{"id":2107,"date":"2025-05-13T19:33:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T17:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loredanocafaro.com\/main\/?p=2107"},"modified":"2025-05-13T19:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T17:36:10","slug":"20250513-independent-author-awards-2025-short-stories-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loredanocafaro.com\/main\/captains-log\/20250513-independent-author-awards-2025-short-stories-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Winner of the 2025 Independent Author Awards for Short Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/loredanocafaro.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/INDEPENDENT-AUTHOR-AWARD-WINNER-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2105\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Presented by <strong>Literary Global<\/strong>, the Independent Author Awards celebrate independent voices in writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, good news today. 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