{"id":33161,"date":"2013-04-12T23:53:04","date_gmt":"2013-04-13T05:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/12\/in-defense-of-escapism.html"},"modified":"2014-06-13T18:23:48","modified_gmt":"2014-06-14T00:23:48","slug":"in-defense-of-escapism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/04\/12\/in-defense-of-escapism.html","title":{"rendered":"In defense of escapism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gpb-content\">While I read some good non-fiction historical works, and have done my time reading some of the classics, I&#39;ll confess most of my reading is for entertainment and &quot;escapism&quot;. \u00a0Jo Walton explains, quite well, why that&#39;s nothing to be ashamed of.<\/div>\n<p class='gpb-article' style='clear:both;'>\n<div style='height:120px;width:120px;overflow:hidden;float:left;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;margin-right:10px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;clear:both;'>\n                                                    <img style='max-width:none;' src='https:\/\/images1-focus-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?url=http:\/\/www.tor.com\/images\/stories\/blogs\/13_04\/tolkien-fairy-stories.jpg&#038;container=focus&#038;gadget=a&#038;rewriteMime=image\/*&#038;refresh=31536000&#038;resize_h=150&#038;resize_w=150&#038;no_expand=1' border='0' \/>\n                                                <\/div>\n<p>                                                <a href='http:\/\/www.tor.com\/blogs\/2013\/04\/fantasy-reading-and-escapism'>Fantasy, Reading, and Escapism | Tor.com<\/a><br \/>\n                                                Fantasy, Reading, and Escapism &#8211; the merits of having them in our lives.\n                                            <\/p>\n<p class='gpb-links' style='clear:both;'> <a class='gpb-linkback' href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/86qdd9S9cxa' target='_new'>View this post on Google+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While I read some good non-fiction historical works, and have done my time reading some of the classics, I&#39;ll confess most of my reading is for entertainment and &quot;escapism&quot;. \u00a0Jo Walton explains, quite well, why that&#39;s nothing to be ashamed of. 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