Anthony Capuano

About Me

Everyone is made for something. Some are made for building houses, some for leading countries, rescuing people or sweeping streets. Great or small, everyone has their niche and they are happiest once they’ve found it.

    I was made for telling stories. Since I was old enough to listen and talk, anyone could captivate my attention with a good story and it wasn’t long before I could commandeer an audience with my own abilities as a raconteur.

    When I was six, I told my friends that I owned a pet kangaroo and I’d trained it to talk. Day after day they sat wide-eyed with gaping mouths as I regaled them with stories about my awesome kangaroo. If anyone ever felt they’d been taken for a ride, it had to be them once they found out they’d believed in pure fiction.

    It seemed only natural then that I’d eventually become a writer. Some may call me a journalist but really, I only work as a journalist. At heart I’m a writer and storyteller. All we are doing as reporters, whether we’re walking the crime beat for a local rag or covering wars in the Middle East, is telling stories about other people.

     To give you the Coles Notes of my life, I was born and raised near Toronto, Ontario, the oldest of seven children. I never saw the inside of a real classroom until I attended Ryerson University, being home schooled my entire life. Some would say this put me at a social disadvantage, but I think it gave me the opportunity to mold my skills as a writer in a way I never could have in a public school.

     I obtained a degree in journalism from Ryerson, part of which included an internship at the Globe and Mail. I’ve also freelanced for a broad range of publications (which are listed for your viewing), traveled a fair chunk of the planet and enjoyed a life in the outdoors.

    Looking over the work I’ve done, most of my stories are ones I care about; wildlife conservation, hunting, fishing, travel and local interest news. Maybe it’s not as glamorous as some other facets of journalism, but as long as I’m writing the stories I believe are important, I’ve been successful. So enjoy my website; this is me.