Leaving The Door Open

Non-Fiction Stories…Follow Who You Are

  • Learning about Nature – Florida Edition

    Learning about Nature – Florida Edition

    I’ve enjoyed several photo collections on WordPress over the last month with everything from beautiful outdoor scenes and hiking trails lined with local plants to fall’s arrival and happy children carving pumpkins. My challenge as a Central Florida resident is that fall is not so…

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  • The Spirit of a Library

    The Spirit of a Library

    Herman Wouk. Ken Follett. David Baldacci. Barack Obama. What do these authors have in common? They all kept my mother company at one time or…

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  • Tossing and Turning: My Sleep Study

    I have a “thing” about sleep. I want it. So, I don’t know what I was thinking when someone from the medical team assisting with…

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  • A Writer’s Life..Or Not

    A Writer’s Life..Or Not

    Inspiration struck when I saw an interview with legendary New York Times journalist and author Gay Talese. I had heard his name, but that was…

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  • The Creative Quest

    The Creative Quest

    This summer, I finally came face-to-face with The Bear. I knew about it, had some interest in it, but for whatever reason, I dragged my…

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