'Seagull' and Jazz!
I'm about to start the 6th edit of my 5th book in the Meg Sheppard Mystery Series! I love editing. I hope to have a book description to...
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vickyearle
- Jan 20
- 2 min
'Cookies' and a Quiz!
I wrote this short story in ten minutes during the January meeting of the Uxbridge Writers' Circle. The challenge was to write a piece...
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vickyearle
- Jan 13
- 5 min
The Consignment: A Story; and Update on 5th Book!
I enjoy posting on my blog, but it's hard for me to pull myself away from editing the 5th book in the Meg Sheppard Mystery Series! I'll...
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vickyearle
- Jan 2
- 6 min
Happy New Year! And 'Gone', a Story.
Happy New Year to all of you! I wish you health and happiness in 2023, aided by lots of great reading! Do you make New Year's...
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vickyearle
- Dec 11, 2022
- 3 min
Happy Holidays, a Short Story and I'm Dashing Update
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas/Happy Hanukkah/Happy Holidays, and joyful celebrations with your families during the holiday season....
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vickyearle
- Nov 30, 2022
- 5 min
A Day in a Cat's Life; and a Concert!
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...
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vickyearle
- Nov 15, 2022
- 4 min
Part 2 of Interview with Bert Liverance!
This beautiful painting is of a sunset over Georgian Bay. Bert has a wide range of skill and talent as I think the answers to these...
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vickyearle
- Nov 10, 2022
- 5 min
The Red Flower (a Story) and War
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...
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vickyearle
- Nov 1, 2022
- 3 min
'Top-Life Crisis' and We Have a Winner!
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...
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vickyearle
- Oct 19, 2022
- 2 min
Mini Story; and Music!
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...
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vickyearle
- Oct 13, 2022
- 4 min
Short Story 'Horoscope' and I'm a Kittyhawk
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...
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vickyearle
- Oct 6, 2022
- 4 min
'Against All Odds' and Second!
This is my latest story! It's the usual word challenge. I wrote it for the Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting this month. Members chuckled...
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vickyearle
- Sep 26, 2022
- 3 min
From the Cat's Point of View
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...
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vickyearle
- Sep 20, 2022
- 3 min
'Cataclysm', a Story; and Almost There!
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...
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vickyearle
- Sep 6, 2022
- 4 min
Renewal: A Story; and the Ups and Downs of Horse Racing!
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...
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vickyearle
- Aug 19, 2022
- 3 min
Three Strikes, and Squeezed!!
This very short story was written in ten minutes during an on-the-spot writing challenge at an Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting. I've...
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vickyearle
- Jul 25, 2022
- 4 min
The Desert (WWII) and No Race For I'm Dashing
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...
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vickyearle
- Jul 17, 2022
- 11 min
'Close Call' and No Call
This is a story that was published in It Was a Dark & Stormy Book Club on-line newsletter in April 2020. I follow it with a short piece...
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vickyearle
- Jun 11, 2022
- 5 min
A Leopard Features in this Story; Update on I'm Dashing
This is my latest story and was written for the June Word Challenge, Uxbridge Writers' Circle. I'll include some comments at the end, as...
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vickyearle
- Jun 3, 2022
- 10 min
Stardust: A Story, and Visit to Woodbine
'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...
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