Posted by Stories From Cougar Lake
Nestled in the rolling foothills, where the prairie climbs to meet the Rocky Mountains, lies the small town of Cougar Lake. You know these towns. You’ve driven through them. Maybe even stopped for a bite at the Copper Kettle café.
In this book all the doors in town swing quietly open. Each inhabitant’s life and story intersects with others like overlapping ripples in the water. Each story stands alone but each story reaches tendrils into others. The residents form a cast of beguiling, sometimes eccentric, characters. As the book progresses, we gradually discover their loves and longings, their histories and their dreams. We learn what brought them to Cougar Lake and, more importantly, what keeps them here. In the end the town stands together to survive.
Here are the stories, the dramas, the heartbreak and the glories of the town and the people of Cougar Lake.
Author Biography
Kathryn has had a life-long love affair with creative writing since she won her first poetry competition at age 10. She has published short stories and poetry in literary journals and anthologies over the years and produced a book of poetry: “Women Without Shadows”. She has also published a YA novel: “Journey to Night Mountain”. Her work, both short fiction and poetry, has also been featured frequently on CBC Radio’s Alberta Anthology program.
Professionally she served as the Executive Director of the Calgary Region Arts Foundation for 23 years. Then she and her husband and son moved from Calgary to Nelson in search of a more natural life style surrounded by lakes to paddle, trails to walk, and mountains and valleys to explore.
In Nelson Kathy worked for the Nelson and District Arts Council for two years then retired to concentrate on writing and many volunteer positions. She lives with her husband and two Chihuahuas in the serene lakeside town nestled in the gentle green mountains of southern British Columbia.
8.5 x 5.5 – 202 Pages
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