Leaving The Door Open

Non-Fiction Stories…Follow Who You Are

  • Tossing and Turning: My Sleep Study

    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 my physical suddenly asked, “Do you snore?” The question took me back to the previous night when my husband, Dennis,…

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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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  • A Touch of Magic in Mexico

    A Touch of Magic in Mexico

    Many, many years ago, when the worst of the February fatigue of Chicago winters set in, we would (somewhat sheepishly) pull our son Will from…

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  • A Celebration of “Slivers”

    A Celebration of “Slivers”

    On May 28th, author Vicki Atkinson officially published Slivers, her second book and first foray into fiction. In less than a month, this imaginative and…

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