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14 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 362928 times
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351 of my 1,474 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 370 votes
JoAnne Stefanizzi
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"Time and Stardust"
Time, we measure it, watch it, demand it go faster, command it to slow down and pray to stop it. It is the background to thoughts, actions and...
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If you see a tiny door...
The tiny door was not seen unless you crouched so low to the ground your nose scraped the hard pavement stones. Then you might see it. But, if you...
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A Christmas to Remember
Blue ice reflected the moon’s light. His hand warmed hers as Christmas snow fell gently down around them, but not as gently as his kiss upon her lips...
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December 8, 1980
It was 40 years ago today Lost chords Echoing lyrics Incomprehensible news Say it isn’t so Discordant Disjointed sounds Gunshot? Impossible Who Why...
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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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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...
Read full commentPosted in The Evening Sky Lost
Very well thought out
Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2020
Very well thought out seannelson and I wish we had the answer to why- why so many have to live under or at the poverty level. I fear Kindness must be mined like gold these days for it has become too rare and Greed appears to be the commodity of...
Read full commentPosted in On 'the Conquest of Poverty'
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...
Read full commentPosted in Christmas Rhyme
Lovely meandering through
Posted on Mon, 07 Sep 2020
Lovely meandering through better days- no cell phones, video game distractions - loved the crackling fire and stories being read to interested children- the milkman in the morning the winter's banketing snow and muffled sounds. All beautifully...
Read full commentPosted in Bygone Times
A Lovely odd to your love.
Posted on Sun, 30 Aug 2020
A Lovely odd to your love.
Read full commentPosted in Right Before My Eyes
Funny you should mention
Posted on Sun, 30 Aug 2020
Funny you should mention crows. I had several on m lawn yesterday morning looking for their breakfast- You set the scene well here- The beating wings, its search for sustenance, the lazy day and I could feel the warmth of the day too- and 24c to...
Read full commentPosted in Morning Swoop
Captivating and relatable..
Posted on Tue, 04 Aug 2020
Captivating and relatable...The bedroom of childhood- does it ever truly leave us? To me those are the warmest, most vivid images as we marched on to adulthood. And when we falter, they call us back to comfort and cocoon our bruised ego. This is...
Read full commentPosted in Box Room
Thrilling, chilling and oh so
Posted on Sun, 02 Aug 2020
Thrilling, chilling and oh so spooky- not sure what that monster will do but I was frozen in place just reading - very well done horror, this is Stephen King good.
Read full commentPosted in Disenchantment 9
Thrilling, chilling and oh so
Posted on Sun, 02 Aug 2020
sorry, not sure why - but my comment posted twice - so I'll add this - Your descriptions had me on the edge of my seat and I found no excess of words, only apt and chilling images.
Read full commentPosted in Disenchantment 9
I enjoyed this- Starting out
Posted on Mon, 03 Aug 2020
I enjoyed this- Starting out searching for monsters but discovering instead the beauty in the unknown and the strangely different. At least, that's where this poem took me and I loved it- I always smile when given optimistic endings.
Read full commentPosted in Sea Monsters
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