Tag Archives: nostalgia

My Early Brushes With Mortality

Posted on July 21, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo source: Richard Ratay My Real Memoir My Early Brushes with Mortality. I’d spent just four months in my new home. Still, everything had changed. I’d gained two new best friends and emerged from my shy-shell. “Emerged?” Heck, I was … Continue reading →

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The Day I Ran Away

Posted on July 14, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo source: Michal Bres My Real Memoir The day I ran away didn’t arrive unbidden. After all, I’d threatened before to leave once I’d had all I could take of unreasonable adult demands (brain-numbing homework and soul-sucking chores). But leave … Continue reading →

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The Day We Entered the Tunnel of Doom

Posted on July 7, 2026 by mitchteemley

Source: urbexiam.com My Real Memoir The Day We Entered the Tunnel of Doom: There are severe limits to how far you’re allowed to wander at age 7. Hence, to legendary adventurers like Rory, Jeff and me, “Don’t cross [insert name … Continue reading →

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Where No Kid Had Gone Before!

Posted on June 30, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo courtesy of riotdaily.com My Real Memoir It Wasn’t Just the Forbidden… …that fed my hunger for stimulation. It was the unknown. I think, at age seven, my real, underlying desire was “to go where no kid had gone before!” … Continue reading →

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If Adventure Has a Name…

Posted on June 23, 2026 by mitchteemley

Credits from top left to right: Jordan Whitt, Steffi Wacker, Old Chum, Brett Sayles My Real Memoir If adventure has a name, it’s Indiana La Mirada Jones Teemley. I know that sounds a tad over-the-top, but I had an insatiable … Continue reading →

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The Day I Discovered Girls

Posted on June 16, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo by Gerrie Vernon My Real Memoir The He Man Woman Haters Club The day I discovered girls came shortly after, inspired by the Little Rascals TV show, Jeff (of Jeff-and-Rory fame) and I formed a “He Man Woman Haters Club … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Best Friends

Posted on June 9, 2026 by mitchteemley

Left to Right: Me, age 7  –  Jeff a.k.a. “Sunshine”  –  Rory-the-Dauntless  –  La Mirada, California My Real Memoir Hello Sunshine This is a tale of two best friends, one full of sunshine, one full of clouds. We’d moved to … Continue reading →

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A True Friend Is Always There

Posted on June 2, 2026 by mitchteemley

‘Boy in Field’ by Rachael Crowe   —   ‘Tabby Cat’ by Adél Grőber My Real Memoir We’d Moved… …and I was alone again. Or so it seemed. But I was soon to learn that a true friend is always there. I … Continue reading →

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The Day I Discovered Music

Posted on May 19, 2026 by mitchteemley

‘You Send Me‘ 1957 by Sam Cooke My Real Memoir It was the day I discovered music. But I wouldn’t realize it until years later. True, I liked music, thanks in large part to my Uncle Walt (Disney). I danced … Continue reading →

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The Sky Goes All the Way Down

Posted on May 12, 2026 by mitchteemley

Source: Raised to Action My Real Memoir The sky goes all the way down, I thought. Or at least it did where we lived. It didn’t in L.A. because the buildings got in its way. Mom used to work there, … Continue reading →

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