Lisa K Friedman is an award-winning essayist, author and educator whose work appears in newspapers and magazines around the country. She holds a MA degree in Fiction from the Johns Hopkins University Graduate Program and a BA in American Literature from George Washington University. She teaches creative writing for adults and children, and mentors professional and beginning writers in the art of fiction. When she is not writing, Lisa is sailing on a sunfish with her dog at the bow. Find her at www.lisakfriedman.com