Resilience, rebuilding, faith, hope, wit, grit, getting older, nature, brain, TBIs, aphasia, amnesia, humans, love, birds and more. Plus my graphics, too.
Judith Hannah Weiss was a freelancer for 25 years until she was hit by a drunk driver in 2006. Her work has appeared on NBC News and in The Washington Post. She has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best American Essay.
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
After the MFA and the launch of a successful writing career, life happened. I was interrupted. When my husband died, grief opened my heart. Writing and grieving are acts of love. I'm writing again. Join me, and join the community!
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, don’t cry! Just to spite the world, only laugh, only laugh!" - Sholom Aleichem. Amen, Brother.
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