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I have 202 stories published in 13 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 176028 times and 161 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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JoAnne Stefanizzi

 

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On Halloweeen Night

Cauldrons of trouble Toil and bubble Moon casting spells In wishing wells Silhouette of gnat Tail of black cat Wings of a bat In a magician’s hat...
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Cherry

"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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Cherry

"Limited Vision"

Magic shimmers on the edge of periphery Tantalizing humans with its sparkle Teasing wishful thoughts Never to be granted Frolicking fairies Moonbeams...

"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?"...

"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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308 of my comments have received 324 Great Feedback votes

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I've just read the article

Posted on Wed, 17 Mar 2021

I've just read the article you’ve linked here and it is so sad, so very sad. What we have done to the fragile links of species, that have every right to their habitat and the right to coexist on this planet, is heartbreaking. Our footprint has...

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Posted in The Silence Of A Regent Honeyeater

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Oh that Sergeant Dowd and his

Posted on Thu, 18 Mar 2021

Oh that Sergeant Dowd and his antique hunting tactics- Craven or I should say Betty had to lose that typewrite to him- Your characters are so well thought out, so dimensional, you know them after their first entry into your stories- and even...

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Posted in Craven Gets Flashed XV

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Oh my laughing eyes! This was

Posted on Fri, 19 Mar 2021

Oh my laughing eyes! This was so well written and so funny, as true stories often are- and those deadly gas bombs, I think we've all had a relative or two who’ve blamed them on the dog. Please do write more of the other times your aunt had used...

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Posted in Customs at Shannon.

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Grand Anniversary

Posted on Sat, 20 Mar 2021

Grand Anniversary Congratulations Luigi! Fifty-five years of wedded bliss is a loving accomplishment and should be celebrated. I raise a glass and toast to you both for fifty-five more! 

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Posted in A Milestone

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That secret forest sounds

Posted on Thu, 28 Jan 2021

That secret forest sounds magical and perhaps a bit like Brigadoon, maybe you were meant to turn at that precise moment to capture a sight you’ll never forget.

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Posted in A Secret Forest

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Lovely poem Jenny but then

Posted on Sat, 06 Feb 2021

Lovely poem Jenny but then any ode to nature is beautiful to me, and trees are the masters of that world. I can see that barrel oak just as you describe it, watching as it weathers kindly, Remembering its days of growth, upward and outward until...

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Posted in Big Belly Oak

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Haven't had much time for

Posted on Thu, 04 Feb 2021

Haven't had much time for reading lately, my new job has taken the life out of my life, but it's Saturday and I've just read through the last 5 Craven entries as I sipped my late morning coffee and they gave me a side of laughter to go with it--...

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Posted in Craven Gets Flashed II

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There are no spare words or

Posted on Fri, 22 Jan 2021

There are no spare words or images here. This is crisp and clean and not a word is superfluous. I was easily swept into the comparison of sea to life, but then I do love Nature, and it does command our world. The fragility and strength woven...

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Posted in To a Lone Sailor

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Loved the flow of words and

Posted on Mon, 04 Jan 2021

Loved the flow of words and the wintry images- Sounds like time for a snowball fight- build the fort and break out the sled...SNOW DAY! Oh how I miss that crisp cold pristine blanket of beauty - living here in Florida my snow is melted buckets of...

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Posted in The Evening Sky Lost

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Ah yes, Scrabble - I just

Posted on Thu, 24 Dec 2020

Ah yes, Scrabble - I just bought a new one as the tiles from our old game had chipped and worn and we'd lost the X somewhere? No one knows where or when it went missing but I think, due to its point value, it has been deftly hidden. I loved your...

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Posted in Christmas Rhyme

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