{"id":4923,"date":"2020-03-30T21:20:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T04:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/?p=4923"},"modified":"2023-10-17T23:32:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:32:36","slug":"theres-a-dead-rat-in-the-walls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/theres-a-dead-rat-in-the-walls\/","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s a dead rat in the walls."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metaphors for life: <strong>There&#8217;s a dead rat in the walls<\/strong>. I&#8217;ve got to clean out the closet so we can sniff out exactly where it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is life now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Anyways<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"731\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Walmart-1024x731.png?resize=1024%2C731\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4924\"\/><figcaption>Being sold on Walmart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m not sure what format they&#8217;re in, but I&#8217;m being sold at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Walmart.com\/c\/kp\/harper-kingsley (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/Walmart.com\/c\/kp\/harper-kingsley\" target=\"_blank\">Walmart.com\/c\/kp\/harper-kingsley<\/a>. And that&#8217;s neat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;mma probably redo some covers and interiors. I just don&#8217;t remember how I did the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Narcissus (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Narcissus-Sol-Crafter-ebook\/dp\/B005OC2X4U\/?tag=harperkingsley-20\" target=\"_blank\">Narcissus<\/a> cover. Those base pictures are lost to the seas of time.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<div class=\"smashwords-widget\" data-type=\"single\" data-items=\"book:90378\" data-affiliate=\"HarperKingsley\" data-font=\"sans\" data-ribboncolor=\"#4181c3\" data-bgcolor=\"#fafafa\" data-buttoncolor=\"#ffc801\" data-width=\"180\" data-height=\"150\" data-headline=\"Narcissus\" style=\"width: 180px; height: 150px;\"><\/div>\n<script id=\"smashwords-widget-js\" async=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.smashwidgets.com\/1\/widgets.js\"><\/script>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think I&#8217;m going to use my art for my covers. I mean, I&#8217;ve gotta do something with all these images I&#8217;m making. I&#8217;ve been drawing the tip off my pen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metaphors for life: There&#8217;s a dead rat in the walls. I&#8217;ve got to clean out the closet so we can sniff out exactly where it is. This is life now. Anyways&#8230; I&#8217;m not sure what format they&#8217;re in, but I&#8217;m being sold at Walmart.com\/c\/kp\/harper-kingsley. And that&#8217;s neat. I&#8217;mma probably redo some covers and interiors. 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