{"id":4870,"date":"2010-01-16T08:11:07","date_gmt":"2010-01-16T13:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=4870"},"modified":"2010-01-16T08:11:10","modified_gmt":"2010-01-16T13:11:10","slug":"get-well-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/get-well-soon","title":{"rendered":"Get Well Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the Yale Daily News<\/a>, Harold Bloom (79) is “gravely ill” and has cancelled his seminars for the semester. I hope he gets better.<\/p>\n

Here’s my story about a conversation with the Bardolator<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to the Yale Daily News, Harold Bloom (79) is “gravely ill” and has cancelled his seminars for the semester. I hope he gets better. 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