Joining Forces

You know how all those people on Instagram look nothing like their IG pics? With the pictures below I'm just as guilty. But my dog is a pretty accurate rendition.

That’s Dave on top. I tried to get AI to remove my Westie from his arms, but AI listened to me as much as my children. I hope he’s a dog lover.

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I’m pleased to announce that Dave Gordon will work with me on Freedomtoffend.com. Dave is an accomplished writer and journalist, and I’m excited to read his news articles, essays and interviews.

Dave is a media professional with over twenty-five years of extensive experience in writing, editing, broadcasting and authoring.

He has interviewed three Canadian prime ministers, journalists such as Douglas Murray, and celebrities, from Christie Brinkley to Keifer Sutherland.

He has worked as an editor for the National Post, Postmedia, Markham Review, Thornhill Liberal, Pie Magazine, TheJ.ca, Swagger Magazine and Checkout My Business.

Dave has penned thousands of articles on every topic imaginable. He regularly writes on domestic and international politics, travel, business, arts, lifestyle, culture, current events, relationship issues, etc.

His work has appeared in more than a hundred publications, including:
BBC, B2B News, Baltimore Sun, Calgary Herald, Franchise Magazine, Globe and Mail, ITWorld Canada, JTA, Montreal Gazette, National Post, New York Times, Ottawa Sun, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Quartz, Times of Israel, Toronto Life, Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, Washington Times, UK Guardian.

Dozens of corporations and nonprofits have commissioned his skills in communications, public relations, awareness campaigns, web copywriting, and market strategy.

For four years, he hosted a weekly podcast, Insights and Influence, which featured top political and culturally significant interviewees.

I have never travelled in such circles.

But I once petted Teddy, the Golden Retriever who placed fourth in the High River Dog Show.

Books

• Writer of Inside The Mind Of… interviews of 36 groundbreaking CEOs (2018)

  Writer for Canada: Abi Workshop Englisch, a German school text about Canada, including contributions from Margaret Atwood and George Bowering (2011)

  Author of Sefer Bracha Tikvah, a book of Bible commentaries (2009)

  Co-writer and editor of Alive and Kicking, profiles of Great Canadians (2009)

  Ongoing projects include editorial assistance for author Dennis Prager

  Ghostwriting and/or editing nine memoirs and autobiographies

Broadcast

Guest spots discussing politics, public apologies, and current affairs: Papa Joe (970AM Las Vegas), Charles Adler (Corus), John Oakley (AM640), Andrew Lawton (105.9 FM London), Joe Piscopo (New York, AM980), Kolter Bouchard (102.1 The Edge) and TV’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin.

Speaking

Dave has lectured across Canada and the US on analyzing editorial writing, powers of persuasion, the Middle East conflict, kosher apologies, and "evil" speech.

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I look forward to working with Dave.

He’s a real journalist, and I would not call myself anything more than a simple essayist.

But as I told Dave, I won fourth place in the North Dakota Press Women Journalism Competition. Seriously.

Not quite the Pulitzer.

Our styles are quite different. He swears much less than I do. But stay tuned.

If I drive him crazy, that might change.