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Judith Hannah Weiss began writing at Time Magazine, freelanced for 25 years, and was then hit by a truck. Post-truck, her work has been on NBC News and The Washington Post. She has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best American Essay.
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Something odd will cross my mind, or a memory will catch me off guard, or my monkey mind will swing from the ceiling fan, or a tiny ant will crawl up the bookcase next to my chair. Then I get curious and curiosity is the first step in an unknown direction
Life happens. We get interrupted. When my husband died, grief opened my heart. Writing, like grieving, is an act of love. Interruptions are not forever. I'm writing again. Join me! A Substack Featured Publication.
I grew up in a car. On the road with Mama and her carload of kids. It took everything I had to leave. Leaving made me who I am.
"Just to spite the world, donโt cry! Just to spite the world, only laugh, only laugh!" - Sholom Aleichem. Amen, Brother.
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