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About Judith Hannah Weiss

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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