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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  • The Summer of 1973

    The Summer of 1973

    It was the summer of 1973. “Brother Louie”, “Touch Me in the Morning” and “Drift Away” were rotating every hour on my little brown plastic…

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  • Opening Up Caskets and Conversations

    Opening Up Caskets and Conversations

    My thoughts for this post started last week as I read the latest post from Marian Beaman titled “Little Girl and a Coffin in the…

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  • What “Mother” Looks Like

    What “Mother” Looks Like

    I have spent so much time analyzing and chiseling away at the core of the relationship between my mother and myself that I realized I…

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  • A Bridge & a Love Story (the family version)

    A Bridge & a Love Story (the family version)

    I really enjoyed spending time with my mother-in-law, Patricia (Pat). She was incredibly sweet and a wonderful mother and grandmother. We shared both laughs and…

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