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I have 246 stories published in 14 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 518413 times and 223 of my stories have been cherry picked.
375 of my 1,538 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 396 votes

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JoAnne Stefanizzi

 

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Cherry

"Art of Trouble" 7

Thomas rounded the bend heading to the bottom of the exit road at a troubling speed and with way too much wobble from the deflated back tire, but...
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Cherry

"Willow's Missing Tail" 35 (last chapter)

Now that the sun had risen and the house was unstuck, all the guests were free to leave but the night’s conflicts still lingered over some of them,...
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Cherry

"Willow's Missing Tail" 34

Martha ran ahead of Perfidia and Dillon into the garden calling Willow’s name. She was desperate to find her and her heart was beating in triple time...
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"Art of Trouble" 6

Thomas was glad his friend Eugene was a night owl because it took only five minutes of sitting on his doorbell to break into his focused, online game...
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"Willow's Missing Tail" 33

The banquet table in Perfidia’s massive, living room was laden with an array of tantalizing comfort foods. The mingling aromas drew the men from the...
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375 of my comments have received 396 Great Feedback votes

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All the songs you listed

Posted on Wed, 27 May 2026

All the songs you listed played in life back then too. We've so many things in common growing up in the same decades, buying the songs that filled our days was sunshine was one of them. Hope you are doing well, Jenny. Thank you for taking the...

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Posted in "The Way We Heard" - All you need is Love- 1967

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Your poem is music, chords of

Posted on Fri, 15 May 2026

Your poem is music, chords of words beautifully arranged in poetic harmony. A garden profound with palpable sorrow but your hope a joyous crescendo.

I am broken hearted to read what you are going through my friend. Please stay strong and...

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Posted in Where Thoughts Take Me

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Haven't read all the other

Posted on Sat, 02 May 2026

Haven't read all the other titles so I'm not sure if this is a continuing storyline but, as a stand alone, this drew me in. I want to know what happens next to Joe, Liz and Jean. And I love the atmosphere you created: the room, the conversation,...

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Posted in "Hey Joe!"

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Thank you for posting a

Posted on Wed, 15 Apr 2026

Thank you for posting a finale to 'Pass the Story' so happy you decided to particiapted. And I was wondering if aliens would show up, and now they have. Great alternate ending, Jane! 

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Posted in Penny's Pass the Story - Part 10

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The movement in this finale

Posted on Sun, 12 Apr 2026

The movement in this finale was much like a dance and to have the Sheriff we all presumed was dead come back to life, was very Hitchcock. I loved how you ended it, it was a thrilling read. Thank you for participating in the challenge and adding...

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Posted in Penny's Pass The Story - Part 10.

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And justice is served. Nicely

Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2026

And justice was served. Nicely done Marandina, I imagined this unfolding like a scene in a movie - and it was a thrilling ending....

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Posted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 10

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I tried to follow the other

Posted on Thu, 09 Apr 2026

I tried to follow the other chapters, find a connecting suspect but I hope you'll write your final chapter Celticman -  switch it up  - or shoot somebody- because whichever way you conclude it, I know I will enjoy reading it. 

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Posted in "Pass the Story" Chapter 9

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I'm not a fan of Springsteen

Posted on Sat, 04 Apr 2026

I'm not a fan of Springsteen either, never found much to applaude in his music, but your rendition, and new verses, on the Mamas and the Papas 'California Dreamin' was chilling, and not without truth. I think Dr. Suess's Butter Battle Book might...

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Posted in Is Kerry Katona a Cat Owner?

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Feels like there might be a

Posted on Sun, 05 Apr 2026

Feels like there might be a trip into the twilight zone for Helen. I agree with Insert- an intriguing start to a story, curious to see where it will go.

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Posted in I. Deep Storage - Part One

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A humorous way to end it

Posted on Tue, 31 Mar 2026

A humorous way to end it Soulfire77, which proves the conclusion can go any way an author imagines so I do hope soneone will take up the challenge and write the next chapter, and the last.  

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Posted in Penny's Pass The Story - Part 8.

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