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My stories have been read 551086 times
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379 of my 1,564 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 401 votes
JoAnne Stefanizzi
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"Art of Trouble" 9
Mac locked up his repair shop and headed to his car in the parking lot. Unknown to him, Ted and Brutus watched him with calculated interest from...
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"Crimson Morning"
Sunrise appears vivid pink red-gold ribbons amid blue light Awaking diurnal creatures Lifting blossom heads towards sunlight while bird songs fill...
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"Art of Trouble" 8
Thomas gathered up the new phone box and accessories from the counter while Jade familiarized herself with her new model iPhone. She scrolled down...
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"Christmas with a Child's View" (....Santa Claus, Pere Noel, Father Christmas, Sinterklaas, Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle....)
Needed a bit of silly to brighten this holiday, hope you forgive my slip into childish rhyme but also hope- you do enjoy it.... Merry, Happy Christmas!
"Winter Constitutional"
Ghostly breaths of brumal dew Icy mist of petrichor Barren branches sway and shiver Loosening spikes of icicles To stab the frozen earth Subnivean...
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Thank you, the cherries are
Posted on Fri, 14 Oct 2016
Thank you, the cherries are lovely. Let's hope for more chances to write on these lovely pages here on ABCtales....
Read full commentPosted in No Place like it Anywhere!
What a fun read. I kept
Posted on Sat, 15 Aug 2026
What a fun read. I kept expecting when the trimming was done that the beast might me something fantastical.
Read full commentPosted in Hairy Bob from Heckmondwike
Dear Jenny- you are a strong
Posted on Sat, 20 Jun 2026
Dear Jenny- you are a strong and beautiful soul and I wish you to feel the sunshine, breathe the fragrance of flowers, enjoy each sunrise and sunset and not let the list of treatments or side-effects diminish one second of a day for you. I know...
Read full commentPosted in Diagnosis Of My Appointment
Okay, you have intensified
Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 2026
Okay, you have intensified the spooky element in this one. That stain is beyond chilling needed a sweater to keep reading. I don’t know why that trainee chose this job; he doesn’t seem to have the stamina for it. But on to the next part with...
Read full commentPosted in Somewhere: Chapter 1 (Pt 2)
All the songs you listed
Posted on Wed, 27 May 2026
All the songs you listed played in life back then too. We've so many things in common growing up in the same decades, buying the songs that filled our days was sunshine was one of them. Hope you are doing well, Jenny. Thank you for taking the...
Read full commentPosted in "The Way We Heard" - All you need is Love- 1967
Your poem is music, chords of
Posted on Fri, 15 May 2026
Your poem is music, chords of words beautifully arranged in poetic harmony. A garden profound with palpable sorrow but your hope a joyous crescendo.
I am broken hearted to read what you are going through my friend. Please stay strong and...
Read full commentPosted in Where Thoughts Take Me
Haven't read all the other
Posted on Sat, 02 May 2026
Haven't read all the other titles so I'm not sure if this is a continuing storyline but, as a stand alone, this drew me in. I want to know what happens next to Joe, Liz and Jean. And I love the atmosphere you created: the room, the conversation,...
Read full commentPosted in "Hey Joe!"
Thank you for posting a
Posted on Wed, 15 Apr 2026
Thank you for posting a finale to 'Pass the Story' so happy you decided to particiapted. And I was wondering if aliens would show up, and now they have. Great alternate ending, Jane!
Read full commentPosted in Penny's Pass the Story - Part 10
The movement in this finale
Posted on Sun, 12 Apr 2026
The movement in this finale was much like a dance and to have the Sheriff we all presumed was dead come back to life, was very Hitchcock. I loved how you ended it, it was a thrilling read. Thank you for participating in the challenge and adding...
Read full commentPosted in Penny's Pass The Story - Part 10.
And justice is served. Nicely
Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2026
And justice was served. Nicely done Marandina, I imagined this unfolding like a scene in a movie - and it was a thrilling ending....
Read full commentPosted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 10
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