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15 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 621484 times
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396 of my 1,604 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 422 votes
JoAnne Stefanizzi
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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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"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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"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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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
No truer words spoken Luigi-
Posted on Mon, 03 Aug 2020
No truer words spoken Luigi- We don't have a lot of time left to reverse this state of our weather and it appears some leaders are still deaf and blind - refusing to admit their is a danger around us- Your words so well paced- so well spoken- and...
Read full commentPosted in As the Walrus Said
Please don't delete- your
Posted on Sat, 01 Aug 2020
Please don't delete- your words here are heartfelt and compelling. I was compelled to cry in outrage for this little brutally orphaned hippo and your kind interspersed endearments and encouragement weaved through the sad facts- and felt natural -...
Read full commentPosted in To my imaginary child
So visual- I was there with
Posted on Fri, 31 Jul 2020
So visual- I was there with each depiction- oh for those times we come alive! The place - The person we're creating the best days with - remain forever, vivid in our memory cache.I Loved this walk through yours- thanks for sharing it- and well...
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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....
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