Artist’s Statement
“I like it when someone reads my work, nods along with the story, and says, “Yes, yes, I get that.” I want my writing to connect people, to make people feel less alone, and to let the reader know there’s more than one of us, whoever you are. I like stripped-down, to-the-point, and naked prose. Read my words and feel yourself in them, it should feel like looking into a mirror. I like to make meaning from ordinary conversations and seemingly common events. I try to write what everyone is thinking but what we seldom discuss. I write nonfiction because I believe when a writer tells her truth there is beauty in the writing. Truth is quickly recognized as beauty.”
Judy’s work has appeared in numerous journals, including The New York Times’ Tiny Love Stories, Yale University Journal of Medicine’s The Perch, The Atticus Review, Pangyrus, Grown and Flown, The University of Chicago’s The Awakenings Review, Treatment Advocacy Center’s Blog, and others.
Judy grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, where she taught in independent schools for more than twenty-five years. She holds a BA from The University of Pennsylvania, an MLA from Johns Hopkins University, and an MFA from Stonecoast at The University of Southern Maine.
Judy is a nonfiction editor of The Stonecoast Review and The Awakenings Review. She now resides in Lincolnville, Maine.