{"id":535,"date":"2006-08-01T22:24:04","date_gmt":"2006-08-02T02:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=535"},"modified":"2006-08-01T22:24:04","modified_gmt":"2006-08-02T02:24:04","slug":"535","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=535","title":{"rendered":"train-tripping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rudi and I are heading north on Amtrak in the morning to join friends Karen and Michael, Erica, and Erik (and maybe old college pal Mike) for An Evening with Harry, Carrie, and Garp.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right. By this point tomorrow I will have been in the same room with J.K. Rowling.<\/p>\n<p>Oh yeah, and some guys named John Irving and Stephen King.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>I am so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re hoping to meet Karen and Michael for lunch at some point tomorrow afternoon. 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