{"id":1172,"date":"2016-01-24T23:32:08","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T07:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/?p=1172"},"modified":"2016-01-24T23:32:08","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T07:32:08","slug":"my-disagreement-with-the-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/my-disagreement-with-the-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"My disagreement with the queen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Youthful Spirits by Richard F. Yates<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Artist: I need a muse.
\nQueen: We are not<\/i> a muse.
\nArtist: All is forlorn!
\nQueen: Amuse us!
\nArtist: But I am without a muse!
\nQueen: Amuse us then with a tragedy.
\nArtist: This is the story of an artist without a muse.
\nQueen: I’ve already heard that one.<\/p>\n

Unreasonable expectations at the palace.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Artist: I need a muse. Queen: We are not a muse. Artist: All is forlorn! Queen: Amuse us! Artist: But I am without a muse! Queen: Amuse us then with a tragedy. Artist: This is the story of an artist without a muse. Queen: I’ve already heard that one. Unreasonable expectations at the palace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13,12,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-my-books","category-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3u13S-iU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1396,"url":"https:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/slice-of-life\/","url_meta":{"origin":1172,"position":0},"title":"Slice of life","author":"David Raffin","date":"August 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"What is the relationship between being the judge of a pie baking contest, and the age old tradition of hiring on a food taster for royals with low approval ratings? \u201cIt is a shame,\" said the Queen to the jester, \u201cfor in addition to alerting me to potential poison, my\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Writing"","block_context":{"text":"Writing","link":"https:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/category\/books\/writing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_7006.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_7006.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_7006.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/img_7006.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":252,"url":"https:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/one-eye-open\/","url_meta":{"origin":1172,"position":1},"title":"One eye open","author":"David Raffin","date":"July 26, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cDavid Raffin is a witty writer and crafty performer. 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