Tag Archives: Walt Disney

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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A Star Again, or How I Scored An Extra 15 Minutes of Fame

Posted on November 5, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Following my father’s death, I’d decided not to take over his two profitable enterprises. “I’m an artist,” I told Mom, “not a businessman.” Appearances aside, however, I hadn’t taken a virtuous vow of poverty. So I doubled down on … Continue reading →

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Your Are Cordially Invited…

Posted on March 23, 2024 by mitchteemley

To Enter Another World! I normally post episodes of my full-length fantasy The Wishing Map on Saturdays, but I’m in the studio today, so allow me to refer you back to the start of this magical little epic. Each segment, … Continue reading →

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Instant Wisdom

Posted on September 30, 2023 by mitchteemley

Source: Don’t Squint 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. After Zack and his sister Gina returned to the world of Ismara, … Continue reading →

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Gnome-napped!

Posted on September 16, 2023 by mitchteemley

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. Zack and his sister Gina had returned the world of Ismara. Abandoning his oddly-behaving sister, … Continue reading →

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Hopelessly Unprepared!

Posted on July 8, 2023 by mitchteemley

Image by Erik Schereder 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. Knowing they might never return, in order to complete their mission, … Continue reading →

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Mockery Cuts Deep

Posted on May 27, 2023 by mitchteemley

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. Gina and her brother Zack had completely alienated one another. And now they were facing … 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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Have You Read The Wishing Map?

Posted on December 10, 2022 by mitchteemley

I’m being a spotty blogger (“splogger”?) this week while I focus on upcoming projects, and so… While I normally post an episode of my full-length fantasy The Wishing Map on Saturdays, this time I’ll refer you back to the start … Continue reading →

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Call Me Forrest

Posted on February 19, 2018 by mitchteemley

My daughter calls me Forrest Gump. She has this theory that I’ve not only met most of the world’s famous people, but that I (accidentally) caused most of the major events of the 20th century. Silly, I know. All I can say … Continue reading →

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