{"id":6755,"date":"2014-07-24T05:30:49","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T12:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellejolin.com\/wordpress\/?p=6755"},"modified":"2014-07-23T23:20:25","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T06:20:25","slug":"out-of-nowhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=6755","title":{"rendered":"Out of nowhere&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you ever have someone contact you out of the blue?<br \/>\nSomeone who used to be important to you?<br \/>\nSomeone you didn&#8217;t really ever want to be without?<br \/>\nBut then you were.<br \/>\nMaybe for a long time.<br \/>\nMaybe a very long time.<br \/>\nAnd then you hear from them unexpectedly.<br \/>\nAnd only then do you realize how much you missed them?<br \/>\nMaybe things pick up right where they were the last time you talked.<br \/>\nMaybe you  have to kind of figure out where they go now.<br \/>\nMaybe it feels like a natural progression<br \/>\nOr maybe it seems more like a regression.<br \/>\nOr both.<br \/>\nBut you wonder if their reappearance is temporary<br \/>\nAnd you enjoy it regardless<br \/>\nOr you wonder if it could or should be something more or less<br \/>\nThan what it is or might be<br \/>\nOr maybe it is exactly what it should be<br \/>\nMaybe it&#8217;s a great thing<br \/>\nMaybe it&#8217;s a disaster<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s an adventure either way<br \/>\nHang on and find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you ever have someone contact you out of the blue? Someone who used to be important to you? Someone you didn&#8217;t really ever want to be without? But then you were. Maybe for a long time. Maybe a very long time. And then you hear from them unexpectedly. And only then do you realize &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=6755\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Out of nowhere&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_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":"Out of nowhere... \r\n\r\n#GhostsFromThePast    #Friends\r\nhttp:\/\/wp.me\/p4FR8-1KX","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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-words"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michellejolin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/20140706-151739-55059278.jpg?fit=454%2C313&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7lr3R-1KX","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6085,"url":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=6085","url_meta":{"origin":6755,"position":0},"title":"The waiting is the hardest part","author":"Michelle","date":"June 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"And I don't need reminding how loud the phone can ring when you're waiting for news. 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Or how sometimes a person remembers something\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Words&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Words","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7216,"url":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=7216","url_meta":{"origin":6755,"position":4},"title":"Promises and lies","author":"Michelle","date":"August 27, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Will you come again?\" she asked. \"Do you want me to?\" \"Yes,\" she said. \"Then I will,\" he said, turning to leave; and he did not know if either or both of them were lying. --Helene Wecker\/The Golum and the Jinni I hate to lie. 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