Archive - Under the Paint

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Jun 13 •

J.E. Teitsworth

May 2025

Three Things - Writing Life

One thing to listen to, one to read, and one to watch around the theme of the writing life.

May 28 •

J.E. Teitsworth

What you don't do

I've spent a lot of my life wondering what to do and then doing everything when I can't decide. But the older I get the more I realize that's not a…

May 23 •

J.E. Teitsworth

April 2025

I Even Played Baseball

An autism checklist

Apr 28 •

J.E. Teitsworth

February 2025

Blanket Gravity Magazine

Every month I try to submit a few short pieces for publication.

Feb 26 •

J.E. Teitsworth

November 2024

Learning to Ride

This piece was previously published in Flyover Country Literary Magazine, The Limits of Language, and The Unbridgeable Canyon

Nov 18, 2024 •

J.E. Teitsworth

March 2024

Featured in Flyover Country Literary Magazine

I’m a sucker for all things Midwest.

Mar 12, 2024 •

J.E. Teitsworth

November 2023

On Prescriptive Writing Advice

Serious writers write 2500 words a day.

Nov 1, 2023 •

J.E. Teitsworth

October 2023

On Discovery Writing

Pantsing, gardening, writing into the dark: whatever you call it, you’re writing without much of an up front plan.

Oct 25, 2023 •

J.E. Teitsworth

You Can Give Back Just by Reading

Is there anything more heartwarming than a kid who wants a better life finding that life in a library?

Oct 11, 2023 •

J.E. Teitsworth

June 2023

Distractions and You

I sit in front of my keyboard in the dark.

Jun 22, 2023 •

J.E. Teitsworth

Writing Resources That Are Worth Your Time

There is a lot of bad content for new and struggling writers.

Jun 3, 2023 •

J.E. Teitsworth

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