{"id":960,"date":"2014-11-08T05:46:07","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T12:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shaunbelcher.com\/writing\/?p=960"},"modified":"2014-11-08T06:00:43","modified_gmt":"2014-11-08T13:00:43","slug":"first-fiction-fro-work-shopping-flying-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shaunbelcher.com\/writing\/?p=960","title":{"rendered":"First fiction for work-shopping: &#8216;Flying Fish&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-960 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shaunbelcher.com\/writing\/?attachment_id=961'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shaunbelcher.com\/writing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Littleton-Whale-1885-by-Sutherland.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" 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