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Jen Violi

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Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Jen Violi has since made her home in such places as Dayton, OH, Goodyear, AZ, New Orleans, LA, and Takoma Park, MD. Jen has currently staked her claim in Portland, Oregon, where the greenery is plentiful, the creative spirit palpable, and the fresh coffee available every few feet -- just how she likes it. At the University of Dayton, Jen completed both a BA in English and Theatre and an MA in Theological Studies and worked for seven years in campus ministry, ultimately as Director of Retreats and Faith Development. During her time at UD, she wrote and directed over fourteen spiritual dramas and facilitated numerous retreat experiences on campus and elsewhere. In 2004, she journeyed to the University of New...more

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MOODY DETOUR

September 20, 2012

Moody Detour

Sara and I were lost. Again. Well, sort of lost. We knew where we were and we could even see where we were going, but we just couldn't get there. Has that happened to you? Can I get an amen?

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Average rating: 3.63 · 555 ratings · 184 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors

	Putting Makeup on Dead People 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 541 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Year One by Danny Goodman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Karen Eileen Sikola, Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé 4.92 of 5 stars 4.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Chronology of Water

by Lidia Yuknavitch (Goodreads Author)

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Wild Feminine: Finding Power, Spirit, & Joy in the Root of the Female Body

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Silksinger (Dreamdark, #2)

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Jen Violi said "maybe" to attending Reading/Signing for THE DEVIL IN HER WAY date: May 14, 2013 06:00AM location: Maple Street Books, in the New Orleans Healing Center, 2372 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA. Corner of St. Roch and St. Claude, New Orleans, LA, The United States description: Join me in the Bywater for a reading, discussion and signing with the fine folks of Maple Street Books. Check out New Orleans' remarkable multi-purpose community center while you're at it. Jen said: Can there be an "I wish" category?
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Jen Violi wants to read The Little Bride by Anna Solomon (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jen Violi wants to read Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Quotes by Jen Violi

“My heart broke when he died, split in half and fell down into my stomach or somewhere deep and muddy, and I'm still not sure where it is now. I hear it beating sometimes in my ears, or feel its fast pulse in my neck, like I do now; but in my chest, where it should be, it mostly just feels empty.”
― Jen Violi, Putting Makeup on Dead People

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“Everything is art,' Tim says, a far-off look suddenly clouding those hazel eyes. 'Death is art. Life is art. Pain is art.”
― Jen Violi, Putting Makeup on Dead People

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“It's not all or nothing, honey. It's usually everything and something else.”
― Jen Violi, Putting Makeup on Dead People

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