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Maria P. Frino

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Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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Maria has made a career of using words to communicate. Her first paid job at a TV station nurtured her love of words. She has written PR, ads, and newsletters for products ranging from food to jewellery, fashion and interiors, as well as garden and building products. When she is not writing corporate communications or as a Senior Reviewer for the online site Weekend Notes, she works on her short stories and novels.

The Decision They Made, Maria’s debut novel and her other books are available on her website – www.mariapfrino.com. Buy these books as eBooks or print. Weaving Words, an anthology Maria collaborated on, is also available as an audiobook. Maria contributed two short stories to this anthology along with eight other authors.

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“We burst into a love affair so forceful it scares me. I’m married again, to another man and have a child with him – should I be allowed such indulgent feelings for someone I thought I no longer loved?”
― Maria P Frino, Two Men in a Shed

“We who remember the time before were forced into submission. We have nothing left of us. We remember when it was revered to be your own star. To make something of yourself, to achieve. We have time now, but we are not allowed to shine. What we do is for them, to benefit them. We are cogs in their machine.”
― Maria P Frino, Xenure Station: A Billion Light Years

“I’m standing with other parents on the school playground. A misery of humans, huddled, hunched, and wet.”
― Maria P Frino, Edward's Cat: The Rise of the Kittens. And a Dog.

“They sit together peering out over the Pacific Ocean watching the honey colours of the sunrise. Amelia is grateful for the life she has now. William is her husband and they live in paradise.”
― Maria P. Frino, The Decision They Made

“We burst into a love affair so forceful it scares me. I’m married again, to another man and have a child with him – should I be allowed such indulgent feelings for someone I thought I no longer loved?”
― Maria P Frino, Two Men in a Shed

“We who remember the time before were forced into submission. We have nothing left of us. We remember when it was revered to be your own star. To make something of yourself, to achieve. We have time now, but we are not allowed to shine. What we do is for them, to benefit them. We are cogs in their machine.”
― Maria P Frino, Xenure Station: A Billion Light Years

“I’m standing with other parents on the school playground. A misery of humans, huddled, hunched, and wet.”
― Maria P Frino, Edward's Cat: The Rise of the Kittens. And a Dog.

“I’m standing with other parents in the school playground. A misery of humans, huddled, hunched, and wet. Our golf umbrellas are only helping the top half of our bodies. Even though the storm has passed, the wind is still whipping up the rain, our legs are soaked. And isn’t it fun standing in wet feet?”
― MariaPFrino

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