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JoAnne Stefanizzi
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"Silence"
War inside my head explodes with feelings of disbelief and despair, paralyzing me with debilitating sorrow a sorrow painted by my anger at the...
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Endings
In the days that follow, we will fall into a depression and battle stomach wrenching pain at the incomprehensible diagnosis and seeing the ravages of...
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"Willow's Missing Tail" 22
There was just over an hour and a half left before sunset when the doorbell played Beethoven’s Für Elise. Perfidia’s eyes widened and she looked at...
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"Willow's Missing Tail" 21
“Perfidia,” Martha said with an apologetic look as she entered the kitchen from the backdoor, “I’m sorry we couldn’t wait for you.” “I understand. It...
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"Willow's Missing Tail" 20
Martha hadn’t wanted to leave Perfidia behind but time was growing shorter and they needed every second of it to prepare the room. So she made the...
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Hi Jenny; you’ve captured the
Posted on Mon, 07 Oct 2024
Hi Jenny; you’ve captured the vitality of youthful days and the longing to relive it in your talented, poetic style. You bring the reader to a place of happy memories and youthful exuberance. The desire for a backward glance at those captured...
Read full commentPosted in Magic Of Youth
Your house sounds adorable,
Posted on Sun, 06 Oct 2024
Your house sounds adorable, and the perfect setting for a fairytale, wind and spiders included. Enjoyed reading this very much and do hope you write that wee journal and post it here soon.
Read full commentPosted in Mind the Gap
Extreme weather can provide
Posted on Sat, 05 Oct 2024
Extreme weather can provide us with scary moments like the ones you had - I'm glad you survived them all and I agree, sunglasses in the glove box would be a good thing to have.
Read full commentPosted in "Brighter Than The Noon Day Sun."
I love seeing fireflies and
Posted on Sat, 21 Sep 2024
I love seeing fireflies and enjoyed your poem about the magic they make us feel, just by turning on their light.
Read full commentPosted in Enchanted insects
Yes, I too bought 'word for
Posted on Sun, 22 Sep 2024
Yes, I too bought 'word for life' and have had it transferred over to a new laptop - it does get quirky now and again and once I had to ask microsoft to help update it, but that was several years ago. I hope you have luck with your call to...
Read full commentPosted in Word.
I’ve always thought those old
Posted on Sun, 15 Sep 2024
I’ve always thought those old nursery rhymes were dark and not meant for children. Mother Goose and Grimms Fairytales were not warm and cuddly to me. You've captured that darkness in your ‘where are they now’ poetic parody of Hey Diddle Diddle. I...
Read full commentPosted in Noir-sery Rhyme
This was very enlightening. I
Posted on Fri, 13 Sep 2024
This was very enlightening. I'm sure the true number of people with autism is not fully understood but having a knowledge of what Autism is and isn’t is important in diagnosing it and to avoid a misdiagnosis. Thank you for posting this valuable...
Read full commentPosted in What is Autism? A brief guide...
So much of what you’ve said
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2024
So much of what you’ve said here is true for many- the politics in a work place is universal and sadly the bullies do rise to the top of the heap. I enjoyed reading this chapter and agree with Di-hard - this will be a very good book when you...
Read full commentPosted in Taking Care 6 (i)
'The circle of your unmapped
Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2024
'The circle of your unmapped eye was the circumference of the world.' Brilliant ending line. Wanderers of centuries past ignorant of what existed beyond their town borders allowed imagination to become reality, creating monsters from a bear’s...
Read full commentPosted in Before Maps Were Made
I am caught up on the story
Posted on Fri, 23 Aug 2024
I am caught up on the story now and cannot wait to see what hapens next. Thought the same as Jenny- is Jeannie trustworthy? But as your response shows...maybe not....
Read full commentPosted in The Jean Genie (Dead Reckoning series - Part 23)
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