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Joy N. Hensley is a former middle school teacher. She used to spend her twenty-minute lunch breaks hosting author Skype chats for her students. Once upon a time she went to a military school on a dare. She lives in Virginia with her husband and two children, finding as many ways as she can to never do another push-up again.

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“The whole year I thought I had to be strong on my own here, but as I walk toward my company... I realized that being strong can mean a lot of different things.”
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“I'm physically incapable of saying no to a dare -I've got the scars and broken bone count to prove it.”
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