{"id":58,"date":"2015-01-10T06:42:28","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T11:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloodyqueencity.com\/wp\/?p=58"},"modified":"2015-01-11T23:12:22","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T04:12:22","slug":"the-birth-of-the-bloody-queen-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bloodyqueencity.com\/wp\/?p=58","title":{"rendered":"The Birth of the Bloody Queen City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So the Spring of 2014 brought the idea to start this blog. Probably over a bloody mary. Who\u2019d have thought! I have a history of having problems coming up with names for new projects though, and after enlisting help from a few friends, LeighAnne came up with The Blood Queen City! Perfect! 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