{"id":1986,"date":"2013-05-10T03:39:31","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T03:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/?p=1986"},"modified":"2013-05-10T03:39:31","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T03:39:31","slug":"the-merger-by-laura-goodchild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywritersresource.com\/shortstories\/the-merger-by-laura-goodchild\/","title":{"rendered":"The Merger by Laura Goodchild"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 196px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.everywritersresource.com\/writingsense\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Yawn.jpg?resize=196%2C266\" width=\"196\" height=\"266\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yawn by Jim Sholes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Merger<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Laura Goodchild<\/p>\n<p>The initial paperwork was signed a year to the day after they met. 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