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I have 228 stories published in
13 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 319178 times
and 195 of my stories have been cherry picked.
338 of my 1,431 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 355 votes
JoAnne Stefanizzi
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"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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- 314 reads
"Limited Vision"
Magic shimmers on the edge of periphery Tantalizing humans with its sparkle Teasing wishful thoughts Never to be granted Frolicking fairies Moonbeams...
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"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?"...
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"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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"Perception"
We may live on the same street Perhaps in the same building But I will see events Through a prism Created By my experiences I’ll interpret facts As...
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I love the romanticism here-
Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2020
I love the romanticism here- the wistful wish for a parallel universe – perhaps another chance to change the ending or to have no ending- Sweet movement and nice rhythm in the verses. I liked this one very much and will read again....
Read full commentPosted in Jessica
What a thoughtful, poetic
Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2020
What a thoughtful, poetic reflection on life with a simply elegant accent on nature. Oh those messages we miss when we don’t stop and smell the flowers, watch the bees or see the leaves come alive on the trees where birds make their homes. We...
Read full commentPosted in Electric Bees
The golden sunshine,
Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2020
The golden sunshine, optimistic, days of our youth- "like pleasure of marmalade on hot buttered toast" you've truly captured these musings here Jenny - You're look back is crisp, clear and packed with dreams - perhaps unrealized-- while...
Read full commentPosted in Time Was
I love these characters-
Posted on Wed, 29 Jul 2020
I love these characters- Josiah and Archibald - they are so well defined that I can completely imagine them and that is the test of a great story for me- when the characters become real, as yours have and now I am afraid Electra might not be the...
Read full commentPosted in Never Say Die!
I loved this walk through
Posted on Thu, 23 Jul 2020
I loved this walk through your writing process and I completely commiserated with it. It is very time consuming to proof and format your own book and the couch does like to distract us. Anyway, once you’ve hit publish and set if free on Amazon-...
Read full commentPosted in Shiny Things - A Ramble
Poetry doth speak to our
Posted on Fri, 24 Jul 2020
Poetry doth speak to our thoughts – sometimes very well- Nicely done Parson – Wordsworth did applaud the passion of Coleridge’s poem but, I think, was off put by the length of descriptive imagery within the stanzas – Still he said the passion was...
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It's terrifiying to think
Posted on Fri, 24 Jul 2020
It's terrifying to think something is wrong with us- something possibly incurable-this is a very relatable tale- I'm sure many have been there and taken a deep breath- like in your ending- to learn their fear is unfounded and they are after all...
Read full commentPosted in Seventy Two Hours.
Loved the b's bumblebee
Posted on Tue, 21 Jul 2020
Loved the b's bumblebee beguiling-dandelions definitely are. Lovely poem.
Read full commentPosted in remembering dandelions (again)
What a lovely metaphor -birds
Posted on Sun, 19 Jul 2020
What a lovely metaphor -birds to children- their playful antics and hungry frenzy are very relatable. Your poem is sweetly reminiscent of time passing and life changing and oh yes, that lovely gift from time – wrinkles.
Read full commentPosted in Here Birdie
This story is so real - I can
Posted on Fri, 17 Jul 2020
This story is so real - I can imagine this summer of decades past with your descriptions. Not an easy decade and so, I am intrigued to see where you will go in this story. Waiting now for part three.
Read full commentPosted in Sibelius Lobey (Part Two)
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