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  <about><![CDATA[Jan Blazanin, a former reading/language teacher, lives in Waukee, Iowa, with her life partner Mike. When she's not working on her current writing project, Jan teaches creative writing classes for adults and students in grades 5-12. Jan's interests include fitness, prairie restoration, and animals of all sizes and shapes--even snakes! She writes with the assistance and approval of her 3 dogs and 2 cats. ]]></about>  <influences><![CDATA[My grandmother, mother, and 8th grade English teacher, Mrs. Russell]]></influences>  <gender>female</gender>  <hometown>Des Moines, Iowa</hometown>  <born_at>10/03/1949</born_at>    
  
  
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