Tag Archives: desire

When One Betrayal Leads to Another

Posted on November 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

Photo by Alexey Demidov My Real Memoir She’d given me no reason to think I could win her. Yet I’d pursued her anyway. Dinah was like an exiled queen, chary and aloof, trusting no one. And I was the bastard … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Accidental Betrayal

Posted on October 28, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Touch. One of my earliest recurring memories is of Mommandad on the couch in our den. I’d sit on the rug (closer to the TV), but scoot back so Mom could run her fingers through my hair. … Continue reading →

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Broken Boy Meets Broken Girl

Posted on July 15, 2025 by mitchteemley

Source: Unsplash from Freerange Stock My Real Memoir As she passed, my friend Theo, a fellow graduate directing major, whispered, “She’s so sensuous and classy.” I hadn’t seen Dinah since last spring, but I had to agree. Theo admitted that he was … Continue reading →

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A Perfect Calm Before the Storm

Posted on May 6, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I stood in the dark one final time, and said, “Look, if you’re there, just cough or something.” As always, there was no answer. I was angry at God for not existing (although I wouldn’t admit it). … Continue reading →

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Having a Conscience Is So Inconvenient

Posted on March 25, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I was still running my little school of the arts (and secretly living in a back room there) while attending Drama grad school. I wanted to direct. But because of my eleventh hour application, I’d been shoehorned in as … Continue reading →

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Desire

Posted on October 12, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Desire is a flame that can light a lantern or burn down a house.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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Cheating on My Future Love?

Posted on June 25, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: vocal.media.com My Real Memoir We’d only been on three dates. But already I had a sense that Darlene might be “the one.” Not only couldn’t I stop thinking about her, I didn’t even want to think about anyone else. … Continue reading →

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The Girl With the Beautiful Brain

Posted on May 21, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image by Etienne Boulanger My Real Memoir I’d been living alone for a few weeks now and cherished my little corner of paradise. But I’d also gotten a taste of how lonely and brutal a life of isolation can be. … Continue reading →

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The Boy with Two Brains

Posted on April 5, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Many of my memoir posts have had a Tom Sawyer-ish tone, provoking “Oh, you had such an idyllic childhood!” responses. But in the last couple of months, there’ve been darker entries. In the past two weeks, I … Continue reading →

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Seek and You Shall Find

Posted on February 13, 2022 by mitchteemley

Seek God’s help and you may receive what you desire. Seek God himself and you will receive all that you desire. For to desire God is to have all that is worth desiring. †

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