Tag Archives: passion

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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Me: Some Assembly Required

Posted on March 28, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir A pile of bricks. That was my life at age 15. And I loved it. I saw no need for mortar to fit them all together. I was enamored with discovering all the things I thought, felt, … Continue reading →

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The Year I Fell in Love With Music

Posted on November 8, 2022 by mitchteemley

Me, age 14, rockstar posing at the local music store My Real Memoir I’d had a crush on music from early on, especially after seeing my first musical hero Sam Cooke sing “You Send Me” live at our local bijou. … Continue reading →

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I know God

Posted on April 17, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Diman5 of My Talking Drums. Diman is a Nigerian blogger who launched his site just four months ago. But already he’s on my short list of “Oh, let’s see what _____ is up to” … Continue reading →

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Christmas Alphabet S : Silent Night – The Everly Brothers, Sinead O’ Connor & Low

Posted on December 26, 2018 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Thom Hickey of The Immortal Jukebox. Thom may be a Cambridge-educated intellectual, but his soul is Irish to the core. Result: His inexhaustible knowledge of all forms of music (rock, jazz, blues, classical, folk) … Continue reading →

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Opposites

Posted on January 11, 2018 by mitchteemley

They say, you know “they,” they say it’s a fact that Opposites nearly always attract. And yet Opposites also sometimes attack. So why don’t we simply give ‘em the sack? Because Opposites are relational crack, they cling to our teeth … Continue reading →

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Batter My Heart

Posted on October 22, 2017 by mitchteemley

As a teenager, I stumbled upon the poet, John Donne, a contemporary of Shakespeare, and instantly identified with his passions, longings, and failings (“no man is an island…”). I still do. Yesterday, thanks to a smart, soulful teenager who blogs … Continue reading →

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Desire

Posted on September 2, 2017 by mitchteemley

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

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The Wishing Map 50

Posted on April 18, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Eleven: …and Found (Continued) Previously: Two immense black widows had begun to push their stingers into Gina’s eyes just as Prince Jenblevó entered the cave… … Continue reading →

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