{"id":1177,"date":"2022-02-08T11:02:41","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T18:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jcmckenna.com\/?p=1177"},"modified":"2022-02-08T11:10:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T18:10:50","slug":"random-story-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jcmckenna.com\/?p=1177","title":{"rendered":"Random Story Roll"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Somehow a year went by since my last random story. Let’s give the dice a roll and see what they have to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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cell phone, magic wand, ID? (envelope?)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

OOOOH, ambiguity. What’s that one on the right? Guess I’ll have to sit in the mystery for a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New short, short story coming Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Somehow a year went by since my last random story. Let’s give the dice a roll and see what they have to offer. cell phone, magic wand, ID? (envelope?) OOOOH, ambiguity. What’s that one on the right? Guess I’ll have to sit in the mystery for a bit. 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