{"id":27834,"date":"2018-01-04T09:37:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T14:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=27834"},"modified":"2018-02-04T09:47:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T14:47:34","slug":"among-the-laptoppers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2018\/01\/among-the-laptoppers.html","title":{"rendered":"Among the Laptoppers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mortal-coil-recto-620elena.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28342\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2018\/01\/among-the-laptoppers.html\/mortal-coil-recto-364elena\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mortal-coil-recto-364elena.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"364,546\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Mortal Coil&amp;#8217; image for Heathcote \u00a9 by Elena Caldera [Cold Turkey Press, 2018]\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mortal-coil-recto-364elena-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mortal-coil-recto-364elena.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mortal-coil-recto-364elena.jpg\" alt title=\"&#039;Mortal Coil&#039; image for Heathcote \u00a9 by Elena Caldera [Cold Turkey Press, 2018] CLICK TO ENLARGE.\" width=\"364\" height=\"546\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-28342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mortal-coil-recto-364elena.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mortal-coil-recto-364elena-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mortal-coil-verso-622.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28340\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2018\/01\/among-the-laptoppers.html\/mortal-coil-verso-365enh\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mortal-coil-verso-365enh.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"365,546\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"&amp;#8216;Mortal Coil&amp;#8217; for Heathcote \u00a9 by Jan Herman [Cold Turkey Press, 2018]\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mortal-coil-verso-365enh-201x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mortal-coil-verso-365enh.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mortal-coil-verso-365enh.jpg\" alt title=\"&#039;Mortal Coil&#039; for Heathcote \u00a9 by Jan Herman [Cold Turkey Press, 2018] CLICK TO ENLARGE.\" width=\"365\" height=\"546\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-28340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mortal-coil-verso-365enh.jpg 365w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mortal-coil-verso-365enh-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Among-laptoppers-750.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27833\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2018\/01\/among-the-laptoppers.html\/among-laptoppers-750\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Among-laptoppers-750.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"750,203\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Among Laptoppers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Among-laptoppers-750-300x81.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Among-laptoppers-750.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Among-laptoppers-750.jpg\" alt title=\"Among the Laptoppers ['Writing in public is something writers have always done. It\u2019s just the tools that have changed.' -- Kate Symondson]\" width=\"750\" height=\"203\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Among-laptoppers-750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Among-laptoppers-750-300x81.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><font size=5><strong>MORTAL COIL<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>for Heathcote <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=4>The coffee house loop<br \/>\nthat never ends<br \/>\nsounds heavenly<br \/>\namong the laptoppers.<br \/>\nFailure is not an option.<br \/>\nThe fanfare of the horns<br \/>\nand the swell of the hi-hat<br \/>\nroll on like spooky dreams.<br \/>\nFingers dance \u2014<br \/>\nthey fly like bats in a cave.<br \/>\nThe gods if there are any<br \/>\nshall protect us<br \/>\nuntil it\u2019s closing time.<br \/>\nAnd then we\u2019ll rattle off.<\/font> <\/p>\n<p><font size=2><em>&#8220;Mortal Coil&#8221; \u00a9 2018 by Jan Herman<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MORTAL COIL for Heathcote The coffee house loop that never ends sounds heavenly among the laptoppers. Failure is not an option. The fanfare of the horns and the swell of the hi-hat roll on like spooky dreams. Fingers dance \u2014 they fly like bats in a cave. The gods if there are any shall protect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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":"","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}},"categories":[19,18,4,17],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-27834","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-art","8":"category-literature","9":"category-main","10":"category-political-culture","11":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/mortal-coil-recto-364elena.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbvgEs-7eW","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27834"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28347,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27834\/revisions\/28347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}