{"id":1223,"date":"2023-12-14T15:54:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T22:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jcmckenna.com\/?p=1223"},"modified":"2024-05-15T14:59:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T20:59:27","slug":"surprise-holiday-story-the-gifts-of-the-magus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jcmckenna.com\/?p=1223","title":{"rendered":"Surprise Holiday Story! The Gifts of the Magus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What&#8217;s that? You want a holiday themed story starring Baron Saturday? Well lookie what Santa just dropped down your chimney!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Download <em>The Gifts of the Magus<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jcmckenna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/baron-epiphany.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story is free, but if you&#8217;re feeling generous, please consider making an end of year donation to the Parkinson Voice Project. 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