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Marie Keates

17 days

Available now! SIREN SONG, the second book in my Wartime Saga, set in Southampton during the 1940s ~ A tale of bravery, treachery, and an unidentified body. 👇link in next tweet👇

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Marie Keates

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10 months

@ask_aubry Would the domestic violence rate drop if women were allowed to electrocute husbands who tried it? That would be my question.

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Marie Keates

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9 months

How NOT to win friends or sell books. The very least an indie author can do, marketing wise, is to link their Amazon page or their book in their Twitter bio, surely? Or am I missing something here?

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Marie Keates

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4 months

@Buckers2016 Mine does. It’s irritating when I’m trying to put the shopping away and I often tell it to F off.

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Marie Keates

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1 year

Yesterday, outside the library.

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Marie Keates

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2 years

Fellow Indie authors of historic fiction, I’m looking for 5 kindle books to read and review. What have you got?

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Marie Keates

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1 year

How do you feel about your books being passed on when someone has read them?

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Marie Keates

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10 months

@JeremyWingert79 And you’d be right. Money doesn’t make happy childhood memories. Love does.

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Marie Keates

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3 months

#authorscommunity #indieauthors What do you do to support other authors? Do you think it helps?

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Marie Keates

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1 year

#indieauthors - When reading, can you get past poor grammar and wrong word use if the story is good, or is it too big a hurdle?

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Marie Keates

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6 months

What annoys you most in the novels you DNF? How do you avoid those mistakes in your own work? For me, seeing repeated poor grammar and info dumps in books I read reminds me to cut them from my own.

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Marie Keates

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9 months

Ok, I spoke too soon! This happened 👇

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Marie Keates

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1 year

A tale of lies, treachery, secrets and a plan for revenge

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Marie Keates

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10 months

#indieauthors #writersoftwitter what was the last book you reviewed? Do you always review, only sometimes, or never? We all want reviews but do we all give them?

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Marie Keates

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1 year

Ok, where has everyone gone? Either the new Twitter thing has already started and I can’t see any of you (bummer if true) or there’s a party somewhere I haven’t been invited too.

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Marie Keates

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9 months

@WomenReadWomen Dirty old men don’t change their habits just because they put on a dress and some lipstick. Once a dirty old man, always a dirty old man.

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11 months

@seesitasitis @ArmsFisherman @CornwallLive @DC_Police @BBCSpotlight @MouseholeAFC @BBCCornwall Are you suggesting that something being expensive (in your opinion) justifies you stealing it?

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Marie Keates

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9 months

I know this is a temporary blip, but I’m milking it for all I’m worth!

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Marie Keates

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2 years

A tale of brotherhood, strikes and dangerous times .

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Marie Keates

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9 months

@SWAnimus01 The more clicks someone has to make to get to the book/product, the more chance they will give up before they get there. Marketing 101.

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9 months

Ok, I promise I’ll stop refreshing it in a minute…

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Marie Keates

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2 years

A tale of community, strong women and unrequited love

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Marie Keates

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1 year

After almost 3 months of writing nothing, I’ve written a chapter. My new WIP is officially started. 😜 In other news, I haven’t sold a single book yet this month 😢

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Marie Keates

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1 year

Rosemary, prettier than you think up close.

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Marie Keates

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5 months

Apparently, this is an author! She’s deleted the post after a rather splendid ratio, but I shall not be buying her books. If she’s actually written any. 🙄

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Marie Keates

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10 months

@TerryTyler4 @ask_aubry They say it’s the best medicine 😜

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Marie Keates

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1 year

This is what procrastination looks like in my house. I really need to stop crocheting and get editing 🤷‍♀️

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Marie Keates

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1 year

#writersoftwitter what are your first memories of books?

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Marie Keates

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4 months

#indieauthors are the best. These books are the pick of my 2023 reads. Add them to your TbR list today. You won’t regret it.

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Marie Keates

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3 months

Not bad for a little over 2 years. Wonder if I will ever get to 4K?

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Marie Keates

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1 year

Merry Xmas #indieauthors . Today I shall mostly be baking to remind my visiting sons how bad my cooking is and ensure they don’t try to move back in. 🤣

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Marie Keates

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5 months

Do promotions really work? Day one of my 5 day free book giveaway, before the one day freebooksy promo starts. 42 free books sold and 2 paid copies of the first book in the series.

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Marie Keates

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8 months

This 👇

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Marie Keates

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3 months

Yay! My page reads have finally taken off. No more zeros! Take that, February!

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Marie Keates

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7 months

#AuthorsOfTwitter #WritingCommmunity how about sharing photos of you with your book/s to brighten a dull Wednesday afternoon

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Marie Keates

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1 year

Signs of spring on a misty morning walk.

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Marie Keates

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9 months

@GenuineDCR Well, he is definitely missing me reading his books, reviewing them and sharing 🤷‍♀️

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Marie Keates

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1 year

Ok, so I’m a little tired of all the creepy men spamming my DMs. I need a break, so I’ve decided to add a temporary new profile pic to see if it makes any difference. I never had this problem on Twitter before I showed my face, after all.

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

6 months

For those who prefer digital to paperback, Time & Tide is now available on Kindle ~ see next tweet for link

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Marie Keates

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10 months

@EliFromMN_DE_PA @ask_aubry Fortunately for me, I have a husband who wouldn’t dream lifting a finger towards me.

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Marie Keates

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2 years

@WeAreFairCop @Carriedenne1 This is the same police force who wouldn’t investigate a hit and run because there was only one witness and no one managed to film the incident.

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

1 year

So this is how my morning has been going. Leo DiCaprio dropped into my DMs, and of course, I replied.

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

2 years

A tale of longing, loss and a world changed beyond recognition

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

4 months

The Between the Wars Saga ~ a character driven 5 book historic fiction series ~ villains, heroes, mysteries to solve and characters to love ~ kindle, kindle unlimited & paperback. 👇link below👇

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

9 months

Thanks to a Freebooksy promo, July’s report looked like this! Now it’s back to zero. How depressing. Wouldn’t it be nice if someone cheered me up by buying a book!

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

1 year

I hope all my #indieauthor friends had a wonderful Xmas Day.

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

1 year

Good morning #indieauthors . Who else will be mostly procrastinating today?

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

1 year

A nice afternoon stroll and a quick stop to say hello to Benny!

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Marie Keates

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1 year

Got to love a sea view.

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Marie Keates

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1 year

So I guess I’ll just stay inside in the warm and dry again 🤷‍♀️

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

2 years

Well, that’s the rest of my day sorted. Proof copy has arrived, time to read and check. It really is coming soon

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

9 months

So far so good with my freebooksy promotion. Will it be worth it in the long run? I’ll let you know.

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

7 months

@Poppy_yyyyyyyy The motion sensor light at the side of my house completely ignores me. I’m too short to trigger it, so I have to either jump up and down waving my arms in the air or walk in the dark. It works perfectly for my husband and sons.

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Marie Keates

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6 months

@Poppy_yyyyyyyy How does she know he identified as a he? This ridiculous nonsense and all the childish tantrums really need to stop. It’s offensive to people with real issues.

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

2 years

Available FREE on Kindle Unlimited now ~ A tale of brotherhood, strikes and dangerous times

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Marie Keates

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9 months

@AmyL_IoM She sounds like a wonderful woman.

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Marie Keates

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6 months

What a nice start to November. Thank you, whoever you are!

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Marie Keates

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9 months

@DrunkScribe My son, aged around 9 told me, necessary is easy, Mum. It’s like a shirt, one collar and two sleeves. Never got it wrong since. He was a clever boy.

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Marie Keates

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8 months

The Between the Wars Saga ~ a character driven 5 book historic fiction series ~ villains, heroes, mysteries to solve and characters to love ~ kindle, kindle unlimited & paperback.

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

2 years

Now available on Kindle Unlimited

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Marie Keates

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2 years

History is not only about the past. It is a dynamic thing, ever changing, and happening all around us. Today, we are witnessing history unfolding. The second Elizabethan era has ended. For the first time in my life, we have a king.

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Marie Keates

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1 year

Spring is trying very hard in the old cemetery.

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Marie Keates

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1 year

An inspirational house on my evening walk. If bricks could talk. #indieauthors

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Marie Keates

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1 year

Day 5 of masculinity. No spam DMs to report, but I’m getting a strange urge to go to the pub.

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

9 months

@lhallwriter I think some people are beyond help. I’ve blocked him too. I’d rather interact with the authors who lift each other up and try to help.

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Marie Keates

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4 months

So it’s back to the horrible zero again! Time to remind myself that I sold 107 books last month, and 2230 last year. The zero won’t last forever. Still, if you’re feeling kind, you could always buy a book to make me feel better 🤪

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Marie Keates

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3 months

Town Quay in 4 photos

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Marie Keates

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1 year

My favourite boatyard on my morning walk.

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Marie Keates

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11 months

Worst month of sales ever. If anyone wants to cheer me up . . . Looking for a compelling historic fiction series, why not check out these? Available on kindle, kindle unlimited and paperback

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

10 months

@K_Lykkebo I don’t. Most of my life is seen through a vague fog. Occasionally, I clean them with proper stuff and surprise myself at how clear the world looks for five minutes. Don’t even get me started about rain!

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Marie Keates

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6 months

Chandler’s Ford today. How wonderful!

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Marie Keates

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3 months

@SamuelJJack2 @TerryTyler4 So they will throw away a perfectly good cup of coffee rather than take your cash and ring it through the till later? When did we stop teaching critical thinking?

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

6 months

Today I remember my grandfather Thomas John Haley 27 October 1887 - 24 December 1972. Wounded 27 June 1918. The inspiration for my debut novel, Plagued. Never forgotten.

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

9 months

Looking for a compelling historic fiction series, why not check out this one? My five book Between The Wars Saga is available on kindle, kindle unlimited and paperback

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

1 year

My first brush with COVID was not the best of starts to 2023. So far the year has been mainly sleeping and catching up on my reading.

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

9 months

FREE download ~ A tale of longing, loss and a world changed beyond recognition Special offer 20 to 23 July ONLY!

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

5 months

Can a rag tag band of old soldiers and sailors really rescue an army, and where is the line between bravery and stupidity? Why not treat yourself to a tale packed with unsung heroes, danger, mystery, and atonement? 👇link below👇

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Marie Keates

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1 year

A tale of community, strong women and unrequited love

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2 years

What a beautiful place to stumble upon in the heart of London

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5 months

Walk the walls Wednesday in 4 photos

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Marie Keates

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1 year

Who’d like to live here, overlooking the river Itchen?

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Marie Keates

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1 year

The greylags are back and they’ve brought the Canada geese!

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Marie Keates

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7 months

@mermaidwrites I ignore the lot of them. I write male characters, gay characters, disabled, women of all ages, midwives, prostitutes, soldiers, fascists, communists, fools and intellectuals. I write about times before I was born, many things I’ve never experienced. This is what fiction is!

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5 months

@Drstevenhobbs @phbehnken That’s unforgivable.

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Marie Keates

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1 year

Yesterday morning, Southampton Common. Taken by our intrepid parkrun set up team.

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Marie Keates

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10 months

Own up, who ordered all 5 of my books this afternoon? Whoever you are, THANK YOU! If you could see your way to writing reviews when you’ve read them it would be the icing on the cake. 💜

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Marie Keates

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1 year

A tale of longing, loss and a world changed beyond recognition

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Marie Keates

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1 year

Oh! Look who dropped into my DMs. Shall I have some fun?

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Marie Keates

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1 year

Happy New Year. The COVID has got me, so I’m going back to bed. See you in 2023. 💜

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Marie Keates

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7 months

@theoneginevra How did we ever manage before the age of warnings for the terminally offended or upset?

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Marie Keates

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1 year

This morning’s walk. A giant chair, daffodils, a one handed clock and a small mosaic.

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Marie Keates

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4 months

Merry Christmas friends. Have a great one!

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Marie Keates

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3 months

A Spitfire walk in 4 photos

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4 months

D Day wall in 4 photos

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5 months

Old town doors in 4 photos

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Marie Keates

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9 months

@DavidBadurina It’s not endearing, is it?

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Marie Keates

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1 year

@stephenRB4 Sadly, nothing surprises me any more. We see to be living in the age of narcissism.

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Marie Keates

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4 months

Merry Xmas. May 2024 bring you all the success you wish for.

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Marie Keates

@marie_keates

9 months

Oh, it’s been such a long time since I’ve had a Keanu DM. It’s made my weekend. Now how long shall I string him along? Of course, time is of the essence, because I’ve already reported him. 😜