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name: Judy Gruen
about: Growing up, I wanted to be the next Erma Bombeck, only Jewish.Fortunately, I kept my day job in health care public relations as I wrote humor pieces at night. I’ve kept that love of writing ever since. I’ve published three award-winning humor books, a memoir, The Skeptic and the Rabbi: Falling in Love with Faith, and co-authored a book on MBA admissions strategies. My memoir is truly a work of my heart, and I’ve been so pleased by the fantastic reader reactions it receives by people of all faiths.I published my first fiction story, “The Inheritance,” about a couple in conflict over religious observance, and look forward to exploring more themes within fiction over time.My essays and features have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Growing up, I wanted to be the next Erma Bombeck, only Jewish.Fortunately, I kept my day job in health care public relations as I wrote humor pieces at night. I’ve kept that love of writing ever since. I’ve published three award-winning humor books, a memoir, The Skeptic and the Rabbi: Falling in Love with Faith, and co-authored a book on MBA admissions strategies. My memoir is truly a work of my heart, and I’ve been so pleased by the fantastic reader reactions it receives by people of all faiths.I published my first fiction story, “The Inheritance,” about a couple in conflict over religious observance, and look forward to exploring more themes within fiction over time.My essays and features have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Jewish Journal, Jewish Action, Aish.com, among many other media outlets. My work has also been published in 10 anthologies.I also work with writers as they develop their non-fiction books and other important projects. I am so very fortunate to have built a career out of my love of words. ...more