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 World’s Fair To Remember

    A World’s Fair To Remember

    Gleaming white buildings. Miles of freshly-dug lagoons. Venetian gondolas. A Ferris Wheel. These were the images that came to mind when I was first asked…

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  • Fins: A Summer Memory

    Fins: A Summer Memory

    It was the Monday of Labor Day weekend 2015. My husband and I had only been living in our newly adopted state for 33 days.…

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  • As Fate Would Have It…

    As Fate Would Have It…

    Oriana Fallaci was an Italian journalist known for her politically charged interviews throughout her career. But in 1979, she moved away from that genre to…

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  • Two Years In…Whatever Happened To?

    Two Years In…Whatever Happened To?

    A few days ago, I searched “2 Years” on Word Press and found an immediate perspective. The first result was someone sharing that he is…

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