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      Throwing a Cliché at You
      carolemarples
      • Feb 5
      • 1 min

      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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      The Devil is in the Retail
      carolemarples
      • Oct 27, 2021
      • 3 min

      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, 2018
      • 1 min

      “Desolation”

      “Desolation” by Carole Marples https://link.medium.com/FCMN7cmG2S
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      carolemarples
      • May 28, 2018
      • 1 min

      “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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      His Ping-Pong
      carolemarples
      • May 19, 2018
      • 1 min

      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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      Zoo-loo
      carolemarples
      • May 13, 2018
      • 1 min

      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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      Moon Girl
      carolemarples
      • Apr 28, 2018
      • 1 min

      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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      Where’s My Teeth?
      carolemarples
      • Apr 20, 2018
      • 1 min

      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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      An Easter Limerick
      carolemarples
      • Apr 1, 2018
      • 1 min

      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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      Lousy Limericks Again
      carolemarples
      • Mar 16, 2018
      • 1 min

      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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      She Who Laughs Last
      carolemarples
      • Mar 9, 2018
      • 2 min

      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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      Pump It UP
      carolemarples
      • Aug 31, 2017
      • 1 min

      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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      Double Dip
      carolemarples
      • Jul 4, 2017
      • 1 min

      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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      Lousy Limericks 2
      carolemarples
      • Jun 28, 2017
      • 1 min

      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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      LOUSY LIMERICKS
      carolemarples
      • Jun 18, 2017
      • 1 min

      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, 2017
      • 1 min

      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, 2017
      • 2 min

      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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