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Angela Dorsey

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ANGELA DORSEY currently lives on Vancouver Island and is thoroughly enjoying the ocean breezes, awesome hiking, and lack of snow! In the past, she has lived in a number of small towns throughout B.C., and loved them all.

She loves hiking, traveling, and animals, and has a tendency to name her pets after things that remind her of her coastal home, such as Misty, Raven, and Cedar.

Angela writes novels, screenplays, and non-fiction, and has a number of literary publications (short stories, poems, and postcard stories) and articles published as well.

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Hey! I’m back after being gone for a few years—not gone because I stopped loving books or stories (that will NEVER happen!) but because I stopped writing. Even writing on my blog seemed like too much for a while.

Why did it feel like too much, you might wonder? I entered a prolonged, crushingly stressful time in my life, and burned out. At first, my stories were a refuge, but as years passed and th

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	Winter of the Crystal Dances (Whinnies on the Wind, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,245 ratings — published 2010 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Horse Called Freedom (Freedom, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 333 ratings — published 2004 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spring of the Poacher's Moon (Whinnies on the Wind, #2) 4.51 avg rating — 282 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Fire (Horse Guardian #1) 4.22 avg rating — 299 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summer of Wild Hearts (Whinnies on the Wind, #3) 4.54 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Autumn in Snake Canyon (Whinnies on the Wind, #4) 4.47 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winter of the Whinnies Brigade (Whinnies on the Wind, #9) 4.63 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winter of Sinking Waters (Whinnies on the Wind, #5) 4.42 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Desert Song (Horse Guardian #2) 4.03 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summer of Desperate Races (Whinnies on the Wind, #7) 4.54 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Whinnies on the Wind (9 books)
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The Divine Within: Healing Ourselves to Heal the World

by Allison Batty-Capps

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Angela said: " This book came along at the exact right time to be a life changer for me. Though I am only halfway through, it is touching me deeply and for that reason I am reading it slowly, mindfully, and methodically. The accompanying videos are useful as well, ...more "

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Braiding Sweetgrass

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The author of Blood Tests, Stan Himes, is also the author of the Women in Pants series, which is why I picked it up. Suffice it to say that I’m not a vampire fan! I have put down more than one book about vampires, not even half finished, no matter ho ...more
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“Rusty, my gray gelding, and Cocoa, Mom’s chocolate brown mare, put their heads over their stall doors to watch us. Cocoa whinnied a greeting.”
― Angela Dorsey, Winter of the Crystal Dances

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“The barn was drafty, but the stove helped to keep Rusty, Cocoa, and the two barn cats just a little warmer on these screaming cold nights.”
― Angela Dorsey, Winter of the Crystal Dances

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“Toc-toc, qui est-ce qui Frappe a ma porte? C’est moi, enfant. C’est moi, cherie…”
― Angela Dorsey, Slave Child

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Angela’s Quotes

“I believe that I am not responsible for the meaningfulness or meaninglessness of life, but that I am responsible for what I do with the life I've got.”
― Hermann Hesse, Verliebt in die verrückte Welt: Betrachtungen, Gedichte, Erzählungen, Briefe

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“To understand the limitation of things, desire them.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

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“all streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. humility gives it its power. if you want to govern the people, you must place yourself below them. if you want to lead the people, you must learn how to follow them.”
― Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching: A New English Version

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“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

tags: books, reading

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