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Weekend Edition – Of Writing and Riding, Stories and Horses

May 8, 2016

I don’t have a conscious memory of my first time on a pony, but I do have a photo. In the blue-tinted picture, I am three-and-a-half years old and sitting astride a shaggy, black steed named Cricke…

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  1. Suddenly Jamie (@suddenlyjamie)'s avatar
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    Thank you for sharing, Robert! I’m going to guess that you’ve done some riding in your day?

    • robertcdeming's avatar

      I rode horses some in high school with friends I went to high school in big Spring in Far West Texas but in the meantime I’ve had relationships with several women who were serious into horseback riding and I learned a lot from them

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        In my experience, horseback riding and writing are both passions that, once ignited, never quite seem to loose their hold. I’ve always said that you are either born with the horse-loving gene, or you aren’t. And, if you are, you will never lose that love. I wonder if maybe it is the same with writing …
        🙂

      • robertcdeming's avatar

        And music, and visual arts, perhaps.

      • Suddenly Jamie (@suddenlyjamie)'s avatar
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        Might be … 🙂

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