Leaving The Door Open

Keeping it Real Storytelling

  • I Have A Tale to Tell

    I Have A Tale to Tell

    I have to share upfront that I am unabashedly piggybacking off of Vicki Atkinson’s post about the power of song and its cathartic abilities to bring us to tears in certain moments; particularly while in the car. Click here for her post. Her post got…

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  • Oh, The Places You’ll Go: A Tribute to Books

    Oh, The Places You’ll Go: A Tribute to Books

    I recently discovered a blogger who is having fun helping other writers. Understanding the importance that a story must start with an idea, Jibber Jabber…

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  • My Love for Space

    My Love for Space

    Space. The final frontier. I may not have been a huge fan of the television show Star Trek (although those teleporting beams were pretty cool)…

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  • The Wait

    The Wait

    A friend emailed me a few days ago. With everything happening in the world right now, she was both mad and worried that I had…

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  • Taking New Steps

    Taking New Steps

    A year ago this week, I carefully reviewed my inaugural blog post for about the 500th time and finally launched it live.  Over the next…

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