Tag Archives: young adult

Loving Her Just the Way She Was

Posted on January 6, 2026 by mitchteemley

Image Source: AmoMama My Real Memoir: Loving Her Just the Way She Was But Did I Love Her? Billy Joel’s biggest hit “Just the Way You Are” was on the radio and on my mind that fall —constantly. Did I … Continue reading →

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When One Betrayal Leads to Another

Posted on November 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

Photo by Alexey Demidov My Real Memoir She’d given me no reason to think I could win her. Yet I’d pursued her anyway. Dinah was like an exiled queen, chary and aloof, trusting no one. And I was the bastard … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Accidental Betrayal

Posted on October 28, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Touch. One of my earliest recurring memories is of Mommandad on the couch in our den. I’d sit on the rug (closer to the TV), but scoot back so Mom could run her fingers through my hair. … Continue reading →

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This Is My Real Memoir (Honest)

Posted on October 14, 2025 by mitchteemley

Now’s your chance! How’s that for a generically exciting lede? On Tuesdays, I normally post my epic birth-to-infinity memoirs (eat your heart out, Ulysses). But I’ve just started a week-long project, so I’m taking a break from blogging. And this … Continue reading →

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The New Me (Some Assembly Required)

Posted on September 16, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I was a new creation. Which was even more wonderful than it sounded—I finally knew my purpose. But new creations have bugs, most of which are holdovers from earlier, bungled versions. It was time to rethink every … Continue reading →

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Learning About Human (and Inhuman) Nature

Posted on September 9, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir It was my last term of graduate school. I’d become engrossed in researching my final thesis paper, “Moral Disintegration in the Roman Theatre.” During its last 100+ years, I discovered, the empire had abandoned the Greek model … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Leap of My Life

Posted on August 26, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir “You don’t have to cough,” I told God. To wit, “You don’t have to make a sound or produce a theatrical burst of light for me to believe you’re here.” In fact, looking back, it seemed God … Continue reading →

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My Tiny Harbinger of Hope

Posted on June 10, 2025 by mitchteemley

Photo by Vanburn Gonsalves My Real Memoir So this was who I really was. Neuroscientists say the prefrontal cortex, that “third eye” behind our frown lines, finishes developing in our mid-twenties. The results can be disastrous. Some people completely lose their … Continue reading →

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Is There a Greater Force at Work?

Posted on November 9, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: Waif Phillips 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 it from the start, click here. Aided by her brother Zack, Gina faces her shape-shifting nemesis, which has suddenly turned … Continue reading →

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Love Is the Only Thing Worth Dying For

Posted on November 2, 2024 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 it from the start, click here. Aided by her brother Zack, Gina battles a shape-shifting monster. The creature began searching her mind again. … Continue reading →

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