Monthly Archives: November 2024

I Really Don’t Believe In Reincarnation, But…

Posted on November 13, 2024 by mitchteemley

I really don’t believe in reincarnation, but if I’m wrong I want to come back as a girl named Meagin (me again).

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How I Became a Bad Boy

Posted on November 12, 2024 by mitchteemley

©The Shakespearean Tavern Playhouse My Real Memoir I was young and unshackled. I’d launched a street theatre group, The Right Pithee Players, and in our freewheeling improv performances, I would flirt with the crowd, tousle hair, steal caresses. And so would my … Continue reading →

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Is It OK to Believe In Myself?

Posted on November 11, 2024 by mitchteemley

Photo by Emmanuel Avila Thought for the Week I usually cringe when I see “Believe in Yourself” articles. Because, while valid in theory, in practice they often feature empty self-affirmations. Not meaningful correctives like, “I deserve to be loved.” But … Continue reading →

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From Here to Eternity

Posted on November 10, 2024 by mitchteemley

To read more, click here! ∞

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The Unseen Hand

Posted on November 9, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: Restore “Have you ever sensed, while in the midst of life’s battles, that a greater, unseen force was at work?” ~The Wishing Map φ

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Is There a Greater Force at Work?

Posted on November 9, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: Waif Phillips The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode click here. To read it from the start, click here. Aided by her brother Zack, Gina faces her shape-shifting nemesis, which has suddenly turned … Continue reading →

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Five Years Ago This Weekend

Posted on November 8, 2024 by mitchteemley

Engulfed together (story below the photos). In many ways, that’s essence of us, my wife Trudy and me. We seldom take summer trips. But come autumn, we love to gas up our SUV and hit the road! We’d hoped to … Continue reading →

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Where Have All the Monsters Gone?

Posted on November 7, 2024 by mitchteemley

Music From My Movies As I mentioned in the previous Music from My Movies, I’ve written songs for each of my feature films. For my “cult classic comedy” Notzilla (MovieWeb), I wrote three closing tunes. Notzilla is a spoof of … Continue reading →

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An Ode to Raking Leaves in Early November

Posted on November 6, 2024 by mitchteemley

Raking leaves in early November is always so festive with the crinkles and colors of autumn: the cheerful reds and oranges and golds of Twix bar wrappers… Reese’s Pieces wrappers… and Snickers wrappers and the urgent reds and desperate blues … Continue reading →

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A Star Again, or How I Scored An Extra 15 Minutes of Fame

Posted on November 5, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Following my father’s death, I’d decided not to take over his two profitable enterprises. “I’m an artist,” I told Mom, “not a businessman.” Appearances aside, however, I hadn’t taken a virtuous vow of poverty. So I doubled down on … Continue reading →

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