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I have 124 stories published in
9 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 41808 times
and 47 of my stories have been cherry picked.
109 of my 564 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 118 votes
JoAnne Stefanizzi
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"Where have we gone?"
Mask on mask off Battle lines drawn Where only Consideration should dwell Etiquette found In Webster’s Now defunct Empathy as rare As clovers of four...
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- 32 reads
"Limited Vision"
Magic shimmers on the edge of periphery Tantalizing humans with its sparkle Teasing wishful thoughts Never to be granted Frolicking fairies Moonbeams...
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"Magic for a Day or 24 Hours of Trouble" (A Magical Fantasy) Chapter 2
When the sunshine filtered through the Venetian blinds and across his room Joey woke up. His first thought was, "could it really be a day of magic?"...
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"Magic for a Day or 24 hours of Trouble" (Children's Fantasy)
The Florida beach was populated with late summer vacationers who had rented houses near the seashore, and eight year old Joey Steven’s family was one...
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"Perception"
We may live on the same street Perhaps in the same building But I will see events Through a prism Created By my experiences I’ll interpret facts As...
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Wow! Keansburg, NJ- Your
Posted on Fri, 27 Sep 2019
Wow! Keansburg, NJ- Your story brought me there too and since I've also been there, it was extra special fun for me to visit it again in your words. If I remember correctly, from the boardwalk you could see the Manhattan skyline and the...
Read full commentPosted in Life and Death Under the Hudson
The sounds at night are
Posted on Wed, 08 Jul 2020
The sounds at night are amplified by mostly silent streets here and you've captured perfectly all of those sounds. The distant train whistle, the rainwater plinking in puddles and dropping from drenched leaves...the lone dog barking- I could walk...
Read full commentPosted in Caesura
The language is harsh,
Posted on Tue, 07 Jul 2020
The language is harsh, unpolished but I think so is the character you've created, a true curmudgeon. In this context, the rough tone and attitude works- it is defiantly defensive as his life has not been all he'd have liked. I enjoyed the read...
Read full commentPosted in Not too Much to Ask
I love these Craven Danger
Posted on Thu, 09 Apr 2020
I love these Craven Danger stories. I've posted a link on my facebook page to give my friends and family a little humour in their day too. I truly hope you publish these stories in a book. they are all gems - and the world sure could use some...
Read full commentPosted in The Coffee Pot on the Corner - A Craven Danger Mystery
‘Doily old’ struck a chord
Posted on Mon, 02 Sep 2019
‘Doily old’ struck a chord for me; I can remember houses of older relatives I'd visited when I was a child that had these on sofa arms and entry tables.
I really enjoyed reading your story, partly because New York was my playground too so...
Read full commentPosted in A Rambling Remembrance
Thank you. When I received
Posted on Fri, 03 May 2019
Thank you. When I received 1944 as the random year, it was all I could think of, the batlle where a realtive of mine died on Christmas Eve. I thought it so sad that he had died on that day, not that death on any other day would have been less sad...
Read full commentPosted in 1944 (12miles south of Spa Belgium)
Don't apologize, They were
Posted on Sun, 21 Apr 2019
They were arrogant little jerks and I believe you have every right to be shouty - as a matter of fact -shout it from a mountain top - it reaches more ears that way-
Your story drew me in and, being a woman, infuriated me at the lack of...
Read full commentPosted in Throwing Stones
Thank you, the cherries are
Posted on Fri, 14 Oct 2016
Thank you, the cherries are lovely. Let's hope for more chances to write on these lovely pages here on ABCtales....
Read full commentPosted in No Place like it Anywhere!
Lovely meandering through
Posted on Mon, 07 Sep 2020
Lovely meandering through better days- no cell phones, video game distractions - loved the crackling fire and stories being read to interested children- the milkman in the morning the winter's banketing snow and muffled sounds. All beautifully...
Read full commentPosted in Bygone Times
A Lovely odd to your love.
Posted on Sun, 30 Aug 2020
A Lovely odd to your love.
Read full commentPosted in Right Before My Eyes
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