{"id":607,"date":"2005-08-21T17:46:46","date_gmt":"2005-08-21T22:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/?p=607"},"modified":"2009-04-12T20:58:05","modified_gmt":"2009-04-13T00:58:05","slug":"a-blast-from-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.starkeith.net\/coredump\/2005\/08\/21\/a-blast-from-the-past\/","title":{"rendered":"A Blast from the Past"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/instruct.westvalley.edu\/lafave\/hb.html\">&#8220;Harrison Bergeron&#8221; by Kurt Vonnegut<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I first read this story back in 7th grade, and it made quite an impression on me. It&#8217;s a very short story &#8211; but it&#8217;s quite good. If you have a moment, I highly suggest reading it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I first read this story back in 7th grade, and it made quite an impression on me. It&#8217;s a very short story &#8211; but it&#8217;s quite good. 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