{"id":340,"date":"2010-04-28T17:28:16","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T21:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dennisdanvers.com\/?p=340"},"modified":"2010-04-28T17:28:16","modified_gmt":"2010-04-28T21:28:16","slug":"the-banjo-singer-finds-a-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dennisdanvers.com\/?p=340","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Banjo Singer&#8221; finds a home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just heard today that <em>Realms of Fantasy<\/em> will be publishing another story of mine, &#8220;The Banjo Singer.&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0 While &#8220;Here&#8217;s What I Know,&#8221; previously published by <em>Realms<\/em> mythologized my father&#8217;s life, this one&#8217;s about my mom, by way of the fantastic, of course.\u00c2\u00a0 Here&#8217;s how it begins\u00e2\u20ac\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><meta name=\"Title\" \/> <meta name=\"Keywords\" \/> <meta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" \/> <meta content=\"Word.Document\" name=\"ProgId\" \/> <meta content=\"Microsoft Word 11\" name=\"Generator\" \/> <meta content=\"Microsoft Word 11\" name=\"Originator\" \/>\n<link rel=\"File-List\" \/><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <o:DocumentProperties>   <o:Template>Normal<\/o:Template>   <o:Revision>0<\/o:Revision>   <o:TotalTime>0<\/o:TotalTime>   <o:Pages>1<\/o:Pages>   <o:Words>148<\/o:Words>   <o:Characters>845<\/o:Characters>   <o:Lines>7<\/o:Lines>   <o:Paragraphs>1<\/o:Paragraphs>   <o:CharactersWithSpaces>1037<\/o:CharactersWithSpaces>   <o:Version>11.1287<\/o:Version>  <\/o:DocumentProperties>  <o:OfficeDocumentSettings>   <o:AllowPNG\/>  <\/o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:WordDocument>   <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>   <w:DoNotShowRevisions\/>   <w:DoNotPrintRevisions\/>   <w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0<\/w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>   <w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0<\/w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>   <w:UseMarginsForDrawingGridOrigin\/>  <\/w:WordDocument> <\/xml><![endif]--> <\/p>\n<style> <!--  \/* Font Definitions *\/ @font-face \t{font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; 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