Leaving The Door Open

Non-Fiction Stories…Follow Who You Are

  • 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 another. Books were her passion (or at least one of them) for as long as I can remember. When I…

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  • A Lucky Girl

    A Lucky Girl

    Mom used to clean her paintbrushes with the heavy-duty solvent turpentine. The truth, however, was that she wasn’t painting much anymore in her small art…

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  • August 2017: An Eclipse Sighting

    August 2017: An Eclipse Sighting

    The idea of experiencing a transitory, rare occurrence fascinates me, and I know I’m not alone. When our calendars inched closer to the new millennium,…

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  • The Power of Imprinting

    The Power of Imprinting

    Back in the mid-1990’s, I remember shopping one day in a Best Buy. There were rows of boxes lined all the way down the aisle;…

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  • In a Flash

    In a Flash

    It’s been over a week now, and I am still singing that song. I both want to and don’t want to, if that’s possible. I…

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