Tag: Dorothy

The Baffling Tale of Dorothy Eady

Born in London in 1904 to Irish parents, Eady’s remarkable story began at age three. That was when she fell headlong down a flight of stairs in her home and was knocked unconscious. Accounts disagree on what actually happened next. Some say she was pronounced dead before suddenly reviving. Oth...

Are You a Friend of Dorothy?

It was the evening of November 26, 1995, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, and I was at Lambert Field in St. Louis, waiting to board the plane that would ferry me back to Omaha after having spent the holiday weekend with my family. I was 21 years old, deep in the closet, and terribly naive. Sitting ...