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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  • Remembering Friends

    Remembering Friends

    Didn’t I just write that I was taking a summer sabbatical? I did. But I also included a caveat that if there was a story…

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  • Turn It Up!

    Turn It Up!

    It was June 2005, and we were headed in the car towards The Taste of Chicago. Armed with empty stomachs and a reason to celebrate,…

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  • Phantom Music

    Phantom Music

    I was lying in bed the other morning; I had already taken my ear plugs out. I am such a light sleeper (perhaps because of…

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  • A Little Faith & The DeLorean 2.0

    A Little Faith & The DeLorean 2.0

    For long-time readers, do not be alarmed by the word DeLorean. You are not in a time warp traveling back to the future. Or, maybe…

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