Tag Archives: boy

I’m So Clever

Posted on August 17, 2023 by mitchteemley

Photo by Ksenia Chernaya Every time I quote myself or invite people to follow my blog I realize I’m still just that little kid on the playground shouting, “Mommy, look at me!” or “Daddy, watch what I can do!” My … Continue reading →

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If-Then: My Teenage Equation

Posted on December 13, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio My Real Memoir The summer before high school was packed with equations. I’d signed up for summer classes at four-year-old La Mirada High, its sidewalks still warm from the exit treds of its first graduating class. … Continue reading →

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My Brief but Glorious Career as a Monster

Posted on August 16, 2022 by mitchteemley

Monster Me (photo enhanced by me, age 11) My Real Memoir I’ve admitted before my boyhood affection for monsters. No, more than just affection, from Dr. Frankenstein’s befuddled electro-charged jarhead to that ultimate pound puppy, the Wolfman, I empathized with … Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Path

Posted on July 16, 2022 by mitchteemley

Image by J D Black 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 the entire novel, begin here. Gina had unwittingly adopted a dragon, making her its dragonmeer, … Continue reading →

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When You Offend My Friends, You Offend Me!

Posted on June 18, 2022 by mitchteemley

Image by HealthyBacon 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 the entire novel, begin here. While Zack was on his way back to Ismara to search … Continue reading →

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I Gave Birth to a Monster!

Posted on February 1, 2022 by mitchteemley

Above Left: Mitch at age 11 (embellishments his) Above Right: Mitch (age withheld) and Son of Mitch at G-Fest (2019) My Real Memoir I got pregnant when I was a kid! And not with human baby, but a monster! To … Continue reading →

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A Sudden Reversal of Fate

Posted on January 29, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Corey Rich 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 the entire novel, begin here. Zack was about to die! How had … Continue reading →

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Falling Through the Bedroom Floor

Posted on January 15, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Henry & Co. 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 the entire novel, begin here. The last thing Zack saw as … Continue reading →

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The Lure of the Forbidden

Posted on August 10, 2021 by mitchteemley

Mitch at age 7 (don’t let that innocent grin fool you) My Real Memoir As a boy, I always assumed adventure lay just beyond the signs that said, “No Trespassing.” And, in a way, I still do. “Making a beeline.” … Continue reading →

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My Scar Stories

Posted on September 16, 2019 by mitchteemley

“If Adventure has a Name…” Impulsive actions make great movie scenes. But in real life they can get you killed. Or worse: in trouble with Mom and Dad. I mentioned previously that I was clumsy. I’ve come to the conclusion … Continue reading →

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