Lisa K Friedman is an award-winning essayist, author, and educator whose work appears in newspapers and magazines in print and online, including The New York Times, Smithsonian, and in The Huffington Post where she maintained a humor column for several years. She holds an MA degree in Fiction from the Johns Hopkins University and a BA in American Literature from George Washington University. She teaches creative writing at American University, and mentors professional and beginning writers in the art of fiction. Find her at lisakfriedman.com.