Tag Archives: My Real Memoir

My First Date

Posted on March 21, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I was in love with my life. More specifically, I was in love with theatre, music, and girls, all girls—with “Womanhood,” I told my pen pal Judy (above), and so I was “playing the field with enthusiasm.” … Continue reading →

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America Up Close and Personal

Posted on March 14, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir From the Big Orange to the Big Apple! It’s still the longest road trip I’ve ever taken. Our YMCA leaders were a married couple who, along with their two young children Brian and Judy, had signed on … Continue reading →

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Pen Pals Forever!

Posted on March 7, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir “To a real sweet guy and brain that is in most of my classes and is real neat.” ~Sherri “From your most hansome [sic] friend.” ~Manuel “You have a real bitchen personality and you’d better keep it … Continue reading →

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My Friend the Movie Star

Posted on February 28, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Friendships shuffled during my freshman year in high school. My two childhood BFFs were still around, of course, and new friendships were popping up like Iowa corn. But my most unlikely friend that year was a bonafide … Continue reading →

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Bringing My Darkness Into the Light

Posted on February 21, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Whatcha gonna do when the crick runs dry? My superpower since third grade had been my ability to tell funny stories and do goofy voices. And ninth grade looked to be no different. After all, I’d had … Continue reading →

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Help! I Need Somebody

Posted on February 14, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Help! I need somebody Help! Not just anybody Help! You know I need someone I was fourteen and “girl crazy.” From my early abandonment of the He Man Woman Haters Club to discovering how much I liked smart-cute … Continue reading →

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In Desperate Need of Focus

Posted on February 7, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir It was like one of those “Kick me!” signs pranksters slap on your back. I’d had ADHD from conception (the doctor told my mother I was the most hyperactive fetus he’d ever seen), but nobody had a … Continue reading →

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Letting My Geek Flag Fly

Posted on January 31, 2023 by mitchteemley

Drama Geek logo by impactspiritwear.com My Real Memoir “Some are born geeks, some achieve geekness, and others have geekness thrust upon them.” ~William (“Willy the Geek”) Shakespeare “Drama Geeks.” That was what they called us. “They” being the letterman-jacketed “men” … Continue reading →

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The Death of a Friend

Posted on January 24, 2023 by mitchteemley

Image by Yuri_B My Real Memoir It was a forced friendship. True, Craig was an only child like me, but that was the only thing we had in common. I wasn’t averse to taking risks, but Craig was the most … Continue reading →

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The Most Memorable Year of My Life

Posted on January 17, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Not until my wedding, 21 years later, did I have another year that was so packed with personal memories. I’d fallen in love with music just as the Beatles and ensuing British Invasion hit, and started learning … Continue reading →

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