Tag Archives: loss

On the Death of a Dear Friend

Posted on February 19, 2026 by mitchteemley

Image by Tim Mossholder On the Death of a Dear Friend Five Years Ago… My dear friend and business partner Dennis died amid COVID-19’s widening path of destruction. He was one of the kindest, most ethical people I have ever … Continue reading →

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Dangling by a Thread of Hope

Posted on February 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I’d just turned twenty-five, and was recovering from multiple goodbyes, while pushing back against that old recurring sense of purposelessness. So I clung to what remained: I still had friends, even if the tide had carried some away. And … Continue reading →

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One Goodbye Leads to Another, and Another…

Posted on January 28, 2025 by mitchteemley

Image by Tama66 My Real Memoir Mom grew weary of wandering alone in the big Coyote Hills house. A year-and-a-half had passed since my father died, and a year since I’d moved out to be near my school of the arts. Thanks … Continue reading →

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Closed Doors

Posted on August 20, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: topteny.com My Real Memoir Open doors. Every year, as winter faded and spring approached, it seemed a new door would open, leading me from a darkened room into a new one bright with possibilities. Two years previous, I’d gone … Continue reading →

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Only Love Remains

Posted on August 3, 2024 by mitchteemley

“When the things we love come to an end, the love itself remains, as proof that they mattered–and still do.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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Their Dark Intruder

Posted on May 9, 2024 by mitchteemley

One of my heavier posts (please read through to the end). This is a true story. Image by Elti Meshau He said he would kill them, In his time, in his way And yet they let the intruder stay Even … Continue reading →

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Dear Younger Me

Posted on January 31, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Debbie Prather of 742 I Love You. Debbie is a lifelong journaler, exercise physiologist, unrepentant health-nut, and person of faith. Her site is named for the time of evening her future husband Craig would … Continue reading →

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Abandoned!

Posted on June 30, 2023 by mitchteemley

 What is it about that word? Abandoned isn’t just an adjective, it’s a feeling. Maybe one of sorrow, or loss, or rage, or even gratitude at the forsaking of something that should never have existed to begin with. Abandoned places … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye to Our Little Girl

Posted on June 15, 2023 by mitchteemley

She was the runt of the litter. But just try and tell her that. Misha was the biggest little cat that ever lived, a tiny flurry of white I could hold in the palm of my hand. But the moment … Continue reading →

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A Secret Tragedy

Posted on August 6, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Dan Circa (dailymail.com) 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, deeply offending the … Continue reading →

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