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About me - Dora Bona

I've been a writer since I stole my first ink and nibbed pen from my father's bureau when I was 6. I loved words even thenmarveling at how they looked on the page, neatly grouped, easily manipulated, moulded and made into anything I wanted.

I found I wanted

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Fantasy
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CINDERELLA THE REAL STORY.It's wrong what they've written about us. I don't have a cruel bone in my body, and neither does my sister. Just because the masses aesthetically prefer the stereotypical slim, gorgeous, leggy blonde with the saucer sized brown eyes and that sugar coated voice they cast people like me and my sister a... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Fairy tales
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A FRACTURED FABLE:THE THREE LITTLE PIGSI want to set things straight before I get out of here. Before the trial. I want to tell MY side of the story. The pain in my ankles and right up my calves is so bad it's got me baying at the moon. Every time they change the dressings they say I was lucky it wasn't THIRD degree burns. An... More..

Relationships & Family > Successful Dating Flirting tips for boomers: How to do what doesn't come naturally
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I'm a Baby Boomer. I won't open my ancient Oxford dictionary to give the precise definition of one. First, because it's a pre-baby boomer edition and second, because these days my eyesight is slipping and I can't read the 4 point font.So, Wikipedia describes a boomer as someone born between 1946 and 1964. I'd like to say I ju... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Colors
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LEMONNESSHe stareswith bitternessat his yellowing hairand reflects on the lemonness ofhis fingers,shakingas they straddle a smouldering cigarette.Jaundiced wallsonce bright, white and aliveyawn yellowness from apathy,while piles of newspaperslieyellowing by the doorbecause he can't bear to throw the past away.The bile of too ... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Family conflict
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IVYThe sirens will be shrieking their sorrow any moment, so I don't have long. I just wanted you to know why. I thought you had a right to know why.She was a parasite. She fed off me from the moment her seed burst into existence inside me. Slowly, but with purpose, eating her way into my soul, strangling it. Like the ivy that... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Finding love
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PLANTING SEEDS"Tell me about your obsessions""I don't have any obsessions - I think it's unhealthy to be obsessive about anything""Okay then, what are you passionate about"She tries desperately to find words to replace what she's really thinking. She sits back in her chair, crosses her arms, and fixes him with a mocking grin"... More..

Health & Fitness > Vitamins & Dietary Supplements Good health supplements to take
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If you think the 5 food groups are PIZZA, FRIES, BURGERS, COKE AND DONUTS, then you may need help! Life in the fast lane means we often neglect our diet to the point where it drastically affects our health. To function properly, the human body needs a complex and balanced array of vitamins and minerals, amino acids and antiox... More..

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Falling in love
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PASSION A REFLECTIONPassion is when you want something or someone more than your next breath. Passion rips at you with such fury that you wear the scars of your obsession forever. It has been said that timing is everything. Life is a series of episodes of seizing the moment. Often we catch something that will give us pleasure... More..

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