{"id":2238,"date":"2024-05-15T14:14:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T18:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsandfiction.com\/?p=2238"},"modified":"2024-05-15T14:14:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T18:14:09","slug":"friends-fiction-episode-186-mary-kay-andrews-bright-lights-big-christmas-launch-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsandfiction.com\/friends-fiction-episode-186-mary-kay-andrews-bright-lights-big-christmas-launch-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends &#038; Fiction: Episode 186 &#8211; Mary Kay Andrews&#8217; BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CHRISTMAS Launch Party"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/Kb3qUHfxhUg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mary Kay Andrews&#8217; BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CHRISTMAS Launch Party<\/h2>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;This episode of our Wed night web show is the launch celebration for our own Mary Kay Andrews\u2019s BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CHRISTMAS! \\n\\nWho\u2019s ready to join in the reindeer games? 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