Storytelling. Fact and fiction. One word at a time.
The valedictorian I've seen over 30 graduations in my career---30 valedictorian speeches. Only a couple stuck. This is one of them. The usual It was time for the valedictorian speech. Ryder Wesson was introduced as a graduate, as a student with a 98.11 GPA, and as a member of the championship football team he played... Continue Reading →
Sunday night I drove back from the lake with my window down. I don't often do this. It's noisy. I can't hear the radio. My hair blows around. It's annoying. But, for whatever reason, as I drove through the quiet village streets of the lake towards the highway I didn't roll up my window---and I... Continue Reading →
Friends, it's work o'clock after a pretty lusciously lazy summer of very little writing and no teaching. I'm so good with the long rest---and the timely startup. When summer began it was definitely time for a pause. And pause I did. During the pause I went to Invermere BC to do what might be expected... Continue Reading →
On my journey to find trails near and far I found Saw Whet Trail which is pretty near and pretty lovely. This trail is just outside of the town of Lumsden. It's an easy hike that meanders along the creek bordering farmland. I've been watching the huge old barn slowly lose its fight with gravity... Continue Reading →
I spent July 1st at our park listening to bands, eating food from food trucks and enjoying the diversity that has become our city---so very different than when I came here as a little one. I hope that every person finds what they need and want in this new place. The evening ended with fireworks.... Continue Reading →
I was invited to a women-only event as a vendor/woman-owned business. There were ten vendors there. I was the only author. On the table, I had my most recent book, My List, My Rules, and the award-winning young adult Shepherd and Wolfe Mystery series written by my writing partner David Gane and me. The goals... Continue Reading →
This blog post is the precursor to the two very late posts I intended to post on time. But I didn't. I am not saying any of this from a place of complacency. I always intend to write at least one post a week but sometimes life happens. This is not the first time I... Continue Reading →
This is a TikTok trend but it got me thinking. In 2012 at the end of the year of completing 101 things and entering the second year of doing 101 things again (yeah I know, I'm nuts) I was still really floundering to find peace and joy. My friend Mandy asked if I would like... Continue Reading →
Having written my memoir really gets me thinking about everyone else's story. No one is ordinary. And even if they are---it's in that day-to-day that stories are built, that the remarkable occurs. In the hall at work, I stopped to watch a teacher assemble a bulletin board. Another teacher stopped and another one---a small professional... Continue Reading →
Dear Friends: It's time for my Christmas letter, this time reflecting on the season with just a few days left in the month. The sun is slowing cresting on the horizon with our late mornings in this northern land, glowing a gold color into the house making my Christmas decorations slightly more magical (if it's... Continue Reading →
Angie Counios 