{"id":26,"date":"2025-05-06T03:20:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T03:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/Trafford\/865570\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2025-05-06T03:20:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T03:20:46","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/Trafford\/865570\/about-the-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column author-page is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile border\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/Trafford\/865570\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/author.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-376 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/Trafford\/865570\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/author.jpg 300w, https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/Trafford\/865570\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/author-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Award-winning poet, Stephen J Herman, presents his second book, <em>Reflections<\/em>. 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