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 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 15, 20224 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 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
Oct 6, 20224 min read
'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, 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 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 26, 202210 min read
A Body on the Beach; and Second and Third!
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...
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vickyearle
Aug 19, 20223 min read
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
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 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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vickyearle
Jun 20, 20224 min read
'Hot Sand', and My Favourite Riding Horse
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...
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vickyearle
Jun 3, 202210 min read
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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vickyearle
May 27, 20222 min read
Badger! And Uxbridge Tornado!
First, a short short story that I wrote for a ten-minute writing challenge during an Uxbridge Writers' Circle meeting. The 'prompt' for...
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vickyearle
May 19, 20225 min read
And Now For Something Completely Different: YAPP
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...
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