{"id":8501,"date":"2023-08-29T12:30:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T19:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/?p=8501"},"modified":"2024-01-25T08:38:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T16:38:19","slug":"how-real-life-becomes-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/how-real-life-becomes-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"How Real Life Becomes Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" data-attachment-id=\"8502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/how-real-life-becomes-stories\/image-9-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-9.png\" data-orig-size=\"620,414\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-9-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-9.png\" src=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-9.png 620w, https:\/\/storymind.com\/melanie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-9-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>True story &#8211; Teresa just said to me (wrapping up a conversation):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I guess we\u2019d better steer clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My response:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I saw a clear steer once. &nbsp;It was an ice sculpture. &nbsp;Quite beautiful until the refrigeration went out. &nbsp;Then it started to melt. &nbsp;The first thing to go were the horns, and then it just looked like a cow. &nbsp;And then the whole thing started to soften and puddle. &nbsp;And there was an air pocket in it, and a small hole opened up so as the cow collapsed, a low sad moan came out of it that sounded like, \u201cMMMOOOoooooooo\u2026.,\u201d as it slowly faded away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Apologies for stealing the style of Tim Conway &#8211; Google him, youngsters&#8230;)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>True story &#8211; Teresa just said to me (wrapping up a conversation): I guess we\u2019d better steer clear. 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