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Forged in the Stars
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In 2008, NASA commissioned storyteller Jay O’Callahan to write a story to celebrate the national space agency’s 50th anniversary. O’Callahan’s work is the result of almost two years of research, including interviews with astronauts, engineers and many NASA employees. O’Callahan’s resulting work, entitled Forged in the Stars, features the stories of three prominent NASA personalities.
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Pill Hill is more than a neighborhood where Jay grew up – it's the inspiration for many of his stories. Meet Mrs. Lawrence who serves tea and Dickens on Wednesdays.
Raisins
Jay used to tell breakfast stories to try to get his children, Ted and Laura, to eat their oatmeal. He'd say "Eat your oatmeal and then I'll tell you a story." They in turn told Jay they'd eat their oatmeal after he told them a story.
One morning, there were raisins in their oatmeal and thus Jay's story, RAISINS, was born.