My Writing

MVdD Writes is currently completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at OCAD University, and has completed a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Toronto Metropolitan University (Ryerson).

Below, you will find an organized collection of poetry, fiction and non-fiction pieces, A-Level University Essays, book reviews, and short blog posts. Dig in, and please reach out with your opinion or drop a like of appreciation below each piece.

Vicky di Donato

Jan 20
3 min

Cursive

Prompts: How did you fall in love with writing? What are your earliest memories of writing? Why do you want to pursue creative writing?...

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Vicky di Donato

Feb 18, 2023
7 min

An Immigrant Daughter’s Therapist

Assignment Prompt: fictional or otherwise, create a conversation that you think is important. Name: Maria di Donato Age: 21 Past...

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Vicky di Donato

Feb 18, 2023
1 min

Drunk Self Affirmations

Prompted to look for existing writing and mix up the words before creating a new poem with creative use of enjambment, it is based on the...

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Vicky di Donato

Feb 18, 2023
3 min

A Joke is a Story of Personal Facts

PROMPT: Use five jokes the audience might not know about you to tell a joke via a story. 1. I belly flopped from a 30ft cliff and...

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Vicky di Donato

Feb 18, 2023
2 min

“Gemini”

a rap by Vicky di Donato Well, when I met you I was convinced, This girl here, obviously kin A Gemini, with big round eyes I fell for her...

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Vicky di Donato

Feb 18, 2023
1 min

If Life Was In Reverse

Inspired by Gray Thomas's 'Life In Reverse'. Available to watch below. If life was in reverse I’d see my blood be taken back Taken back...

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I Dream - A Story of Depression and Lost Love

Vicky di Donato

Feb 18, 2023
3 min

I Dream - A Story of Depression and Lost Love

I don’t like the feeling of it. The cold water on my sleep addled face. I hate even more that I hadn’t believed her – my mother – when...

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Vicky di Donato

Oct 20, 2022
3 min

A Writer Writes (part 3)

The other day, I found myself being honest with my boyfriend. He’s been struggling with me a bit, and it’s understandable for many...

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Vicky di Donato

Oct 20, 2022
3 min

A Writer Writes (part 2)

I felt around in my lap for the cold metal stick that I always had on me. It was black and it had a light on it, three gold bars on the...

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Vicky di Donato

Oct 18, 2022
2 min

A Writer Writes (part 1)

I sometimes had dreams that were normal, but normally, I suffered greatly in my sleep. Waking up in sobs wasn’t foreign to me the way...

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A-Level University Essay: Imagining Death - Emily Dickinson

Vicky di Donato

Jan 18, 2021
10 min

A-Level University Essay: Imagining Death - Emily Dickinson

Author's Note: This essay was written for course ENG560 of Ryerson University, on November 28, 2018. Imagining Death: Emily Dickinson In...

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A-Level University Essay: Obasan’s Impact on Canada

Vicky di Donato

Jan 17, 2021
8 min

A-Level University Essay: Obasan’s Impact on Canada

Author's Note: This essay was written for course ENG110 of Ryerson University, on November 22, 2017. Obasan, by Joy Kogawa, has been...

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Inhale, Apologize, and Repeat - The Story That Helped Me Quit Smoking

Vicky di Donato

Jan 17, 2021
3 min

Inhale, Apologize, and Repeat - The Story That Helped Me Quit Smoking

First year, I remember looking at the strangers on the street. The stranger wearing Gucci dress pants or a beige camisole, or Levi jeans,...

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Scooby Spark - The Story of How I Lit My House On Fire

Vicky di Donato

Jun 21, 2020
7 min

Scooby Spark - The Story of How I Lit My House On Fire

Penny loves Scooby Doo. However, she has seen this particular film about the gang and their talking dog one too many times. Her mother is...

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Literary Biography - How a High School Teacher Helped Me Write Down My Goals

Vicky di Donato

Jun 21, 2020
4 min

Literary Biography - How a High School Teacher Helped Me Write Down My Goals

I don’t think I’ve ever met someone who liked writing as a child. I remember going to kindergarten in the States; after every day of...

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