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13 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 249871 times
and 178 of my stories have been cherry picked.
319 of my 1,353 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 336 votes
JoAnne Stefanizzi
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"Time and Stardust"
Time, we measure it, watch it, demand it go faster, command it to slow down and pray to stop it. It is the background to thoughts, actions and...
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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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On Halloweeen Night
Cauldrons of trouble Toil and bubble Moon casting spells In wishing wells Silhouette of gnat Tail of black cat Wings of a bat In a magician’s hat...
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What a peaceful and beautiful
Posted on Sun, 21 Mar 2021
What a peaceful and beautiful story. It led the reader though the child’s thoughts on connecting to nature and his grandad. I love the solitude and simple love of nature it depicted and how nature’s way of soothing us can be brought into our own...
Read full commentPosted in Calling of the Loons
I've just read the article
Posted on Wed, 17 Mar 2021
I've just read the article you’ve linked here and it is so sad, so very sad. What we have done to the fragile links of species, that have every right to their habitat and the right to coexist on this planet, is heartbreaking. Our footprint has...
Read full commentPosted in The Silence Of A Regent Honeyeater
Oh that Sergeant Dowd and his
Posted on Thu, 18 Mar 2021
Oh that Sergeant Dowd and his antique hunting tactics- Craven or I should say Betty had to lose that typewrite to him- Your characters are so well thought out, so dimensional, you know them after their first entry into your stories- and even...
Read full commentPosted in Craven Gets Flashed XV
Grand Anniversary
Posted on Sat, 20 Mar 2021
Grand Anniversary Congratulations Luigi! Fifty-five years of wedded bliss is a loving accomplishment and should be celebrated. I raise a glass and toast to you both for fifty-five more!
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That secret forest sounds
Posted on Thu, 28 Jan 2021
That secret forest sounds magical and perhaps a bit like Brigadoon, maybe you were meant to turn at that precise moment to capture a sight you’ll never forget.
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Lovely poem Jenny but then
Posted on Sat, 06 Feb 2021
Lovely poem Jenny but then any ode to nature is beautiful to me, and trees are the masters of that world. I can see that barrel oak just as you describe it, watching as it weathers kindly, Remembering its days of growth, upward and outward until...
Read full commentPosted in Big Belly Oak
Haven't had much time for
Posted on Thu, 04 Feb 2021
Haven't had much time for reading lately, my new job has taken the life out of my life, but it's Saturday and I've just read through the last 5 Craven entries as I sipped my late morning coffee and they gave me a side of laughter to go with it--...
Read full commentPosted in Craven Gets Flashed II
There are no spare words or
Posted on Fri, 22 Jan 2021
There are no spare words or images here. This is crisp and clean and not a word is superfluous. I was easily swept into the comparison of sea to life, but then I do love Nature, and it does command our world. The fragility and strength woven...
Read full commentPosted in To a Lone Sailor
Loved the flow of words and
Posted on Mon, 04 Jan 2021
Loved the flow of words and the wintry images- Sounds like time for a snowball fight- build the fort and break out the sled...SNOW DAY! Oh how I miss that crisp cold pristine blanket of beauty - living here in Florida my snow is melted buckets of...
Read full commentPosted in The Evening Sky Lost
Very well thought out
Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2020
Very well thought out seannelson and I wish we had the answer to why- why so many have to live under or at the poverty level. I fear Kindness must be mined like gold these days for it has become too rare and Greed appears to be the commodity of...
Read full commentPosted in On 'the Conquest of Poverty'
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