{"id":29712,"date":"2023-10-26T00:40:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T04:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asliceoforange.net\/?p=29712"},"modified":"2023-10-26T00:40:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T04:40:39","slug":"defiance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asliceoforange.net\/defiance\/","title":{"rendered":"Defiance by Neetu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.asliceoforange.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/October-2023-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.asliceoforange.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/October-2023-3.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.asliceoforange.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/October-2023-3.jpg?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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li{color:#222222}.ugb-1742ce4 .ugb-inner-block{text-align:left}@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-1742ce4-content-wrapper.ugb-container__content-wrapper{width:49% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-container__wrapper ugb-1742ce4-wrapper ugb--shadow-5\"><div class=\"ugb-container__side\"><div class=\"ugb-container__content-wrapper ugb-1742ce4-content-wrapper\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Defiance<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>She plants perennials<br>even as he predicts a drought<br>based on expert forecasts<br><br>long-term thinking assures<br>preparedness, he says,<br>doubtful it&#8217;s a good year<br>to plant<br><br>so what?<br>she exclaims, her hands<br>covered in soil<br>just as certain that Earth<br>knows better than<br>to rely on predictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a9 Neetu Malik<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously published in Writers &amp; Readers Magazine, UK.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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