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Elyssa Friedland is the author of four novels. She attended Yale University, where she now teaches creative writing, and is a graduate of Columbia Law School. Her work has been published in The Washington Post, McSweeney’s, POPSUGAR, RealSimple.com, Bustle, Modern Bride, New York Magazine, Columbia Journalism Review, CBS MarketWatch.com, and Yale Alumni Magazine. Elyssa resides in New York City with her husband and three young children.