Arrest in multiple stabbings
Gas leak not owner's fault
Year-long motorcycle trip
22-year-old man killed
Wind key to carbon-free
Dead whale found in river
Tear gas fired at fans 
31 killed in stampede
Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers
Aurora Cannabis shares tank
Natural gas hits 14-yr high
Canfor mills still curtailed
Blazers push T-Birds to brink
Memorial Cup to Kamloops
Grand slam for local girl
Shakira loses tax fraud case
Charli XCX loses voice
Depeche co-founder dies
In A Pickle
Fighting with our feathered friends is for the birds
“Na na na na na”, the magpies taunted from the bushes, as Doreen lethargically reached for her morning cup of Joe. "Eye balls, schmyballs! You...
Battle for a tree - and peace and quiet — between birds and humans
“Home wrecker, get away from our nest! Get lost, you brute. I say, I say, get away! My feathers have never been so ruffled Antonio. How dare those humans...
Dark tales from the dental chair
While spitting blood, I cussed at the smirking dentist. He had just pulled a wisdom tooth with no freezing or sedation. I’ll admit that I lacked wisdom...
Vigil for woman killed in Kelowna helps provides closure
More than 30 people attended Austyn Godfrey’s vigil, whilst an unknown number of supporters watched from their vehicles in the enormous parking lot of the...
Vigil planned for young woman killed in Kelowna in January
I choked up when I heard from Ashley, the best friend of the Kelowna murder victim, Austyn Godfrey. Ashley thanked me for my kind words (written in my column...
Paying tribute to murder victim Austyn Godfrey
Solemnly, we headed to the makeshift memorial site of murder victim Austyn Godfrey. On impulse, I asked my friend Morningstar to accompany me. As we stepped...
Memories of saving a hawk rekindle thoughts of the past
“The hawk’s moving! It’s moving!” I shrieked as the hawk flopped around on the back seat. I envisioned it shaking off the cover, flying...
Solving an annoying nocturnal music mystery
At the stroke of midnight, the ethereal music played the same screwball beat. It sounded like a video game, however I’m not a gamer, so what do I know? ...
Prayer proceeds COVID-19 recovery 'miracle'
“Fred’s going to pass away. If you choose to keep him alive, Fred will be in a nursing home the rest of his life in a vegetative state,” the...
Something repeatedly knocks a decoration off the wall
A picture flew off the shelf, bounced down the stairs and fell apart when I opened the front door. It scared the bee jeebies out of the dog and me. My brave...
Writer remembers serious horseback-riding injury
The horse exploded as I threw my leg up over his back. He bolted and lit into bucking. I had one foot in the stirrup whilst the other dangled free. Meanwhile,...
Photo-bombed from the great beyond
Was it a blip on the camera-card or a glimpse into another dimension? The invisible creature went unseen to the naked eye, but not my lens. Whatever the cause,...
A dog's wedding
It was hard to make the costumed dogs sit still on the moving float during the parade with crowded streets, horseback riders and a blaring marching band....
In grandmother's footsteps
Heidi was on her deathbed. The elderly grandmother’s skin draped over a skeletal frame, a far cry from the robust Amazonian German she once was. Her late...
Calls from the crypt
“You Hoo! We’re over heeeeere!” My ancestors cried out from St. Theresa’s Cemetery as I drove past. They beckoned me for years as I...
Phantom window knocker
Gasping with fear, we bolted upright in bed to the sound of knuckles hammering on the bedroom window. I thought the thin glass would shatter as it rattled in...
Harbinger of death?
You’re in danger. Get out! I bolted for the door while yelling at Len, “We got to go.” He looked bewildered because we’d just sat down...
Finding peace with collage
Collaging through quarantine blues Myths of a fairy-tale existence I had envisioned fell like dominoes when I created my first collage. It personified my...
Horse tramples dog
Pounding hooves shook the barn’s thin walls and stirred the dust. I stared out the stable’s window as the feral horse charged. Tig’ger was a...
Chicken terrifies toddler
Dad swung the axe and lopped off the chicken’s head, which rolled into the tall grass. Death was quick and virtually painless. As a youngster, I wondered...
