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What a Race! And a Story: 'The Lead'.
It's a Fluke won his race on August 6 while we were on vacation. Fortunately, we had internet access and our family was able to watch it....
vickyearle
Aug 16, 20236 min read
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'Drum': a Story, and a Racehorse Pic!
'Drum' is a story I wrote several years ago - another one of those word challenges for an Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting! The words I...
vickyearle
Aug 1, 20233 min read
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Barn Cats and a Short Short Story!!
I'm excited to share another early review of Dying for Money: "I've read the first four books of this series and thoroughly enjoyed how...
vickyearle
Jul 5, 20232 min read
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IT'S A LONG STORY WITH SOME TRUTH TO IT: AND A HORSE PIC!
I wrote 'Lost and Found' several years ago for a CBC competition. I didn't win, but I thought you might enjoy reading it, although it's...
vickyearle
Jun 2, 202317 min read
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Horse Pics, LongRun, and 'Ian MacDougall'!
This story was written as an assignment during a creative writing course. We were asked to create a character and then challenged with...
vickyearle
May 22, 20235 min read
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Very Short Story; A Racehorse; and It's a Date!
During our recent meeting of the Uxbridge Writers' Circle, we held a ten-minute 'on-the-spot' writing challenge. The prompt was 'fruit...
vickyearle
May 3, 20232 min read
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Save the Date! And 'Letter in the Posthole'!
This is I'm a Cheetah looking innocent, but she's responsible for a lot of the fencepost chewing on our farm! (Can you see some of the...
vickyearle
Apr 13, 20236 min read
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Fifth Book Is Being Published! And 'Awesome Natural Phenomenon'!
This photograph reminds me of two dogs in my life. We were lucky to have a black labrador as part of our family. She was called Kara....
vickyearle
Apr 2, 20233 min read
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In the Spotlight! + A True Story, and 'It's a Fluke' Has Left the Building!!
I am excited to be featured in Ash Fitzsimmons' Indie Spotlight! This is the link to the interview. I hope you enjoy reading it....
vickyearle
Mar 16, 20232 min read
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'Wise Old Oak' and Ted Barris is coming!
I hope you enjoy this story! I wrote it for our most recent Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting - it was my word challenge piece. The words...
vickyearle
Mar 8, 20236 min read
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'Winner's Circle' and Free Fun Financial Advice!!
This story was one of my assignments when I participated in a creative writing course. I don't remember exactly how the words we had to...
vickyearle
Feb 24, 20233 min read
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'Smells' and the Barn Bosses!
This is the piece I wrote for the February meeting of the Uxbridge Writers' Circle. It's my word challenge story. The words I had to use...
vickyearle
Feb 17, 20234 min read
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Valentine's Day
This very short piece was written during our ten-minute challenge at the most recent meeting of the Uxbridge Writers' Circle. The prompt...
vickyearle
Feb 13, 20232 min read
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'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...
vickyearle
Jan 28, 20234 min read
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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...
vickyearle
Jan 13, 20235 min read
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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...
vickyearle
Jan 2, 20236 min read
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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....
vickyearle
Dec 11, 20223 min read
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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...
vickyearle
Nov 30, 20225 min read
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'Donut' and a New Dog!
This was the piece I wrote in ten minutes during the November meeting of the Uxbridge Writers' Circle. It was a time-limited challenge...
vickyearle
Nov 21, 20223 min read
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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...
vickyearle
Nov 10, 20225 min read
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