Leaving The Door Open

Keeping it Real Storytelling

  • Hiding in a Painting

    Hiding in a Painting

    I had finished weeding around the begonias in my grandfather’s garden as I did sometimes on Saturday mornings. I knew that he would be waiting inside for me. I was nervous about going in because I had something on my mind. I was 16 or…

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  • Tag, You’re It – A Blogging Challenge

    Tag, You’re It – A Blogging Challenge

    For quite a while now, I’ve been digging into memories; my own little mind-field of “aha” moments. Honestly? It’s a joy this week to step…

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  • Saturdays with Billie

    Saturdays with Billie

    Starting when I was very young, I remember visiting the home of my grandfather’s new wife. She was another Cleveland artist and her name was…

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  • A Crowning Touch

    A Crowning Touch

    It will be two years this Sunday, September 8th, since Queen Elizabeth II died at the extraordinary age of 96. My own mother, Gretchen, had…

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  • Mining Memories

    Mining Memories

    After taking a fairly immersive writing class this summer, which ended August 4th, I was eagerly expecting some good news from my Libby app. On…

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