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I have 223 stories published in 13 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 278811 times and 187 of my stories have been cherry picked.
331 of my 1,405 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 348 votes

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JoAnne Stefanizzi

 

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"Starlight And Miracles" (A Christmas tale)

The glow of amber light through the trolley’s window highlighted her features and accented her sadness, detectible by the tears glistening in dark...
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"Willow's Missing Tail" 11

The stink weeds were placed strategically near the entrance and along the path to Avery’s hidden domain. Willow had provided all the felines and...
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"Spirit of Sleepy Hollow on All Hallows Eve" Part 4 of 4

Caitlyn righted herself on the seat and held on as the carriage rocked over the uneven road. She looked out the carriage window expecting to see the...
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"Spirit of Sleepy Hollow on All Hallows Eve "(a short story) PART 2 of 4

Part one was written last Halloween, and its taken me a year to get back to it and post part 2. I've added a link to part 1 here, and hope to post the final 2 parts before, or on, Halloween. https://www.abctales.com/story/penny4athought/spirt-sleepy-hollow-all-ha...
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331 of my comments have received 348 Great Feedback votes

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Off the grid in the bath--

Posted on Mon, 12 Feb 2024

Off the grid in the bath-- what a lovely idea---I envy you having a bath - I too have gone the way of the shower but I can remember the oveflowing bubble baths of my youth and off the grid! Soaking in a warm bath is a great place to imagine...

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Posted in In the Bath

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Warm touches in this wedding

Posted on Tue, 06 Feb 2024

Warm touches in this wedding poem; love is the guest of honor here and it is well seated in your words.

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Posted in Joyful, frugal celebration!

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I've jumped in here and now

Posted on Fri, 02 Feb 2024

I've jumped in here and now have to go back and read from the start of this funny, very funny, undertaking story.

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Posted in Frankie! (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 53)

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First reading, felt a loss of

Posted on Mon, 05 Feb 2024

First reading, felt a loss of someone who touched hearts and the remembered moments at the end are the ones we keep. Second reading, I read it as searching, hoping someone would return. But both readings were profound with those last two lines....

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Posted in We Watched from the Shore

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I've jumped into this

Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2024

I've jumped into this intrigue and now will have to go back and read from the start -

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Posted in New Directions (6)

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Do we all have Uncle John's

Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2024

Do we all have Uncle John's who shouldn't be driving on the road? I've had several of those relatives who won't give up the steering wheel with their face pressed up to the windshield....I laughed and laughed through out this read. Amazing that...

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Posted in Uncle John's Popemobile.

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Perfect, poetic descriptions

Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024

Perfect, poetic descriptions to go along with those beautiful photos; the squelchy mud sounds familiar to me; mostly after a day of rain when my garden becomes nothing but squelchy.

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Posted in Above Weobley

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Thank you Di_Hard your

Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024

Thank you Di_Hard your comment has made me smile, brightly. When my sons were little, I did read tales of magic and fiction and made up some tales too; I think they enjoyed those stories but I know I enjoyed those times with them.Your kind...

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Posted in "Unwanted Magic" 1

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The obligatory smokescreen

Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024

The obligatory smokescreen eradicated by the un-choreographed moment- I loved this peek behind the curtain of families; the pretense and hidden truths when it comes to pomp and circumstance and feelings. The smile at a family gathering can be...

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Posted in Wasn't that a party

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Powerful poetry, weaving

Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024

Powerful poetry, weaving shadows, not quite sure what makes this bird so mysterious. I don't think I've ever seen a magpie, had to google it and found a video about magpie's befriending a lady who now cares for them. The birds were very...

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Posted in Pie

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