{"id":3722,"date":"2025-11-18T16:33:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T00:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/needlepictures.com\/tbd\/?post_type=book&#038;p=3722"},"modified":"2025-12-12T10:18:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T18:18:39","slug":"a-long-slow-aftermath","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/needlepictures.com\/tbd\/book\/a-long-slow-aftermath\/","title":{"rendered":"A Long Slow Aftermath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh out of a drug rehab, Preston tries to rebuild his life with old friends and new acquaintances. Stuck between the world of gentrifiers and working class holdovers in the ever changing haves and have-nots landscape in Oakland, California, he struggles with his newfound sobriety as he confronts his chaotic past, his newfound present, and an uncertain future. 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