{"id":95,"date":"2021-06-04T19:36:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T19:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marikalilly.com\/?page_id=95"},"modified":"2023-07-12T22:14:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T22:14:11","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marikalilly.com\/index.php\/homepage\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1011\" src=\"https:\/\/marikalilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9718-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marikalilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9718-2.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/marikalilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9718-2-297x300.jpeg 297w, https:\/\/marikalilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_9718-2-768x776.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first time I realized I loved storytelling was in first grade. I was wandering around the LACMA with my mom when she told me to make up a story about my favorite piece of art without reading the exhibit label. &#8220;Say anything I want?&#8221; I said. She nodded. And from there, I knew I wanted storytelling to be a part of my life forever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, I had plenty of career dreams before I landed on content writing and editing (obituary writer, producer, teacher, and cookie critic&#8230; to name a few). But five years ago, I left my corporate job in broadcast journalism to pursue working in content and haven&#8217;t looked back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, I&#8217;ve written hundreds of blogs about everything from composting to mental health. I&#8217;ve interviewed detectives, gardening experts, and museum curators. And I&#8217;ve successfully pitched positive stories about dad jokes, dogs, and the power of forgiveness. But more than anything, I love using words to connect with others and help mission-centered organizations stand out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for being here! If you&#8217;d like to connect, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/marikalilly.com\/index.php\/contact-me\/\" target=\"_blank\">please reach out<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first time I realized I loved storytelling was in first grade. I was wandering around the LACMA with my mom when she told me to make up a story about my favorite piece of art without reading the exhibit label. &#8220;Say anything I want?&#8221; I said. She nodded. And from there, I knew I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":20,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"hide_page_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-95","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marikalilly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marikalilly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marikalilly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marikalilly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marikalilly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/marikalilly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":310,"href":"https:\/\/marikalilly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/95\/revisions\/310"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marikalilly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marikalilly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}