by Laurie Ness Gordon | May 2, 2014 | Writing |
When some people write, they dump all their words on the page until they exhaust their ideas. It’s an intense, uninterrupted process. Not me. I write a paragraph or two (sometime just a sentence) and then I review: there’s a better word here; I need more...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Apr 17, 2014 | Writing |
Last week I visited a friend in Ottawa. After a great dinner at The Table (gluten free, vegetarian, and delicious – for those so inclined by necessity or choice) we went for a walk along Wellington Street. There we came across a large, old building that had seen...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Mar 6, 2014 | Writing |
In the summer, a writing contest was announced in a locally published newspaper. Poetry or prose entries were accepted as long they they illustrated rural life. I had previously written a short story that fit the theme, so I rewrote it to the 750-word limit, and...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Mar 6, 2014 | Writing |
In 2013 I joined a local Writers’ Group: Chapters and Verse. It had been in existence for a number of years, and over time, some had dropped out, and others had joined. When I came on board, there were seven of us. The group used to meet at the Community Room in...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Nov 11, 2012 | Writing |
This morning I attended the Remembrance Day service in our local community. It was held outside at the cenotaph in double digit temperatures beneath a bright November sun. As always, I thought of my grandfathers and great uncles who fought in World War I; my father,...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Oct 22, 2012 | Writing |
Here I am again on my treadmill, but this time there’s a difference. Not only do I have my computer, I’m also sporting a fitbit. What, you ask, is that? It’s a wireless activity and sleep tracker. Right now it’s clipped to my T-shirt, logging...
