by Laurie Ness Gordon | Jul 2, 2025 | Writing
Thank you to the District E of the Canadian Legion for sponsoring the 2025 Seniors Literary Competition. There were four categories: poetry, essays, memoirs, and short stories. I entered tan essay into the competition and was delighted to earn second place for my...
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...