{"id":84,"date":"2003-03-28T22:23:22","date_gmt":"2003-03-28T22:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=84"},"modified":"2003-03-28T22:23:22","modified_gmt":"2003-03-28T22:23:22","slug":"beginnings_and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=84","title":{"rendered":"Beginnings and Endings"},"content":{"rendered":"

I felt ambitious last night and completed my story in a three-hour marathon of writing. It clocks in at just under 20,000 words. Probably too long, but I’m not sure what to cut. I need someone to read and critique it for me. In a moment of “why the fuck not,” I e-mailed it to Neil Gaiman’s assistant in an attempt to get him to look at it. I’m not expecting a reply.
\nThe Agonist<\/a> is a good place to get late updates on the war. I check it a few times a day. I have a sort of weird admiration for these bloggers. It takes a lot of dedication to keep watching the news and poring over news sites. You guys are lucky that I update 2-3 times a week. I could get all haughty and claim that I have a life, but we all know that’s not true.
\nHey, my best friend and his lovely wife just had a baby girl. Wanna see a picture? She’s a real cutie.
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\nEverybody together now. AWWWWWW!<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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