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  <name><![CDATA[Z.Z. Packer]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[ZZ Packer (born January 12, 1973) is an African-American author, notable for her works of short fiction. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and Louisville, Kentucky. Her given name is Zuwena (Swahili for &quot;good&quot;), but &quot;After a while of teachers mispronouncing my name and everyone else in the world, I began introducing myself as ZZ, and it just kind of stuck&quot; [1] Recognized as a talented writer at an early age, her first significant publication was in Seventeen magazine at the age of 19. She is a 1990 graduate of Seneca High School, in Louisville, KY.

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  <title><![CDATA[Drinking Coffee Elsewhere]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[New Stories from the South 2008]]></title>
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