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Throwing a Cliché at You
Do you judge a book by its cover? I do. Call me shallow, but I mean it for books. Nothing else. I spent more time agonising over my book...
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carolemarples
Oct 27, 20213 min read
The Devil is in the Retail
My upcoming novel (please hurry up) is about retail and murder. Write what you know? Well, I've tons of experience in retail, and I'm...
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carolemarples
Dec 29, 20181 min read
“Desolation”
“Desolation” by Carole Marples https://link.medium.com/FCMN7cmG2S
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carolemarples
May 28, 20181 min read
“I hadn’t planned to pull his head off. I bent and searched for body parts under the desk.”
“I hadn’t planned to pull his head off. I bent and searched for body parts under the desk.” @Buttersleybakes https://medium.com/@CaroleMa...
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carolemarples
May 19, 20181 min read
His Ping-Pong
A young man loved ping pong He also liked Mah Jong But what was lewd And oh so crude He’d only wear a thong. Call of Saul There was an...
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carolemarples
May 13, 20181 min read
Zoo-loo
Two little limericks I wrote a while ago whilst going through an aspirational phase. Dwelling on the practicalities held me back. Zoo-loo...
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carolemarples
Apr 28, 20181 min read
Moon Girl
I want to go live on the moon It really should happen quite soon My life is a mess With plenty of stress I need to get going by noon Dig...
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carolemarples
Apr 20, 20181 min read
Where’s My Teeth?
These two limericks are not based on anyone I know. #justsaying Mike Mike’s a strange sort of man Make of this what you can He sleeps in...
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carolemarples
Apr 1, 20181 min read
An Easter Limerick
A quick little poem, off the cuff. I usually let them fester for days, but this had time restraints due to a competition… There was an...
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carolemarples
Mar 16, 20181 min read
Lousy Limericks Again
The limericks roll up when I’m walking. Here’s three more. I would like to be topical, but that’s just not happening. Lulu Rocks Lulu is...
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carolemarples
Mar 9, 20182 min read
She Who Laughs Last
I hadn’t planned to pull his head off. I bent and searched for body parts under the desk. “You’re an Action Man, for plastics sake,” I...
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carolemarples
Aug 31, 20171 min read
Pump It UP
Pump It Up Who had an unusual trait She could inflate her chest Through a pump in her vest She gave a big squeeze on a date Fake Bake...
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carolemarples
Jul 4, 20171 min read
Double Dip
Hats off to those who blog about writing and make it both interesting and relevant. What a challenge that is. If I ever finish my novel,...
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carolemarples
Jun 28, 20171 min read
Lousy Limericks 2
I’ve moved on from sheep and cows to the hazards of sweets. There was a girl who Stole sweets And hid them inside her sheets One morning...
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carolemarples
Jun 18, 20171 min read
LOUSY LIMERICKS
I love writing limericks. When you are searching for that elusive line or final punch, you can’t be worrying much about anything else....
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carolemarples
Jun 13, 20171 min read
Trying to knit my own false teeth.
Occasionally you hear an author say, “the book wrote itself.” Really? That’s as incredible as saying, “I knitted my own false teeth.”...
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carolemarples
May 25, 20172 min read
An ideal Place To Write
I did a creative writing course a few months ago. To warm us up, we had to describe our ideal place to write. Mine would be a summer...
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