{"id":1251,"date":"2006-12-19T15:53:58","date_gmt":"2006-12-19T20:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/sweet-relief\/"},"modified":"2006-12-19T15:53:58","modified_gmt":"2006-12-19T20:53:58","slug":"sweet-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/sweet-relief","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s over: the year-end issue clocked in at 406 pages, and it’s all out the door (except for a couple of house ads that our art dept. is putting together)!<\/p>\n

I officially apologize to everyone whose e-mails I’ve failed to reply to, and I also apologize in advance for the lateness of holiday presents, which I’ll likely ship tomorrow and will almost assuredly not show up in time for whichever holiday or festival you celebrate.<\/p>\n

On the plus side, the issue’s done!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s over: the year-end issue clocked in at 406 pages, and it’s all out the door (except for a couple of house ads that our art dept. is putting together)! I officially apologize to everyone whose e-mails I’ve failed to reply to, and I also apologize in advance for the lateness of holiday presents, which … <\/p>\n

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