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13 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 310977 times
and 193 of my stories have been cherry picked.
335 of my 1,420 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 352 votes
JoAnne Stefanizzi
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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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"Anna's Blanket"
The story of Anna’s Blankets is a special one. Anna made them by hand and sent one to each person in her family – To give them a warm hug whenever they needed one. These blankets were made with care, kind thoughts And sent on their way with love. Anna was my Mom-
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"A Stormy Day and a Cup of Tea"
I love a cloudy, sun blocked, dark clouds rolling in, grey day. I am lazy personified on a typical sun drenched day with the heat melting my rubber...
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"Once Upon a Place to Read"
There was a place I loved to go as a child; it held a myriad of stories in worn pages, bound in leather and cloth covers. It beckoned me to come and...
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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...
Read full commentPosted in Romantic notions
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)
What a smart bird, a fur
Posted on Wed, 15 Jul 2020
What a smart bird, a fur lined nest, warm and cozy. The big birds don't know what they're missing yet. Perfect lead in to part three..
Read full commentPosted in Recycling. Upcycling. Part Two.
Nature's creatures are not
Posted on Tue, 14 Jul 2020
Nature's creatures are not wasteful...that seems to be man's domain. This is a very sweet tidbit, now on to part 2.
Read full commentPosted in Recycling. Upcycling.
keeping up with the jones..
Posted on Wed, 15 Jul 2020
keeping up with the jones...what a lovely take on neighbors, as birds. I truly loved this little story and will have to find the first parts to read now.
Read full commentPosted in Recycling. Upcycling. Part Three..
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