Doina Toma

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2020

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“The sentence” by Doina Toma

The Justice closed the heavy door of his chambers, the purple robe suddenly weighing twice as much as usual. The heavy oak door closed now, and the unbreakable windows muffled the clamour outside. Beyond the door, in the domed foyer, the voices of the various staff and public observers. Outside the windows, the incessable chant of the protesters. He could no longer hear what they were saying from his chambers, but their voices still  sounded loud and clear in his head:  “Logic is life!” “Bring reason back!” “Save the Critical!” “...

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“Mother of ...three” by Doina Toma

Submitted to Contest #68

(Hi guys. This is my first time here so I could use some comments and critiques. Thanks!). I woke up in a mood that immediately felt wrong for that day. The air smelled the same way I remembered it from all the mornings I was all packed up and ready to go to summer camp. I would always feel excited but terrified at the same time, ready to be away from home on my own but also apprehensive and sad. That day, thirty-some years later, I felt the same mixed excitement. It was bitter-sweet and made me feel like a child again. But all I am trying t...

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Author bio

Not a writer. Just picking up a hobby from my youth. And maybe ... just maybe thinking about the way I used to joke with my mom, that one day I will write a book to tell the story of our family. I am a banker, I have a teen daughter and I live in Canada. I was born and raised in Romania.