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Michael Mazza is a San Francisco Bay Area literary fiction writer whose stories have appeared in journals, including TINGE, ZYZZYVA, and BULL: Men’s Fiction. He is also an internationally acclaimed art and creative director working in the advertising industry. That Crazy Perfect Someday is his first novel.

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	That Crazy Perfect Someday 3.77 avg rating — 70 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Communication Arts Vol. 36, No. 2 May/June 1994 by Gerald Bustamante (Artist), Michael Mazza (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Anne Telford (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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