Tag Archives: youth

All I Want for My Birthday…

Posted on May 12, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week …is to fly away to Neverland. Yes, it’s my birthday, but I’m far too clever to simply tell you that. So, what’s on my mind? Family? Always. Food? Always. But mostly I’m thinking about aging. Did … Continue reading →

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Out of the Frying Pan…

Posted on July 30, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image by Cr-AI-tive My Real Memoir “…and into the fire” is a pretty accurate description of my last year of college. Only it wasn’t a sudden “Damm-this-is-hot!” leap, it was more of an in-the-air rhumba full of improvised gyrations. Some … 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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JFK, C.S. Lewis, a PE Coach and Me

Posted on November 1, 2022 by mitchteemley

Above (L to R): JFK; Drama team holiday show with buddy Rory on the far left, co-star Mike at the podium, and me (center) as a rather skinny department store Santa; Coach Sebbo; C.S. Lewis. My Real Memoir Two Jacks … Continue reading →

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Headed for Home? Or Headed for Hell?

Posted on May 31, 2022 by mitchteemley

Source: Lavie Zine My Real Memoir By the time I turned 11, my brief flirt with faith (“Hello, is anyone there?” Cue crickets. “I guess not.”) was beginning to fade. I was a boy agnostic with a taste for shiny … Continue reading →

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Yesterday I Was Foolish

Posted on September 6, 2021 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week No one can remain young–although some manage to approximate it by remaining foolish. Sadly, our world encourages the behavior. And always has. The phrase “live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse” derives from a … Continue reading →

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My Life as a Spiritual Vagrant

Posted on May 20, 2021 by mitchteemley

Drunk and Depressed When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of prose and poetry, and labelled it Fool’s Odyssey. My life of joyful hedonism … Continue reading →

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My Life of Decadent Sensualism in Paris

Posted on April 29, 2021 by mitchteemley

Photo by sugarandspice at instagram.com When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of prose and poetry, and labelled it Fool’s Odyssey. My life of … Continue reading →

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My Life of Happy Materialism in London

Posted on April 8, 2021 by mitchteemley

Photo by Joshua Chandler When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of prose and poetry, and labelled it Fool’s Odyssey. My first real day … Continue reading →

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in regards to Foghat

Posted on February 19, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is MB (M Brazfield) of Words Less Spoken. MB is a self-described Gen-Xer who grew up in urban Los Angeles and in her youth haunted the streets and clubs of that sprawling metropolis. She struggled … Continue reading →

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