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I have 249 stories published in 14 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 508118 times and 222 of my stories have been cherry picked.
373 of my 1,541 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 394 votes

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JoAnne Stefanizzi

 

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Cherry

"Oneiroi" (Greek myth - gods of dream)

Pasty faces and foggy lands In dreams that shake the soul Phobetor weaves a tapestry Of dank and dripping shrouds To chill the blood and tremble lips...
Cherry

"The Coffee House Spy" 14

“Give us some answers and we may leave you in a nice place when we dump you.” Brent threatened with a cold smile. “I’ve already told you I’m a bead...
Cherry

"Unwanted Magic" 4

Joey listened intently to the bird’s singing in the tree and began to hum the tune along with them trying to remember the words. Joey’s dad picked up...
Cherry

"Willow's Missing Tail" 12

“Perfidia, I’m sure Jon isn’t in jeopardy with your cousin,” Martha reasoned. “And I’m not so sure,” Perfidia replied and turned back to Willow with...
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"Unwanted Magic" 3

“I want my mom to come on the adventure too,” Joey told Flint. Flint growled in a not so happy tone. “Sure, let's take the whole family on your...
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373 of my comments have received 394 Great Feedback votes

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Wow...wow...This is so

Posted on Sun, 25 Feb 2024

Wow...wow...This is so interpretive, surreal, filled with twisting images - I loved it! The first verse took me to the white album and of course I love the Beatles (Favorite: John Lennon) so Happiness is a Warm Gun conjured his voice for me but...

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Posted in Catch-me-if-you-can

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I loved this and I think we

Posted on Thu, 15 Feb 2024

I loved this and I think we all can sympathize with that stench of industry seasoning the air with unpalatable odors. Where I grew up there was a paper factory...enough said... and I loved your rhyming of each day’s pungent aroma and the shrewdly...

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Posted in Cheese and Onion Tuesday

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Clever Ewan, very clever- and

Posted on Thu, 15 Feb 2024

Clever Ewan, very clever- and I fear it too- can't be sure what is real these days. AI confusion abounds, fake images on social platforms, faked voices on robocalls, dead artists singing songs and acting in films- where does it stop--where do we...

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Posted in I'm Afraid of AI

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A warm and welcoming story

Posted on Thu, 15 Feb 2024

A warm and welcoming story you fall into like a hug. Their ages didn’t come through until the end, very clever how this took you through the camping expedition that seemed to be in the wild and yet was actually set in the backyard of their...

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Posted in The Call of the Wild

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Off the grid in the bath--

Posted on Mon, 12 Feb 2024

Off the grid in the bath-- what a lovely idea---I envy you having a bath - I too have gone the way of the shower but I can remember the oveflowing bubble baths of my youth and off the grid! Soaking in a warm bath is a great place to imagine...

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Posted in In the Bath

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Warm touches in this wedding

Posted on Tue, 06 Feb 2024

Warm touches in this wedding poem; love is the guest of honor here and it is well seated in your words.

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Posted in Joyful, frugal celebration!

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I've jumped in here and now

Posted on Fri, 02 Feb 2024

I've jumped in here and now have to go back and read from the start of this funny, very funny, undertaking story.

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Posted in Frankie! (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 53)

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First reading, felt a loss of

Posted on Mon, 05 Feb 2024

First reading, felt a loss of someone who touched hearts and the remembered moments at the end are the ones we keep. Second reading, I read it as searching, hoping someone would return. But both readings were profound with those last two lines....

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Posted in We Watched from the Shore

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I've jumped into this

Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2024

I've jumped into this intrigue and now will have to go back and read from the start -

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Posted in New Directions (6)

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Do we all have Uncle John's

Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2024

Do we all have Uncle John's who shouldn't be driving on the road? I've had several of those relatives who won't give up the steering wheel with their face pressed up to the windshield....I laughed and laughed through out this read. Amazing that...

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Posted in Uncle John's Popemobile.

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