{"id":885,"date":"2021-02-22T15:58:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T22:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jcmckenna.com\/?p=885"},"modified":"2021-02-22T16:03:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T23:03:36","slug":"no-dice-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jcmckenna.com\/?p=885","title":{"rendered":"No Dice This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Random Stories is taking the week off. Clark Kent duties and some business-side work on <em>Seraph <\/em>need my attentions. Back next Monday with a new roll of the Story Dice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Random Stories is taking the week off. Clark Kent duties and some business-side work on Seraph need my attentions. 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