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Mary Kay Zuravleff

Mary Kay Zuravleff is a writer whose second novel, The Bowl Is Already
Broken
, was inspired by her years at the Smithsonian.

Stories from this author

Dr. Mae Jamison, 1992, NASA.

Because of Her Story

What if you tried to write the American story using only half the alphabet? Even if you could include a few more letters the important ones, the most visible ones or some that haven't been given their due you'd be hard pressed to capture what happened.