{"id":236,"date":"2019-09-30T10:11:12","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T14:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryann.norlink.net\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2025-09-10T19:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:56:46","slug":"whats-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/whats-new\/","title":{"rendered":"New &amp; Noteworthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-grid type_grid layout_1397 cols_2 pagination_infinite with_css_animation\" id=\"us_grid_1\" style=\"--gap:1.5rem;\" data-filterable=\"true\"><style>@media (max-width:610px){#us_grid_1 .w-grid-list{margin:0}#us_grid_1 .w-grid-item{width:100%;padding:0;margin-bottom:var(--gap,0px)}}.layout_1397 .w-grid-item-h{}.layout_1397 .usg_post_image_1{transition-duration:0.3s;transform-origin:50% 50%;transform:scale(1) translate(0%,0%)}.layout_1397 .w-grid-item-h:hover .usg_post_image_1{transform:scale(1.05) translate(0%,0%);opacity:1}.layout_1397 .usg_post_image_1{animation-name:afl!important}.layout_1397 .usg_vwrapper_1{animation-name:afr!important}.layout_1397 .usg_post_title_1{font-size:1.1rem!important;letter-spacing:0.04em!important;font-weight:700!important;font-style:normal!important}.layout_1397 .usg_post_date_1{font-size:0.95rem!important;font-style:italic!important}<\/style><div class=\"w-grid-list\">\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afr size_1x1 post-1310 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" data-id=\"1310\" style=\"animation-delay:0s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 us_animate_this has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/meet-keira-shes-learning-the-cost-of-a-dream\/\" aria-label=\"Meet Keira. She\u2019s learning the cost of a dream.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ThatVeryBeginner2Sept7ExcerptPreorder-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 us_animate_this align_none valign_top\"><h4 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/meet-keira-shes-learning-the-cost-of-a-dream\/\">Meet Keira. She\u2019s learning the cost of a dream.<\/a><\/h4><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-05T16:44:05+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-calendar\"><\/i>September 5, 2025<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Keira is sixteen and she wants to be a dancer. A ballet dancer. But that takes training and training costs money, which her mother doesn\u2019t have. They can\u2019t afford to&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afr size_1x1 post-1405 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" data-id=\"1405\" style=\"animation-delay:0.1s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 us_animate_this has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/meet-alan-hes-about-to-discover-the-unexpected\/\" aria-label=\"Meet Alan. He\u2019s about to discover the unexpected.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ThatVeryAug26Excerpt-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 us_animate_this align_none valign_top\"><h4 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/meet-alan-hes-about-to-discover-the-unexpected\/\">Meet Alan. He\u2019s about to discover the unexpected.<\/a><\/h4><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-26T01:20:21+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-calendar\"><\/i>August 26, 2025<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Alan is a young man from an upper-middle-class family, a reluctant student at New York University, and a lost soul. Because he doesn\u2019t know who he is anymore. All his&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afr size_1x1 post-1424 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" data-id=\"1424\" style=\"animation-delay:0.2s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 us_animate_this has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/saying-what-they-dont-want-to-know\/\" aria-label=\"Saying what they don\u2019t want to know\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ThatVeryAug20Blurb-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 us_animate_this align_none valign_top\"><h4 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/saying-what-they-dont-want-to-know\/\">Saying what they don\u2019t want to know<\/a><\/h4><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-22T01:26:06+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-calendar\"><\/i>August 22, 2025<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Some things are hard to talk about\u2014especially with a parent. For some teenagers, talking is beyond hard. It\u2019s dangerous. Because the subject is forbidden. There\u2019s too much at stake. In&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afr size_1x1 post-1426 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" data-id=\"1426\" style=\"animation-delay:0.3s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 us_animate_this has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/meet-dearnon-his-world-is-about-to-change\/\" aria-label=\"Meet Dearnon. His world is about to change.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ThatVeryAug17BrokenExcerptPreorder-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 us_animate_this align_none valign_top\"><h4 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/meet-dearnon-his-world-is-about-to-change\/\">Meet Dearnon. His world is about to change.<\/a><\/h4><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-19T01:27:22+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-calendar\"><\/i>August 19, 2025<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Marty Dearnon owns a convenience store of sorts, about three hours from Laramie, Wyoming. When he bought it six years ago, it was his pride and joy. \u201cHe\u2019d polished the&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afr size_1x1 post-1429 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" data-id=\"1429\" style=\"animation-delay:0s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 us_animate_this has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/the-cost-of-words-unspoken\/\" aria-label=\"The Cost of Words Unspoken\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ThatVeryAUG13BlurbPreorder-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 us_animate_this align_none valign_top\"><h4 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/the-cost-of-words-unspoken\/\">The Cost of Words Unspoken<\/a><\/h4><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-13T01:29:22+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-calendar\"><\/i>August 13, 2025<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">\u201cThe cost of words unspoken\u201d can bankrupt us, trap us in unending regret. For Dearnon, the shop owner in \u201cThe Broken Place,\u201d the tentacles of regret have spread to every&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afr size_1x1 post-1432 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" data-id=\"1432\" style=\"animation-delay:0.1s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 us_animate_this has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/meet-maria-her-life-was-filled-with-hope-until-it-wasnt\/\" aria-label=\"Meet Maria. Her life was filled with hope, until it wasn\u2019t.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ThatVeryAug9Excerpt-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 us_animate_this align_none valign_top\"><h4 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/meet-maria-her-life-was-filled-with-hope-until-it-wasnt\/\">Meet Maria. Her life was filled with hope, until it wasn\u2019t.<\/a><\/h4><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-11T01:31:56+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-calendar\"><\/i>August 11, 2025<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">In \u201cBeloved,\u201d the opening story in\u00a0That Very Place,\u00a0a woman is waiting for her pants to dry in a Laundromat in Queens. Everyone else is waiting for the arrival of the&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afr size_1x1 post-1434 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" data-id=\"1434\" style=\"animation-delay:0.2s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 us_animate_this has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/another-inspiring-conference-at-vcfa\/\" aria-label=\"Another inspiring conference at VCFA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1881-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 us_animate_this align_none valign_top\"><h4 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/another-inspiring-conference-at-vcfa\/\">Another inspiring conference at VCFA<\/a><\/h4><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-10T01:34:54+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-calendar\"><\/i>August 10, 2025<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">I just got back from the\u00a0Vermont College of Fine Arts Postgraduate Writers\u2019 Conference. I was delighted to have the chance to work with\u00a0Sonja Livingston\u00a0and the gifted writers in her creative&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afr size_1x1 post-1436 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" data-id=\"1436\" style=\"animation-delay:0.3s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 us_animate_this has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/more-praise-for-that-very-place\/\" aria-label=\"More Praise for That Very Place\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ThatVeryAUG5BlurbPreorder-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 us_animate_this align_none valign_top\"><h4 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/more-praise-for-that-very-place\/\">More Praise for That Very Place<\/a><\/h4><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-04T01:35:52+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-calendar\"><\/i>August 4, 2025<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">We all strive to be honest with ourselves. But how many of us would be ready to admit we\u2019ve been \u201ccomplicit in the traumas inflicted on the people we love\u201d?&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afr size_1x1 post-1438 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" data-id=\"1438\" style=\"animation-delay:0s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 us_animate_this has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/meet-eileen-from-that-very-place-shes-got-a-problem\/\" aria-label=\"Meet Eileen, from That Very Place. She\u2019s got a problem.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ThatVeryAug1ExcerptPreorder4-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 us_animate_this align_none valign_top\"><h4 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/meet-eileen-from-that-very-place-shes-got-a-problem\/\">Meet Eileen, from That Very Place. She\u2019s got a problem.<\/a><\/h4><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-01T01:36:43+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-calendar\"><\/i>August 1, 2025<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Eileen\u2019s imagination rarely fails her. She\u2019s darn good at making stuff up, especially when it comes to hiding what she\u2019s most ashamed of: a dad who didn\u2019t care about her.&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afr size_1x1 post-1440 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" data-id=\"1440\" style=\"animation-delay:0.1s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 us_animate_this has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/meet-eileen-from-that-very-place-shes-got-a-problem-2\/\" aria-label=\"Meet Eileen, from That Very Place. She\u2019s got a problem.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ThatVeryJul29BlurbPreorder2-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 us_animate_this align_none valign_top\"><h4 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/meet-eileen-from-that-very-place-shes-got-a-problem-2\/\">Meet Eileen, from That Very Place. She\u2019s got a problem.<\/a><\/h4><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-07-29T01:37:54+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-calendar\"><\/i>July 29, 2025<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">When I was growing up, self-effacement was considered saintly\u2014at least in\u00a0my\u00a0family. Anyone with the temerity to brag about himself was swiftly brought low. So each time I\u2019ve been lucky enough&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afr size_1x1 post-1442 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" data-id=\"1442\" style=\"animation-delay:0.2s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 us_animate_this has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/meet-peggy-from-that-very-place\/\" aria-label=\"Meet Peggy, from THAT VERY PLACE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ThatVeryBecausePreorder-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 us_animate_this align_none valign_top\"><h4 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/meet-peggy-from-that-very-place\/\">Meet Peggy, from THAT VERY PLACE<\/a><\/h4><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-07-27T01:39:11+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-calendar\"><\/i>July 27, 2025<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">Peggy, a New Yorker from an Irish-Catholic family, is living in a nursing home and struggling with dementia. Once a key decision-maker at a top Wall Street firm, she considers&hellip;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item us_animate_afr size_1x1 post-1211 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" data-id=\"1211\" style=\"animation-delay:0.3s\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 align_none valign_top\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 us_animate_this has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/that-very-place-is-almost-here\/\" aria-label=\"THAT VERY PLACE is almost here!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/mcguigain1-682x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-vwrapper usg_vwrapper_1 us_animate_this align_none valign_top\"><h4 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yayserver.com\/maryannmcguigan\/that-very-place-is-almost-here\/\">THAT VERY PLACE is almost here!<\/a><\/h4><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-07-21T17:52:39+00:00\"><i class=\"fal fa-calendar\"><\/i>July 21, 2025<\/time><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">The people you\u2019ll meet in my new story collection, That Very Place, find themselves in places where they\u2019d rather not be. 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