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I have 249 stories published in 14 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 504157 times and 222 of my stories have been cherry picked.
371 of my 1,538 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 391 votes

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JoAnne Stefanizzi

 

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"Art of Trouble" 10

Thomas picked up one of her fries and munched on it thoughtfully as Jade scrolled through the photos of the previous paintings he'd acquired at...
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Cherry

"Penny's Pass the Story"

Penny's Pass the Story challenge begins here- who will be the first to take this snippet of a Who Done It and Why and weave the first chapter? And of course, have fun with it.
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(Teeth Tales) Smiling Underpants

When my father was older he had to get dentures and he hated to wear his lower dentures and never did, unless it was absolutely necessary, like when...
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"Art of Trouble" 9

Mac locked up his repair shop and headed to his car in the parking lot. Unknown to him, Ted and Brutus watched him with calculated interest from...
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371 of my comments have received 391 Great Feedback votes

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This is a great beginning

Posted on Tue, 17 Mar 2026

This is a great beginning Celticman. You've opened tantalizing paths in this chapter that the next writer might follow. You've offered up a few telling details on the missing Mr. Snodgrass, For me, as I read it, it gave me the feel of a noir film...

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Posted in 'Penny’s Pass the Parcel’ Part 2

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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...

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Posted in Life and Death Under the Hudson

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The boy does see ghosts....or

Posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2025

The boy does see ghosts....or something....in this eerie atmosphere.

A sinister beauty holds the reader spellbound with the description of mist and water crashing off rocks and the sighting of a sepia child, real, imagined, otherworldly?...

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Posted in Prophesy - The Immortal Witch (6)

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so unexpected and such a

Posted on Tue, 15 Jul 2025

so unexpected and such a lovely surprise. Thank you for the POD, and the happy smile.....

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Posted in "Willow's Missing Tail" 30

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I woould worry about signing

Posted on Tue, 08 Oct 2024

I'd worry about signing on for that premium package but...I did wonder if this mishap was the big argument Spencer was setting up? Could he be bluffing; is he able to disconnect his arm and reconnect it at will? Maybe he's testing Vanessa? I'm...

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Posted in Parcel for You...Part 37

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up to date again and still

Posted on Fri, 13 Sep 2024

up to date again and still loving this strange world with advanced androids. Now that Spencer has a friend who is like him, I wonder how it will change the dynamics between him and Vanessa; how will it change him? And the introduction of Steve,...

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Posted in Parcel for You.. - Part 34

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This has become an addictive

Posted on Fri, 19 Jan 2024

This has become an addictive read for me...I’m on pins and needles waiting for the next, new episode of this unique story. I love that Spencer is turning more human and having more complex thoughts and, science fiction thriller alert, how those...

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Posted in Parcel for you...Part 14

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The wild imagination of

Posted on Fri, 01 Sep 2023

The wild imagination of childhood is precious; anything-everything-is believable to a child. I so enjoyed reading this with my Saturday morning cup of coffee, both brought a smile to my face.

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Posted in The Curse of the Thing in the Jungle

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I've just caught up again,

Posted on Wed, 23 Nov 2022

I've just caught up again, and I’m truly enjoying this story. Still can not wait to learn the thoughts of the mother and how this will turn out for the children. You've created great characters, dimensional and believable, and built on their...

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Posted in Runaway Mother chapter 19

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The late 60’s and 70’s were

Posted on Tue, 18 Oct 2022

The late 60’s and 70’s were formative years for me too.I am there with you Jenny. The music fed our souls. The days of youth were awareness personified and anything was possible, felt possible, and the music was the background to it all. Losing a...

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Posted in Interesting Times

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