vickyearle1 day ago2 minBadger! And Uxbridge Tornado!First, a short short story that I wrote for a ten-minute writing challenge during an Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting. The 'prompt' for...
vickyearleMay 205 minAnd Now For Something Completely Different: YAPPYAPP: The Youth and Animal Pilot Project! Usually, I post stories on my blog. And that’s what I intended to do this time, but the urge to...
vickyearleMay 136 minSilence Can Hurt (A Story) and I'm Dashing (Our Racehorse)This is the most recent story I've written. It was for the May meeting of the Uxbridge Writers' Circle. As usual, the words I had to use...
vickyearleMay 22 minClimate Change (a Story); and Our HorsesAll of us have some understanding of our changing climate and the potential devastation this is likely to cause. During one of our...
vickyearleApr 221 minEast of the City Magazine Article About My Books!https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=4b179929-c9b0-4af0-afef-cbc3231095c9 The...
vickyearleApr 214 minA Story About Tina (just for fun)This is another of my 'word challenge' pieces I wrote for the Uxbridge Writers' Circle. (Words I had to use are in italics). I hope you...
vickyearleApr 174 minJust a StoryLike most of my stories, this was written for a meeting of the Uxbridge Writers' Circle. The words I had to use are shown in italics....
vickyearleApr 125 minNew Story with a Border Collie! And a Reader's ReviewBorder collies are so smart. I think that's why Kelly is such a star in the Meg Sheppard Mystery Series! And the word challenge piece I...
vickyearleApr 53 minAnimal Abuse and Human Violence:Is there a link between animal abuse and war crimes? This photo appeared in Maclean's Magazine. No animals were hurt. He was a willing...
vickyearleMar 313 minLeadership and Volodymyr Zelenskyy; and Our RacehorseBack in November 1996 (yes, a long time ago!), I had an article published in Executive Excellence. I’m not sure if it’s around anymore,...
vickyearleMar 262 minThose Who Remain; and Ice Skating'Grandpa and Me Ice Skating' by Norman Rockwell: story below! First, I think it's disappointing there are so many companies still doing...
vickyearleMar 214 minDo Not Give Up! And Another Cat Story.While I confess to be poorly educated on Ukraine, what little I know, and continue to learn, about the people in the face of Russia's...
vickyearleMar 172 minSunflowers and a Bowl of FruitI think I must be the last person on the face of this Earth to learn that the sunflower is the official flower of Ukraine. I would still...
vickyearleMar 145 minGone to the Dogs! And a Plea.Kelly doesn't like her photograph taken (those of you who've read any of the books in the Meg Sheppard Mystery Series will know who...
vickyearleMar 102 minPetition? And a Cat StoryBefore I share my cat story, I want to let you know about a petition that I've signed that you may want to check out. I must thank Pam...
vickyearleMar 72 minHow About Joining a Boycott? And Here's a Teddy Bear Story!First, the boycott! Many companies have pulled out of Russia. But some have not. And this is a way we can help to make a difference, to...
vickyearleMar 51 minUkraine: How Can I Help?I know I'm not alone. Russia's lawless and brutal murder of Ukrainians is breaking my heart. How can people be that barbaric? And the...
vickyearleMar 24 minWhy? Russia's Invasion of UkraineThis was a particularly difficult piece for me to write. I knew I wanted to write a story related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine for...
vickyearleFeb 252 minA Melancholy Story: Just BecauseI know I should be posting something cheerful, but I find that I can't. I'm sure you understand. This isn't a horrible story, it's just...
vickyearleFeb 214 minCrossroads: A StoryAll the talk about weather and especially the images I've seen of crashing waves in the UK reminded me of a story I wrote. It's a bit of...