by Laurie Ness Gordon | Apr 15, 2024 | Finding Home, Home Page, Writing
An enthusiastic crowd gathered on April 13th to hear readings from Finding Home and learn about the local connections to the story. Both Ruth and I talked about the fun of writing the novel together and shared some amusing anecdotes that happened along the way. Thank...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Apr 9, 2024 | Finding Home, Home Page, Writing
Local authors bring historical Forest Mills to life in epic late-1800s...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Apr 8, 2024 | Home Page, Miscellaneous
April 8, 2024. We were fortunate to be in the path of totality today. Sitting at the Snug Harbour beach with our glasses on, watching the moon gradually obscure the sun was spectacular. The diminishing light was eerie; everything was still and quiet. Thanks, Rob, for...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Mar 8, 2024 | Finding Home, Home Page, Writing
Historical fiction magnifies particular moments in time, provoking deeper thoughts about issues and opening a dialogue about how past circumstances may apply to our contemporary context. Finding Home is a novel set in the 1870s. How do its themes of: class...
by Laurie Ness Gordon | Feb 10, 2024 | Home Page
I took a sign language course in the early 1980s, as part of a Recreation Leadership Diploma. Although I have only used this method of communiation occasionally since then, I was still able to read this message. Can you figure it out?
