Leaving The Door Open

Keeping it Real Storytelling

  • Miscellaneous Happy Moments

    Miscellaneous Happy Moments

    Good thoughts. Good updates. Good news. Instead of sharing a single story this week, several happy “moments” have been building; why not share those? I’ve thrown in a little inspiration, too. These recent moments have made my day; or week. P.S. I am borrowing author,…

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  • The Walk & the Surprise

    The Walk & the Surprise

    It was August, 1999. It was a beautiful day, and I thought I would take a walk over to my son Will’s future school, which…

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  • One Amazing Adventure

    One Amazing Adventure

    Our next-door neighbors, who are in their late 80s, still take ocean cruises regularly. Miyoko always explains to me upon their return, “I don’t cook,…

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  • True Movie Magic

    At my age, it’s pretty rare when I am pulled back into the earliest movies I ever watched in my youth; ones where I felt…

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  • Everything About Big Waves: Real and at the Movies

    Everything About Big Waves: Real and at the Movies

    I was twelve when the original The Poseidon Adventure movie was released in 1972. Although I was mesmerized by the man falling into the gigantic…

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