Tag Archives: poetry

A Fake Life

Posted on September 24, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir It seemed everything I’d ever wanted or trained to be was just a handful of beans, and there was no beanstalk in sight. I was making a living pretending to be an electronics engineer, while the girl … Continue reading →

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The Legend of Literary Me

Posted on June 6, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Stories are my soulmate. True, humans of the female persuasion staked a claim for my affections early on. But I honestly can’t remember when I wasn’t in love with stories. Maybe it was telling myself far-fetched tales … Continue reading →

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Hole

Posted on September 23, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is River Dixon of The Stories In Between. I don’t know a lot about River, except that he lives in Arizona and writes short stories and poems (he’s authored seven published collections to date). The … Continue reading →

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The Extraordinary in the Ordinary

Posted on July 19, 2018 by mitchteemley

Beauty abides in common things If only we choose to see it And grace will turn our limbs to wings If only we choose to free it ℘  “Often when we blame our artists for painting ugly things, they are but striving to … Continue reading →

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