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Mary Jo Rabe

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Mary Jo Rabe writes science fiction, modern fantasy, historical fiction and crime or mystery stories, generally displaying a preference for what she defines as happy endings.

Ideas for her fiction come from the magnificent, expanding universe, the rural environment of eastern Iowa where she grew up, the beautiful Michigan State University campus where she got her first degree, and the Black Forest area of Germany, with its center in Freiburg, where she worked as a librarian for 41 years.

News about her published stories is posted regularly on her blog. She indulges in sporadic activity on (Facebook) and BlueSky.

Copyright © 2026 by Mary Jo Rabe

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