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poem from the book, “Hello Honey”
poem from the book, “Whoosh Stripped Bare”
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Excerpt from “A Tree With My Name On It”
“Another world is not only possible, She is on her way.
On a quiet day, I can hear Her breathing.” —Arundhati Roy
“I have always written – poems, scripts, essays, journals. I love bringing words to life, creating worlds from words. Now that I am no longer producing films, I have become more and more immersed in writing. As I grow older, I am realizing what an incredibly rich time of creativity this chapter of life can offer us. I also enjoy sharing writing with others, one on one and in groups and through offering retreats and workshops that explore bringing the practice of contemplative writing to the journey of aging.”
Poetry from Chariot Press:
Hello Honey: Eighteen Poems from the Path – A collection of poems and images that celebrates fifty years of being on the Buddhist path.
“It’s been a while now, for us first generation of western meditators... Victress distills fifty years of the moment-to-moment insights and unadorned encounters with the mind in these poems. The level of precision in the way she takes us into the mundane meanderings of mind triggers an awareness and longing that is truly precious.”
— Lama Tsultrim Allione author of Feeding Your Demons & Wisdom Rising: Journey into the Mandala of the Empowered Feminine
Whoosh Stripped Bare – A collection of poems that spans twenty years and illuminates the joys and sorrows of being alive. Coming soon.
“In the spirit of Mary Oliver, whose poems helped me forget my day-to-day problems and connect with the magic of existence, Victress Hitchcock’s new poetry book brings me pure joy, like chocolate for my soul.”
– From the foreword by Anam Thubten
“The poems of Whoosh/Stripped Bare are expressions from open-eyed engagement with the poet’s daily world; their content is particular events witnessed and felt over a span of two decades and their effect is a heartful, fluid appreciation of life in and as radiant glimpses.”
— Reed Bye, retired Chair of Writing and Poetics at Naropa University
“Vivid, moving, and wise, this collection of poems offers an abundance of delights and surprises. Here are the keen observations of a poet who translates wonder into words. The images leap off the page and reverberate in memory. There is humor and poignancy. Some poems address compelling life issues – relationships, divorce, friendship, grand parenting, loss, and death. Others reveal precious moments in life. Many are graced with nature’s imagery.
Victress’ poems convey the quiet joys of aging balanced with its challenges and hard realities. This inspiring collection awaits you.”
— Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle, author of Aging with Wisdom: Reflections, Stories & Teachings, and Ten Thousand Joys & Ten Thousand Sorrows: a Couple’s Journey Through Alzheimer’s
Screenplays:
Miss Bird and Mountain Jim is a feature screenplay based on Isabella Bird’s classic story – “A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains”. The script was a semi-finalist in the 2018 Scriptalooza Screenplay Competition.
Here is a sampling of the evaluations it has received:
This is the kind of meditative, matter-of-fact, and grounded western that smoothly bends the confines of the genre that doesn’t come along very often. It’s a brave move to take the confines of a western and turn it into a character-oriented romance that steers away from the sensationalist tendencies of both genres. The author definitely deserves kudos and attention for doing a good job capturing this tone. The dialogue is excellent. It rings true and flows organically. - Scriptalooza
Miss Bird and Mountain Jim is a compelling period romantic adventure with strong dramatic elements that explores themes of identity, individuality, survival and perseverance in 1800’s Colorado. The script knows what it want to be, what it wants to say and goes for it in a way that should resonate with fans of the genre – Blacklist
Miss Bird and Mountain Jim is seeking representation and/or a production company interested in shepherding it forward. Send me a message if you would like to discuss the screenplay.
Work in Progress:
A Tree With My Name On It: Two Years in the Wet Mountains (working title): A memoir that chronicles the years from 1998-2000 when I lived in a remote mountain ranch and everything in my life as I knew it, changed.
INTRODUCTION
A psychic once told me I was a heart person who had spent most of my life keeping that big open pulsing feeling organ locked behind closed doors. As I drew closer and closer to my 50th birthday, I began to feel rumblings deep inside from behind those doors. Someone wanted out.
I always thought the right relationship held the key to would be what awakening Sleeping Beauty inside me.opened the doors for Snow White to finally emerge. I never imagined it would be a place; that my prince would be a hundred year old homestead on 160 acres in the Wet Mountain range of Colorado; that I would find my heart in the middle of nowhere.
This is the story of those two years I spent at Lookout Valley Ranch prying open the doors to my heart.
The book will be ready for publication in 2020.