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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  • Life at Legacy.com

    Life at Legacy.com

    I think my first “official” job was working in the Children’s Shoes department at Halle Brothers department store. I was 16. I also worked in…

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  • The Curious Incident at Seat E13

    The Curious Incident at Seat E13

    I’ll admit it, I wasn’t too impressed with the first Top Gun movie. I was in my mid-20’s in 1986 and preferred movies like Raiders…

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  • 60 Things Part II

    Two years ago, I acknowledged my 60th birthday with a list of 60 Things That I’ve Discovered so far. I thought that it would be…

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  • Why We Swim

    Why We Swim

    “Ahh, I remember this book” I think to myself as I pull it from a box of mom’s belongings I had quickly packed when we…

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