{"id":1257,"date":"2022-08-09T08:22:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T15:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markjroseauthor.com\/?p=1257"},"modified":"2022-08-09T08:22:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T15:22:36","slug":"writing-matt-miller-in-the-colonies-blog-entry-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markjroseauthor.com\/writing-matt-miller-in-the-colonies-blog-entry-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Matt Miller in the Colonies &#8211; Blog Entry 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1257\" class=\"elementor elementor-1257\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfc7774 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfc7774\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b302c53\" data-id=\"b302c53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e44b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e44b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight ); color: #000000;\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var(--e-global-typography-primary-font-family),Sans-serif; font-size: 3rem; font-weight: var(--e-global-typography-primary-font-weight);\">AUGUST 9, 2022 \u2013 BLOG ENTRY 11<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7445726 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7445726\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7e0a6f\" data-id=\"c7e0a6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ca2957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ca2957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As I got older, my science fiction became more contemporary. 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