{"id":5396,"date":"2021-07-13T12:12:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T16:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?post_type=books&#038;p=5396"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:48:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:48:31","slug":"i-am-what-grows-in-shadowed-places","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/i-am-what-grows-in-shadowed-places\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am What Grows In Shadowed Places"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"606\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"5907\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/i-am-what-grows-in-shadowed-places\/99tinyterrorsfrontcover800\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/99TinyTerrorsFrontCover800.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"606,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"99TinyTerrorsFrontCover800\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/99TinyTerrorsFrontCover800.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/99TinyTerrorsFrontCover800.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/99TinyTerrorsFrontCover800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5907\" style=\"width:378px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/99TinyTerrorsFrontCover800.jpg 606w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/99TinyTerrorsFrontCover800-600x792.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/99TinyTerrorsFrontCover800-200x264.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>FEATURED IN:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>99 Tiny Terrors<\/strong> from\u00a0<strong>Pulse Publishing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Publication date:<\/strong>\u00a0March 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Editor:\u00a0<\/strong>Jennifer Brozek<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT\u00a0<em>I AM WHAT GROWS IN SHADOWED PLACES<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes all it takes is a whispering voice to unearth the sins of the past. 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