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  • Cultural Roots and Communal Behavior: A Discussion Between Aurora Rey and Ashley Bartlett Part 3

    Originally posted on Women and Words: As promised, here is the final installment of my conversation with Aurora Rey about the intersection of cultural roots and queerness. In part our… Read more

  • Stuck in the middle with you…

    What do you do when you get bogged down in the saggy middle? Read more

  • Whoa, Nelly

    Who were you a year ago? Five years ago? Fifteen? Change is inevitable… Read more

  • Coated Memories

    Whenever I teach a writing course, there’s always a session on the senses. The ‘sensual envelope’ used in writing can evoke strong emotions. Certain smells can remind you of specific… Read more

  • Confessional.

    Friend, forgive me. For I have (probably) sinned against you, repeatedly. I’m sorry. I really am. It’s not that I don’t care. I do. I wonder how you are. I… Read more

  • Quite.

    I’ve been in this country for quite a while now. I’m used to the language discrepancies, to roundabouts every three feet, and to the Brit’s eternal optimism that the weather… Read more

  • Never Underestimate a List

    An old friend of mine used to say that when coherent words escape you, start a list. So I’m starting a list. Christmas and New Year were absolutely perfect in… Read more

  • Thanks for being around

    And so the year comes to an end. I’ve been pondering and puzzling about what to say in my final blog of 2017. Something witty or wise, playful or poignant.… Read more

  • An alley in the snow

    Sometimes the unexpected can really make you stop and pay attention. It’s cold in England right now. As in, it’s been snowing and below freezing. Right this moment it’s snowing… Read more

  • Call for Submissions: Escape to Pleasure

    CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ESCAPE TO PLEASURE: LESBIAN EROTIC TRAVELS Editor: Sandy Lowe and Victoria Villasenor Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Publication Date: Winter 2018 Theme: Short story lesbian travel erotica. When… Read more

Welcome to my blog!

I’m Vic. I’m an editor, a writer, a coffee enthusiast, a book coach, a cheerleader, a wife, a navel gazer and someone who loves to share writing stuff and random thoughts that occur to me at more random moments.