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351 of my 1,478 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 370 votes
JoAnne Stefanizzi
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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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"Willow's Tail" 19
“I still have to enter that contest Perfidia,” Martha reminded her as they stood at the funnel cake stand and Perfidia ordered one of the powdered...
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"Willow's Tail" 18
Willow had wanted to follow that meddlesome cat and find its lair and its human, but her human was making her enter this ridiculous contest, and she...
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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...
Read full commentPosted in How I Came to Meet Eric
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 ...
Read full commentPosted in A Hot Little Model from France
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...
Read full commentPosted in Resolution
The pulse of life, the
Posted on Wed, 29 Dec 2021
The pulse of life, the coldness of stone, the yin and yang of existence and the big sleep that beckons us all- This cemetery walk about that you take us on is filled with life amid the resting place of departed, and silent souls. It gives a...
Read full commentPosted in In Memoriam
Your poem sparkles like
Posted on Fri, 31 Dec 2021
Your poem sparkles like twinkling lights at a New Years Eve celebration. It winds and moves through memories giving a burst of joy to the reader. You've truly captured the essence of this holiday. Happy New Year Jenny, may it be the best year...
Read full commentPosted in Embracing New Year
Scary stuff, having unwanted,
Posted on Sun, 02 Jan 2022
Scary stuff, having unwanted, random faces popping into and invading your private space, strangers intruding on your computer and phone. Great suspense and humor in this with a thread of social reality woven in, made for a chilling read. I Loved...
Read full commentPosted in Five Other People Are Looking At This Item
So strange and 2037 does not
Posted on Mon, 03 Jan 2022
So strange and 2037 does not sound like a future I want to consider but it is spellbinding. Your story has me hooked and I want to see where this goes. Great dialogue and likable characters with a very unique story line, indeed- waiting for more...
Read full commentPosted in THE FIRST ANGEL
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