by Laurie Ness Gordon | Mar 6, 2023 | Writing
During World War II, Ford Canada offered British Ford employees the opportunity to send their children to Canada for the duration of the hostilities. My great uncle, a Ford engineer in Windsor and his wife cared for siblings Jacquie and John Young for five years....
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Dec 4, 2022 | Writing
Roger and Claire Cohen face danger and peril amidst the sudden appearance of an ominous illness that ravages their community. (Sound familiar?) They struggle to maintain a crumbling marriage while trying to decipher the riddle of this threat and solve the...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Feb 17, 2022 | The Medal, Writing
I just received a response to a message I sent eight years ago! In my novel The Medal, I created the character of Sam who is a composite of three Canadian soldiers who lost their lives in Afghanistan. Before the book was published, I wrote to each of their parents to...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Jan 21, 2022 | Writing
Allan Lamport, mayor of Toronto from 1951-1954 was dubbed ‘Metro’s Goldwyn Mayor’. Like Sam Goldwyn, he had a knack for saying things in innovative and memorable ways. Here are some examples: I get up at five in the morning no matter what time of day it is. You’ve...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Jan 10, 2022 | Writing
Taking a break from editing my novel, Finding Home, to participate in a Rummikub tournament. The competition was stiff. I triumphed in the first two games. Sadly, my husband managed to come from behind to become Champion of the World. Maybe I should stick to editing!...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Jan 4, 2022 | Writing
Tea and my newly-arrived book, Until the Day We Die by Jockie Loomer-Kruger. What could be better? Jockie’s first book, Valley Child – A Memoir, was self-published in 2016 when she was 80. In it, photos of 33 of her folk-art pieces accompany stories about...
