiction, death, and forgiveness (you can watch the trailer here). I’m striving to keep it real and honest, while wondering if Christian readers, like faith-based moviegoers, will … Continue reading →

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Eavesdropping and Etiquette

Posted on August 7, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Cricket of the blog site CricketMuse. Cricket is a published writer and a passionate etymologist (words, not bugs). She reviews books, muses on various topics (hence her blog’s title), and serves up tasty tidbits … Continue reading →

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It’s My 5th Blogiversary!

Posted on July 30, 2019 by mitchteemley

I’m 5 today! And you know what that means — It means I get to go to school with the bigger blogger kids now! According to development experts, these are the: 10 Key Traits of a Five Year Old Displays … Continue reading →

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My grief is a three year old.

Posted on July 24, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is the creator of yellowlamplight. I don’t know her name, but more and more I feel I know her character. Which is? Well, to quote her, “I adore [life], but I don’t trust it. I … Continue reading →

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How do You Forgive the Unforgivable?

Posted on July 19, 2019 by mitchteemley

How do you forgive the unforgiveable?* To begin with, you have to remember that, while there are unforgiveable acts, there are no unforgiveable people. Yes, tragically, a few souls have “seared consciences” (1 Timothy 4:2) and can no longer discern … 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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