Angie Gascho, Ed.D.
@angiegascho.bsky.social
Writer 📝 | Book Lover & Voracious Reader 📚| Educator🍎 | Environmentalist 🌎| Social Justice Advocate ⚖️
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Monthly Meanderings of the Mind
Volume 22: Making time for some good stuff in spite of a whirlwind Fall
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Time for the monthly recommendations! I'm posting a day early because of the Halloween mayhem tomorrow -- Hope you enjoy! Be safe and have a spooktacular holiday! 👻🎃🍁 #whatif #booksky📚🩵 #monthlymeanderings #books #read #mediarecommendations #writersjourney #substack #subscribe
Time for the monthly recommendations! I'm posting a day early because of the Halloween mayhem tomorrow -- Hope you enjoy! Be safe and have a spooktacular holiday! 👻🎃🍁 #whatif #booksky📚🩵 #monthlymeanderings #books #read #mediarecommendations #writersjourney #substack #subscribe
Monthly Meanderings of the Mind
Volume 22: Making time for some good stuff in spite of a whirlwind Fall
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October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Time for the monthly recommendations! I'm posting a day early because of the Halloween mayhem tomorrow -- Hope you enjoy! Be safe and have a spooktacular holiday! 👻🎃🍁 #whatif #booksky📚🩵 #monthlymeanderings #books #read #mediarecommendations #writersjourney #substack #subscribe
What is a personal or professional milestone that matters to you? Why is it worthy of celebration? This week, the people behind the Wayback Machine @archive.org celebrated archiving 1 trillion webpages and it got me thinking. #whatif #milestones #waybackmachine #communitymatters #substack #subscribe
Way to go, Wayback!
Celebrating 1,000,000,000,000 web pages saved
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October 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
What is a personal or professional milestone that matters to you? Why is it worthy of celebration? This week, the people behind the Wayback Machine @archive.org celebrated archiving 1 trillion webpages and it got me thinking. #whatif #milestones #waybackmachine #communitymatters #substack #subscribe
The human struggle with pain and imperfection is ubiquitous.. This last week, listening to different artists, writers, and poets share their stories, got me thinking about what we do with our pain. Hope this read connects with you. #whatif #substack #booksky🩵📚 #writer #human #empathy #wabisabi #art
Painfully Beautiful
Creating something beautiful from our broken parts
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October 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Bay Area Peeps - you won't want to miss this awesome panel discussion! @litquake.org Come hear incredible stories of how finding your voice through writing can heal, restore, and provide a sense of purpose. Tickets: litquake2025.sched.com/event/28RVr/...
October 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Bay Area Peeps - you won't want to miss this awesome panel discussion! @litquake.org Come hear incredible stories of how finding your voice through writing can heal, restore, and provide a sense of purpose. Tickets: litquake2025.sched.com/event/28RVr/...
#CensorshipIsSo1984 Did you ever sneak a book, magazine, or TV show as a kid? Banned Books Week starts on Sunday, and the stakes couldn't be higher. I hope you'll take a moment to read this week's post! #Booksky📚🩵 #bannedbooksweek #freedomtoread #read #subscribe #substack #intellectualfreedom
#CensorshipIsSo1984
A call to action during Banned Books Week 2025
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October 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
#CensorshipIsSo1984 Did you ever sneak a book, magazine, or TV show as a kid? Banned Books Week starts on Sunday, and the stakes couldn't be higher. I hope you'll take a moment to read this week's post! #Booksky📚🩵 #bannedbooksweek #freedomtoread #read #subscribe #substack #intellectualfreedom
Happy Friday! Happy Fall! As you get that cup of tea or pumpkin spice latte, here are this month's media recommendations to help you cozy up to the season. Enjoy! 🍁📚 #whatif #monthlymeanderings #books #fall #fallfavorites #bookrecommendations #read #substack #blog #subscribe
Monthly Meanderings of the Mind
Volume 21: Cozying up to Fall 🍁🍂☕
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September 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Happy Friday! Happy Fall! As you get that cup of tea or pumpkin spice latte, here are this month's media recommendations to help you cozy up to the season. Enjoy! 🍁📚 #whatif #monthlymeanderings #books #fall #fallfavorites #bookrecommendations #read #substack #blog #subscribe
What if we all took a step back and remembered what it feels like to be a child? What if we challenged our perspectives? Opened our minds? This week's post reflects on taking that pause and what we might discover. Dive in! #whatif #childsplay #wonder #explore #imagine #substack #subscribe #share
Channeling Your Inner Child
And gaining some perspective
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September 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
What if we all took a step back and remembered what it feels like to be a child? What if we challenged our perspectives? Opened our minds? This week's post reflects on taking that pause and what we might discover. Dive in! #whatif #childsplay #wonder #explore #imagine #substack #subscribe #share
Do you worry about stepping outside your comfort zone? This is posted a little late...but being on a writer's retreat has me thinking about a lot of things! Hope you enjoy a little insight into my own personal journey. 📚 #whatif #writersjourney #amwriting #takingrisks #comfortzone #subscribe
One Step at a Time
Riding outside your comfort zone
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September 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Do you worry about stepping outside your comfort zone? This is posted a little late...but being on a writer's retreat has me thinking about a lot of things! Hope you enjoy a little insight into my own personal journey. 📚 #whatif #writersjourney #amwriting #takingrisks #comfortzone #subscribe
Reposted by Angie Gascho, Ed.D.
SCHEDULE DROP COMING SOON! 📢
Ticket sales + RSVPS go live on 9/6 for donors and 9/9 for the rest of yous!
Poster artist: Caitlin Mattisson
Ticket sales + RSVPS go live on 9/6 for donors and 9/9 for the rest of yous!
Poster artist: Caitlin Mattisson
September 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
SCHEDULE DROP COMING SOON! 📢
Ticket sales + RSVPS go live on 9/6 for donors and 9/9 for the rest of yous!
Poster artist: Caitlin Mattisson
Ticket sales + RSVPS go live on 9/6 for donors and 9/9 for the rest of yous!
Poster artist: Caitlin Mattisson
In a world overflowing with rage and conflict, I wanted to take a moment in this week's post to highlight an encounter with a truly positive person. A little kindness goes a long way...🙂 #whatif #service #appreciation #gratitude #kindness #writerjourney #substack #subscribe #share #passiton
Service with a Smile
A small story of gratitude and appreciation
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September 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
In a world overflowing with rage and conflict, I wanted to take a moment in this week's post to highlight an encounter with a truly positive person. A little kindness goes a long way...🙂 #whatif #service #appreciation #gratitude #kindness #writerjourney #substack #subscribe #share #passiton
Feeling in between seasons? Wanting a cup of tea and wishing those summer nights weren't fading away? Here are this month's media recommendations to get you through that "awkward" transition period from summer to fall. Enjoy! #whatif #booksky🩵📚 #monthlymeanderings #read #media #substack #subscribe
Monthly Meanderings of the Mind
Volume 18: In between seasons 📚
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August 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Feeling in between seasons? Wanting a cup of tea and wishing those summer nights weren't fading away? Here are this month's media recommendations to get you through that "awkward" transition period from summer to fall. Enjoy! #whatif #booksky🩵📚 #monthlymeanderings #read #media #substack #subscribe
Weekend challenge! Go on a blind date with a book...what opening line would grab you? Lure you in? In this week's post, I share those first lines that made me want to commit. Share your favorite #firstlines below. #whatif #read #booksky📚🩵 #books #substack #writersjourney #subscribe #subscribenow
A Blind Date with a Book
First lines with a ⭐ WOW ⭐ factor
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August 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Weekend challenge! Go on a blind date with a book...what opening line would grab you? Lure you in? In this week's post, I share those first lines that made me want to commit. Share your favorite #firstlines below. #whatif #read #booksky📚🩵 #books #substack #writersjourney #subscribe #subscribenow
Every now and then, a written line in something you read takes your breath away. This week I had one such experience... #whatif #booksky📚🩵 #writersjourney #sayingnothing #read #substack #subscribe
The Opportunity to Say Nothing
How one line in a book took my breath away
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August 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Every now and then, a written line in something you read takes your breath away. This week I had one such experience... #whatif #booksky📚🩵 #writersjourney #sayingnothing #read #substack #subscribe
When we look closely at the world, what do we see? Who do we see? This week, inspired by an adventure in tide pooling, I consider the value of looking closely. Enjoy! #whatif #booksky📚🩵 #read #tidepools #writershjourney #amwriting #substack #steinbeck #subscribe
Tide Pools of Life
The art and beauty of taking a closer look
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August 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
When we look closely at the world, what do we see? Who do we see? This week, inspired by an adventure in tide pooling, I consider the value of looking closely. Enjoy! #whatif #booksky📚🩵 #read #tidepools #writershjourney #amwriting #substack #steinbeck #subscribe
Want to wind down the summer with a good book? A good movie? Or some cool tunes? This month's media recs keep just that in mind! Enjoy! #whatif #booksky📚🩵 #monthlymeanderings #read #mediarecs #substack #subscribenow
Monthly Meanderings of the Mind
Volume 19: As Summer Sets ☀️⛱️
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August 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Want to wind down the summer with a good book? A good movie? Or some cool tunes? This month's media recs keep just that in mind! Enjoy! #whatif #booksky📚🩵 #monthlymeanderings #read #mediarecs #substack #subscribenow
Do you identify as ___? This week, I consider whether or not, in asking this question, we have lost sight of the bigger picture - the more complex picture. #whatif #booksky📚🩵 #read #substack #subscribe #art #writersjourney #writer #identity #human #waltwhitman #artist
Do You Identify as an Artist?
The question that rattled and annoyed me
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July 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Do you identify as ___? This week, I consider whether or not, in asking this question, we have lost sight of the bigger picture - the more complex picture. #whatif #booksky📚🩵 #read #substack #subscribe #art #writersjourney #writer #identity #human #waltwhitman #artist
What is the real value of a photograph? In a world where images are taken and shared within seconds, has the original intent behind photos changed? This week's post explores the significance of these captured memories in our lives. Enjoy! #whatif #booksky📚🩵 #photography #memories #read #subscribe
Photographs & Memories
Is a picture really worth a thousand words?
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July 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
What is the real value of a photograph? In a world where images are taken and shared within seconds, has the original intent behind photos changed? This week's post explores the significance of these captured memories in our lives. Enjoy! #whatif #booksky📚🩵 #photography #memories #read #subscribe
July 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Happy long weekend! If you're hitting the road, these recs will come in handy. If you're hanging around, these recs will come in handy. And if you like the recs, your support is VERY handy to me! Hope you enjoy! ☀️ #booksky🩵📚 #whatif #monthlymeanderings #read #recommendations #subscribe #substack
Monthly Meanderings of the Mind
Volume 18: Vacation Edition
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July 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Happy long weekend! If you're hitting the road, these recs will come in handy. If you're hanging around, these recs will come in handy. And if you like the recs, your support is VERY handy to me! Hope you enjoy! ☀️ #booksky🩵📚 #whatif #monthlymeanderings #read #recommendations #subscribe #substack
What's your craziest travel story? The worst? The most magical? As the adventures of summer vacation begin, I thought I'd share a few anecdotes. Enjoy! ☀️ #whatif #summer #summervacation #travel #writersjourney #substack #subscribe
Mental Postcards
Wonders of Summer Wandering
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June 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
What's your craziest travel story? The worst? The most magical? As the adventures of summer vacation begin, I thought I'd share a few anecdotes. Enjoy! ☀️ #whatif #summer #summervacation #travel #writersjourney #substack #subscribe
June 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Who doesn't wish they were on a desert island right now? Inspired by a fellow writing colleague, I decided to indulge this little fantasy. Hope you enjoy and have a wonderful weekend! #whatif #booksky📚🩵 #substack #subscribe #read #books #escape #desertisland
If I Were on a Desert Island
What 10 books would keep me company?
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June 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Who doesn't wish they were on a desert island right now? Inspired by a fellow writing colleague, I decided to indulge this little fantasy. Hope you enjoy and have a wonderful weekend! #whatif #booksky📚🩵 #substack #subscribe #read #books #escape #desertisland
Reposted by Angie Gascho, Ed.D.
This month's Changemaker Interview features Cheryl Rattner Price, Co-Founder of The Butterfly Project, & Executive Director Debra Feldstein. Learn how this grassroots organization evolved into an international movement focusing on community, hope, & remembrance. #whatif #substack #subscribe
Hope & Remembrance
A Changemaker Interview with Cheryl Rattner Price and Debra Feldstein of The Butterfly Project
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June 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This month's Changemaker Interview features Cheryl Rattner Price, Co-Founder of The Butterfly Project, & Executive Director Debra Feldstein. Learn how this grassroots organization evolved into an international movement focusing on community, hope, & remembrance. #whatif #substack #subscribe