Audi's Back! And 'Friendship'.
This is Mimi (Prized Spirit) munching on peppermints. She earned them - she did an excellent timed work early that morning. And this is...
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vickyearle
- Aug 5
- 5 min
We've Lost It's a Fluke; and 'Overboard'
First is a sad update on It's a Fluke. Then a story, and then an update on Book 6 in my Meg Sheppard Mystery Series. It's a Fluke was...
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vickyearle
- Jul 16
- 3 min
'Rainbow Sheep', When Will He Race?! and Author Interview!
Before I share a story, I thought you'd like an update on Mimi (Prized Spirit). I took this pic when we visited the track recently. Her...
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vickyearle
- Jun 11
- 4 min
'The Decision' and It's a Fluke's Race!
My story is set in the crazy world of horse racing, just as the Meg Sheppard Mystery Series is. I wrote it several years ago and it's as...
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vickyearle
- May 17
- 2 min
Prized Spirit Exercising and Fluke's Bath Time!
Prized Spirit (Mimi) waits patiently for her turn to stretch her legs on the main track at Woodbine. See the short video clip below. We...
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vickyearle
- May 6
- 5 min
'Escape' and It's a Fluke's first race of 2024!
This short story evolved from several thoughts including my, albeit limited, knowledge of spousal abuse. I'll quickly add that the story...
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vickyearle
- Apr 21
- 5 min
'The Scarf' and Pics Starring a Beautiful Racehorse in Action!
This is Mimi (racing name Prized Spirit) waiting for her rider when we visited on Saturday. She's trying to be patient! We think she's...
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vickyearle
- Apr 7
- 5 min
'Bianca'; and Mimi Has Arrived At Woodbine Racetrack!
The 'story' Bianca was written several years ago. I hadn't realized I'd written two stories set in an art gallery! (See earlier post for...
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vickyearle
- Mar 24
- 4 min
'The Winner' and Two Racehorse Videos!
'The Winner' is a story I wrote a few years ago. It's another word challenge piece and the words I had to use are: cigar, legend,...
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vickyearle
- Mar 17
- 5 min
'Back from the Edge' and It's a Fluke in Training!
My father, Douglas Symes, created this watercolour painting about sixty years ago. I've included it because these cliffs that surround...
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vickyearle
- Mar 7
- 6 min
Racehorses in Training and 'The Giraffe'!
All three racehorses we part-own are in training now. The two two-year-olds are not at Woodbine Racetrack yet, but It's a Fluke is there...
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vickyearle
- Feb 27
- 5 min
'Murder and Revenge' and Audi's World!
'Murder and Revenge' is a story I wrote about five years ago. I thought you might enjoy reading it. It was a word challenge piece I read...
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vickyearle
- Feb 6
- 4 min
Christening Dress and Photos of Prized Spirit!
This is me in an heirloom christening dress. This was a prompt for a writing assignment I completed several years ago. I came across the...
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vickyearle
- Jan 10
- 3 min
'Weird' and Update on Book #6!
Photo by Martin Earle My story is a piece I wrote for our recent Uxbridge Writers' Circle ten-minute on-the-spot writing challenge. The...
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vickyearle
- Jan 3
- 4 min
'Holes' and a Racehorse on Vacation!
This is the latest story I wrote for the Uxbridge Writers' Circle word challenge, called 'Holes'. The words I had to use are champagne;...
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vickyearle
- Dec 13, 2023
- 4 min
'Shortbread' and Where Have the Racehorses Gone?
During our most recent Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting, we elected to hold a ten-minute on-the-spot writing challenge. I chose the...
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vickyearle
- Nov 12, 2023
- 3 min
'Colour', More Carrots, and Oh No!
During our most recent Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting, we held a ten-minute on-the-spot writing challenge. The prompt was 'colour'....
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vickyearle
- Oct 29, 2023
- 6 min
Happy Halloween: 'Cauldron' - a Silly Story, and It's a Fluke Working Hard!
Happy Halloween! The words we had to use in our stories for this month's Uxbridge Writers' Circle word challenge were: midnight;...
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vickyearle
- Oct 26, 2023
- 3 min
From Last To First and 'Memories'!
It's a Fluke came last in his race in September. (See my September 14 post for more information!). We gave him lots of time off and the...
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vickyearle
- Oct 11, 2023
- 6 min
'Operation Caper' and Mimi Being 'Ponied'!
This is a story I wrote about five years ago for the Uxbridge Writers' Circle word challenge. The words that I had to use are: agent;...
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