Vicky Earle

This is Pepper. He was part of our family until 2017. I found this piece buried in a file. I don't know what inspired me to write it, but...

This is a part of a watercolour painting by my father, Douglas F. Symes. I hope you enjoy reading 'The Red Flower' (my most recent...

I discovered this story in a file and don't remember what prompted me to write it. I hope it brings a smile to your face! After this...

This is a story I wrote 'on the spot' during an Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting - we had a ten minute time-limit! There was a prompt for...

This short story was written a few year ago. I wrote it for the Uxbridge Writers' Circle word challenge (the words I had to use are in...

This is my latest story! It's the usual word challenge. I wrote it for the Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting this month. Members chuckled...

I wrote this story a long time ago. I couldn't find a copy on my computer, so I don't know when it was written. But I found it in a file...

This is the most recent story I've written for the Uxbridge Writers' Circle word challenge. The words I had to incorporate into my story...

I'm excited to share my interview with Steve Burrows, the creator of the best-selling Birder Murder Mystery Series featuring DCI Domenic...

These are out two retired racehorses/broodmares, I'm a Cheetah (19) and Lions Raw (26). They look like they're posing for the picture for...

This story was published in the Dark and Stormy Book Club on-line newsletter last summer. I entitled it 'The Man in the Suit'. I hope you...

This very short story was written in ten minutes during an on-the-spot writing challenge at an Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting. I've...

Chairman Fox was entered to race today (August 7) but Woodbine Entertainment cancelled racing because of the heat. (We are part-owners of...

This is a painting that hangs in the hall of our house. The artist was my father, Captain D. F. Symes, British Army. He painted it in...

This is a piece I wrote in ten minutes at an Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting. The prompt was a picture of orange umbrellas on a beach...

'Stardust' is a story I submitted to the Toronto Star short story competition some time ago. I didn't win but it was fun to write it. I...

YAPP: 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...

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...

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Like 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....