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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  • 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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