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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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FLIP IT: THE POWER IN TURNING YOUR WRITING OR YOUR LIFE UPSIDE DOWN

March 31, 2012

This is not just about me in the shower; it's about how frustration can be freedom in disguise, creatively and otherwise. It's also not just about razors, but that's where it starts.

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Average rating: 3.62 · 392 ratings · 154 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Putting Makeup on Dead People 3.58 avg rating — 378 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Year One by Danny Goodman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Karen Eileen Sikola, Desmond Kon Zhicheng-Mingdé 4.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012	My rating:

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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

by Tami Lynn Kent

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Jun 07, 2011 03:33pm

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Silksinger (Dreamdark #2)

by Laini Taylor (Goodreads Author)

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Jul 16, 2010 02:11pm

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Jen Violi marked as to-read: The Little Bride by Anna Solomon (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Jen Violi marked as to-read: Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley	My rating:
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Jen Violi marked as to-read: Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone, #1) by Laini Taylor (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Jen Violi marked as to-read: The Candidates (Delcroix Academy, #1) by Inara Scott (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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Quotes by Jen Violi

“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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“Dumbest thing someone says trying to be comforting, which in this case turns out of be true: 'There is no need for you to be afraid. I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here, for he is risen, as he said he would.'-Angel of the Lord, post-descending from heaven and violent earthquakes, sitting calmly on tombstone he rolled away, and scaring the crap out of Jesus' lady friends.”
― Jen Violi, Putting Makeup on Dead People

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