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JoAnne Stefanizzi
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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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Under the Redwoods...
My hand upon it; I feel its warmth; its rough bark is pliant under my hand. I feel the breeze as the branches above move with the wind. I look up and...
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Random thoughts...
Random thoughts in the evening… Dusk is setting in and the low light of sunset is blanketing the grass with shadows and patches of last light. Day is...
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"Past or Present" Chapter 3
Stephanie sat on the bed in Victoria’s room and wondered what would happen if she fell asleep? Would she wake up back in her own life time? She hoped...
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"Past and Present" Chapter 2
“Oh my lord,” Stephanie cried out, closing her eyes and hoping to wake up from this nightmare. “Prayer does not become you either Victoria. I suggest...
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Ants like moving commas.
Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2020
Ants like moving commas..mechanical maraccas-the grasshoppers lonley heart ...this made me smile it was a unique perspective. I liked the view from the lowest occupants of the land.
Read full commentPosted in 10th july grasshopper
Hi Rhiannon, the actual
Posted on Wed, 08 Jul 2020
Hi Rhiannon, the actual scientific answer’s and astrophysicists finds can be found on NASA’s site. The studies of Jupiter’s moon Europa from the Cassini spacecraft and the Juno satellite that launched in 2011 – They have measured the massive ice...
Read full commentPosted in Where did all our water come from?
Wonderful humor and quick
Posted on Mon, 06 Jul 2020
Wonderful humor and quick witted dialogue and the characters are well formed and likable - There are so many nod worthy parts here I'd be hard pressed to offer my favorite- but the mum who may have started the war was up there along with the...
Read full commentPosted in We Shall Not Pass This Way Again
Wow, I did not see that
Posted on Sat, 04 Jul 2020
Wow, I did not see that ending- I loved the dialogue between the two sea men it was quick, witty and believable. I had a bad feeling they might hit a storm or lose the engine, or something, but I never imagined the freighter.
Great short...
Read full commentPosted in St. Malo bound
I will follow my hope-for
Posted on Sun, 05 Jul 2020
I will follow my hope-for that is all it is, no proof- that where ever we came from - be it stardust or god's breath- that we return to that consciousness when we leave this three dimensional door.
This is a very well developed and...
Read full commentPosted in Death
Simply beautiful in its
Posted on Sat, 04 Jul 2020
Simply beautiful in its tender longing.....as far away as the stars.
Read full commentPosted in No Returns
I also see this as a toddler
Posted on Sat, 04 Jul 2020
I also see this as a toddler's first counting book with lovley pictures in it. Very well written poem Rhiannon. I loved the flow and content.
Read full commentPosted in Learning Counting 3, 4, 5 …
Insperational words for a
Posted on Sun, 28 Jun 2020
Inspirational words for a quiet, sunny Sunday morning- Thank you Rhiannon for sharing your faith so beautifully. here- I will admit to you, when I was young my faith was stronger than it is these days - I guess my path is a little rocky and I'm...
Read full commentPosted in 'Yearning' is a sign of life
Great read, honest and funny-
Posted on Sat, 27 Jun 2020
Great read, honest and funny- sunshine with my coffee for sure. I too loved to play llibrary as a child, I'm not sure why, but I used a lamp that I switched on and off to pretend checking out the books. Guess we didn't have a stamp pad, but...
Read full commentPosted in Pad Life 12: Summer's Here!
Oh those washing machine sock
Posted on Sat, 27 Jun 2020
Oh those washing machine sock monsters, I know them well, I have a hope drawer filled with the other half of lost socks and I know I should toss them but I cannot give up hope that that mmonster will burp and throw them back one day!
Loved...
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