Tag Archives: teenager

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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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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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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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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The Day the Magic Died

Posted on January 3, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir One of my earliest movie memories is of The Wizard of Oz, which if you’re like me you’ve probably seen too many times to count. As a kid I’d prayed for a tornado, an admittedly rare event in … Continue reading →

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When Life Gives You Compound Fractures

Posted on November 22, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I’d never been an athlete. While other kids learned how to follow-through with a baseball bat or how to throw a perfect football spiral, my buddy Jeff and I were learning how to be Tom and Huck … Continue reading →

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Fun House of Pain?

Posted on September 27, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir My fingers had every reason to think I hated them. I cut more chunks out of them than I did any actual wood when whittling surfer style “tiki god” pendants for my friends (“Dear Mitch, please carve … Continue reading →

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Strange Hallucinations … an Unlucky Actor … and a Chimpanzee Painter

Posted on April 6, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Carolyn of Nuggets of Gold. Carolyn’s blogger handle is “Joy Roses,” and for a good reason: she emanates joy, with a healthy side of humor. This wife and mother of two teenagers began journaling … Continue reading →

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Death by Public Speaking

Posted on October 23, 2021 by mitchteemley

Illustration by Sara-Mara 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. For some annoying cosmic reason, Mid-Mid’s (Middleton Middle … Continue reading →

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