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vickyearle
Mar 16, 20232 min read
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....
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vickyearle
Feb 17, 20234 min read
'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...
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vickyearle
Feb 13, 20232 min read
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...
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vickyearle
Jan 28, 20234 min read
'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 2, 20236 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20225 min read
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 21, 20223 min read
'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...
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vickyearle
Nov 8, 20224 min read
Interview With Award-Winning Ontario Artist: Creator of Stunning Paintings!
Meet Bert Liverance! This is Bert in his studio creating one of his beautiful paintings. (He lives in our neighbourhood - Martin and I...
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vickyearle
Nov 1, 20223 min read
'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, 20222 min read
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, 20224 min read
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
Sep 26, 20223 min read
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 15, 20225 min read
My Interview With Steve Burrows: Author of Birder Murder Mysteries!
I'm excited to share my interview with Steve Burrows, the creator of the best-selling Birder Murder Mystery Series featuring DCI Domenic...
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vickyearle
Sep 6, 20224 min read
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 7, 20224 min read
Candy Shop Story, and Too Hot to Race!
Chairman Fox was entered to race today (August 7) but Woodbine Entertainment cancelled racing because of the heat. (We are part-owners of...
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vickyearle
Jul 25, 20224 min read
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, 202211 min read
'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
Jul 7, 20225 min read
'Illegitimate' and Barn Cats
This story is one I wrote for an Uxbridge Writers' Circle word challenge a while ago. The words that had to be used are shown in italics....
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vickyearle
Jun 28, 202210 min read
Lost and Found (Story) and It's a Fluke (Racehorse)
This story is loosely based on the life of my maternal grandfather. (I've posted this photo of him before so some of you may recognize...
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