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JoAnne Stefanizzi
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"Willow's Tail" 23
Martha stepped into the bedroom as the memories rose up like lit paper causing a brush fire of emotions she didn’t want to feel. That long ago summer...
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"Willow's Tail" 22
Perfidia walked over and looked at the card with her name on it sitting by Gloria’s entry. “Did you switch them?” she asked Gloria, but not with...
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The house at the end of the cul-de-sac...
Bonnie skipped innocently ahead of her brothers and mother and thought the night was particularly dark and spooky but then it was Halloween and that...
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"Willow's Tail" 21
“Okay, try this one,” Martha said hopefully, pouring the tea into the tasting cup in front of Perfidia. "You know I love tea but Martha my taste buds...
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"Willow's Tail" 20
Martha stood by the window in Perfidia’s kitchen staring out at the vibrant garden bathed in morning sunlight. A gentle summer breeze tickled the...
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Hi Di-hard, so happy you're
Posted on Fri, 18 Mar 2022
Hi Di-hard, so happy you're reading along. Hadn't thought of a sequel but you're right, it's possible. I’m trying to finish this with a worthy ending but I'll miss these characters too; they've been fun to create and get to know...hmmm, maybe a...
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You have a human voice in
Posted on Fri, 18 Mar 2022
You have a human voice in your writing: it stings, it cajoles it pains. This is written with such clarity and emotion and will resonate with anyone who has had circumstances such as these with a parent. Excellent story!
Read full commentPosted in I Used To Have a Garden
A poignant story, it ripped
Posted on Fri, 18 Mar 2022
A poignant story, it ripped at my heartstrings. This is so well written, believable dialogue, excellent scene setting and dimensional characters. The beginning draws you intimately into the family and their circumstances and it has a humorous...
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A beautiful poem enriched by
Posted on Sun, 27 Feb 2022
A beautiful poem enriched by your memories Jenny.
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This is what great poetry
Posted on Wed, 02 Mar 2022
This is what great poetry does- it opens up the marketplace of ideas and encourages discussion, and your intense poem has done that, I've learned so much from reading all the varying comments and found myself agreeing and disagreeing in varying...
Read full commentPosted in Listening to the News 2/3/22
Tearful reading this one and
Posted on Sat, 12 Feb 2022
Tearful reading this one and stirred the pain in my heart as I too lost my precious pup over year ago but his trusting, loving eyes ...I will never forget.
Read full commentPosted in Good Bye My Friend
I hear the love for the
Posted on Wed, 12 Jan 2022
I hear the love for the animals throughout your story and I have to say, didn’t see the ending coming that you’d find your best friend. I love dogs, well truth is, I love all animals, but dogs have been the major best friends in my life. I lost...
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Enjoyed this slice of life
Posted on Tue, 11 Jan 2022
Enjoyed this slice of life story; It could have been a sweet, 'other time tale,' only for the fact it is threaded with current day issues and modern day humor, sooo much humor, I smiled throughout my reading it. You have kept this humor even ...
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The connection of Mistletoe
Posted on Thu, 30 Dec 2021
The connection of Mistletoe to the Mistle thrush exemplifies that all of nature has a reason for being, both destructive and life supportive. The sorrow of birdlime used to trap delicate birds shows the heartbreaking use by man of this natural...
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I highly recommend hugging a
Posted on Fri, 07 Jan 2022
I highly recommend hugging a tree- its good for the soul. This is a lovely contemplative poem, apropos for the season of beginnings, or endings - whichever way you choose to view it, from the eve or the day, filled with appreciative thoughts to...
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