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The End Days

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

I have been incredibly grateful to so many of you over the course of Penny Jar’s life. This is just a note to let you know that I have moved permanently over to V’s Place: An artists’ cafe. I hope … Continue reading →

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Grand Opening!

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

I am so happy to welcome you to V’s Place: Grand Opening on the fortuitous occasion of the Chinese New Year. V’s Place made its debut on January 1st of this year, and is ecstatic to open its doors today … Continue reading →

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On tap: Scrivening with Scrivener

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

  This is what’s playing today at V’s Place: A note: at the end of the month I won’t be posting on this page anymore. I would love to have you come with me over to the new site, so … Continue reading →

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News Release

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

This just in: V’s Place will be hosting a Grand Opening Celebration January 23rd! I’m feeling giddy. I love planning and building and making things. Projects. The momentum forward as pieces click together and recognizable shapes take form. Movement and motion. … Continue reading →

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Dirty Hair, Stinky Clothes

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

I really don’t have a lot of time. It’s 3 in the afternoon and I haven’t had a shower. I think I’m still wearing the shirt I wore yesterday. I just want to let you know what’s going on. First … Continue reading →

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Shivering on the mountainside

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

I haven’t trusted myself or my writing at all this month. Just before six I put on my sweatshirt and hat, walked outside and laid in the driveway. Two clouds like Chinese dragons came up on either side of the … Continue reading →

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Passing on the highway going home

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

June 22, 2011 To the residents of [Our Old House], I’m sorry I don’t know your name or how long you’ve lived in this house. My name is Victoria, and I lived there for the first seven years of my … Continue reading →

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Throw me Thursday: Skate

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

There is a sliver of youth I’d like to get back, it’s small and it’s silver and sharp. I’d hang it on a chain wrapped loose around my neck where it would cut like paper. This is for the skinny … Continue reading →

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There’s a million things to be

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

On Twitter someone said, “Don’t tell your readers you’re uneducated.” Well, why not? I guess it would depend on what you want your readers to believe. I mean, how successful can a writer expect to be without a college education? … Continue reading →

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Memoir Moon

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

Tonight I did my words.  They were nothing.  I poked the internet, did the dishes, emptied the trash.  The kids and I have been in the house for days, bound by sickness and rain.  It’s still November.  I write. But … Continue reading →

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