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I have 249 stories published in 14 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 500713 times and 222 of my stories have been cherry picked.
370 of my 1,538 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 390 votes

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JoAnne Stefanizzi

 

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Willow's Tail" 26

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Cherry

"Willow's Tail" 25

Perfidia stared at Jon’s retreating figure with apprehension. “What if his pet cat is that midnight menace?” “We’ll find out soon enough if it is.”...
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Cherry

"Willow's Tail" 24

Perfidia placed a small plate of scrambled eggs in front of Willow and the cat licked her hand. She froze, unsure what it meant. She’d never had a...
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Cherry

"Willow's Tail" 23

Martha stepped into the bedroom as the memories rose up like lit paper causing a brush fire of emotions she didn’t want to feel. That long ago summer...
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Cherry

"Willow's Tail" 22

Perfidia walked over and looked at the card with her name on it sitting by Gloria’s entry. “Did you switch them?” she asked Gloria, but not with...
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370 of my comments have received 390 Great Feedback votes

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A poignant story, it ripped

Posted on Fri, 18 Mar 2022

A poignant story, it ripped at my heartstrings. This is so well written, believable dialogue, excellent scene setting and dimensional characters. The beginning draws you intimately into the family and their circumstances and it has a humorous...

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Posted in Wait!

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A beautiful poem enriched by

Posted on Sun, 27 Feb 2022

A beautiful poem enriched by your memories Jenny.

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Posted in Brief Moments To Imagine

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This is what great poetry

Posted on Wed, 02 Mar 2022

This is what great poetry does- it opens up the marketplace of ideas and encourages discussion, and your intense poem has done that, I've learned so much from reading all the varying comments and found myself agreeing and disagreeing in varying...

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Posted in Listening to the News 2/3/22

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Tearful reading this one and

Posted on Sat, 12 Feb 2022

Tearful reading this one and stirred the pain in my heart as I too lost my precious pup over year ago but his trusting, loving eyes  ...I will never forget. 

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Posted in Good Bye My Friend

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I hear the love for the

Posted on Wed, 12 Jan 2022

I hear the love for the animals throughout your story and I have to say, didn’t see the ending coming that you’d find your best friend. I love dogs, well truth is, I love all animals, but dogs have been the major best friends in my life. I lost...

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Posted in How I Came to Meet Eric

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Enjoyed this slice of life

Posted on Tue, 11 Jan 2022

Enjoyed this slice of life story; It could have been a sweet, 'other time tale,' only for the fact it is threaded with current day issues and modern day humor, sooo much humor, I smiled throughout my reading it. You have kept this humor even ...

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Posted in A Hot Little Model from France

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The connection of Mistletoe

Posted on Thu, 30 Dec 2021

The connection of Mistletoe to the Mistle thrush exemplifies that all of nature has a reason for being, both destructive and life supportive. The sorrow of birdlime used to trap delicate birds shows the heartbreaking use by man of this natural...

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Posted in Mistletoe

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I highly recommend hugging a

Posted on Fri, 07 Jan 2022

I highly recommend hugging a tree- its good for the soul. This is a lovely contemplative poem, apropos for the season of beginnings, or endings - whichever way you choose to view it,  from the eve or the day, filled with appreciative thoughts to...

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Posted in Resolution

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The pulse of life, the

Posted on Wed, 29 Dec 2021

The pulse of life, the coldness of stone, the yin and yang of existence and the big sleep that beckons us all- This cemetery walk about that you take us on is filled with life amid the resting place of departed, and silent souls. It gives a...

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Posted in In Memoriam

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Your poem sparkles like

Posted on Fri, 31 Dec 2021

Your poem sparkles like twinkling lights at a New Years Eve celebration. It winds and moves through memories giving a burst of joy to the reader. You've truly captured the essence of this holiday. Happy New Year Jenny, may it be the best year...

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Posted in Embracing New Year

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