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In self-penned, autobiographical novels like "Postcards from the Edge," and lately in her solo theater piece— The Seattle Times
I am an aspiring novelist and a writer at heart who finds cathartic relief in every word penned, whether it be digitally or otherwise.— xenogere
He was a prisoner--penned up in a desolate room in the heart of a wilderness.— The Danger Trail
The Conveyancer of Light, or the Compleat Clerk, & Scriviners Guide; being an exact draught of all Presidents and Assurances now in use; as they were penned, and perfected by diverse learned Judges, eminent Lawyers, & great Conveyancers, both ancient and modern: whereunto is added a Concordance from K. Rich 3_.— The Compleat Cook Expertly Prescribing the Most Ready Wayes, Whether Italian, Spanish or French, for Dressing of Flesh and Fish, Ordering Of Sauces or Making of Pastry
VI ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH My respecks to St. George and the Dragoon," wrote the gay and festive showman, at the conclusion of an epistle--penned under the very shadow of "moral wax statters"--to the Prince of Wales.— Our Churches and Chapels

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