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I have 248 stories published in 14 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 487446 times and 221 of my stories have been cherry picked.
369 of my 1,566 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 390 votes

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JoAnne Stefanizzi

 

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"Willow's Missing Tail" 34

Martha ran ahead of Perfidia and Dillon into the garden calling Willow’s name. She was desperate to find her and her heart was beating in triple time...
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"Art of Trouble" 6

Thomas was glad his friend Eugene was a night owl because it took only five minutes of sitting on his doorbell to break into his focused, online game...
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Cherry

"Willow's Missing Tail" 33

The banquet table in Perfidia’s massive, living room was laden with an array of tantalizing comfort foods. The mingling aromas drew the men from the...
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Cherry

"Willow's Missing Tail" 32

Martha and Perfidia had several trays of the perfect after-midnight snack food heating in the kitchen’s large commercial size oven. Martha decided a...
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Cherry

"Art of Trouble" 5

Settled in separate rooms with the connecting door locked between them, Jade tried to relax but knowing trouble couldn’t be expected to leave her...
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369 of my comments have received 390 Great Feedback votes

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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....

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Posted in No Place like it Anywhere!

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You have done it justice

Posted on Wed, 25 Mar 2026

You have done it justice Makis- I love the details you give on Amos Snodgrass, opening a new perspective that is very interesting. I cannot wait to see what the next author will do with it. 

Thank you for taking on this challenge...

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Posted in Penny's Pass The Story - Part Five

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You've given a thorough

Posted on Mon, 23 Mar 2026

You've given a thorough accounting of the affairs of these characters, Turlough. This story has grown legs and it's moving all over the place. I cannot wait to see who the next chapter's author will be, and where they will take it.

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Posted in Penny’s Pass the Story - Part Four

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Thank you Luigi for

Posted on Thu, 19 Mar 2026

Thank you Luigi for participating in the challenge. I enjoyed the transition into a counterfeit ring and counterfeit murder, a criminal turn of events. Now we will have to see what developments the next writer will bring to this story. 

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Posted in Penny's Pass the Parcel Part 3

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You have opened a discussion

Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2026

You have opened a discussion with your thoughtful posting. I too struggle with the idea of God, though I was raised to believe in God I have lost that childhood innocence and find myself questioning the existence of a supreme being,especially in...

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Posted in The Possibility Of Having Lived Other Lives

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Yes, Frankie was the sweetest

Posted on Mon, 16 Mar 2026

Yes, Frankie was the sweetest dog, kind and with a look of intelligence in his eyes that everyone saw. I miss him and it took me 6 years but I did rescue another dog in January, a three-legged shepherd-husky mix and Kona is the total opposite of...

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Posted in "Penny's Pass the Story"

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That was my dog Frankie , a

Posted on Mon, 16 Mar 2026

That was my dog Frankie , a friendly, big as a bear, Labrador - That was how he sat in the backseat of the car, like a person looking out the window at the world. The picture was real, no photo-shop needed and he was the best dog ever....

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Posted in "Penny's Pass the Story"

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A boken world indeed. What

Posted on Tue, 20 Jan 2026

A boken world indeed. What have we as humans become when we no longer see the humanity within all of us. Sorry to hear this is happening - Children should be protected and loved, allowed a safe and secure childhood and this...is not that.

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Posted in The Beautiful Game

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Beautiful expression of the

Posted on Thu, 04 Dec 2025

Beautiful expression of the process of inspiration and imagination coming together to spark creativity. Well desered POD and POW...

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Posted in Happiness Of Anticipating Inspiration

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Hi Insert- thank you for

Posted on Tue, 02 Dec 2025

Hi Insert- thank you for reading this poem-- I'll admit while forming those wintry descriptions, I felt a shiver too. 

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Posted in "Winter Constitutional"

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