by Laurie Ness Gordon | Dec 19, 2023 | Writing
Books on Main is a wonderful, independently-owned bookstore in Bath, Ontario. Family-friendly and decorated for Christmas, this little gem welcomes everyone into its bright and airy space to shop for books, puzzles and other treasures. Support this local business by...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Jun 1, 2015 | The Medal, Writing
Orphan Train, a best-selling novel by Christina Baker Kline, features an unlikely friendship between a girl in foster care and 90+ year old Vivian. A community service position helping the widow clean out her attic is meant to keep Molly out of juvie for the theft of...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Mar 24, 2015 | Writing
Abandoning the last draft of Finding Home for months turned out to be a wise move. Why? When I re-read the manuscript last weekend, I realized that once Sarah arrives in Canada to find her family, I lost interest in her in favour of Richard’s story. If a writer...
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...