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        <title><![CDATA[Stories by Ray Day on Medium]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stop Saying “What If?”]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@RayDayMe/stop-saying-what-if-9c8d5c6845db?source=rss-a167673d3c70------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/700/0*Stfi5IIKZze6TeF6" width="700"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">These two words are your worst nightmare.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@RayDayMe/stop-saying-what-if-9c8d5c6845db?source=rss-a167673d3c70------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:17:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[We always have someone to blame, right?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@RayDayMe/we-always-have-someone-to-blame-right-bbfe2ec13af7?source=rss-a167673d3c70------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/700/0*pCColjMcYs5imQFb" width="700"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Every bad habit I had, I used to blame it on my parents, and it was perfectly fine with me.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@RayDayMe/we-always-have-someone-to-blame-right-bbfe2ec13af7?source=rss-a167673d3c70------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:12:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[I’m pretty sure you haven’t been through this.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@RayDayMe/im-pretty-sure-you-haven-t-been-through-this-87997bcd33bb?source=rss-a167673d3c70------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/700/0*FMh4Fao418kbidVo" width="700"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">If you&#x2019;ve ever experienced what I&#x2019;m about to share, I&#x2019;m all ears, but I couldn&#x2019;t find anyone who went through what happened to me.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@RayDayMe/im-pretty-sure-you-haven-t-been-through-this-87997bcd33bb?source=rss-a167673d3c70------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:11:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Every writer should follow this advice.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@RayDayMe/every-writer-should-follow-this-advice-94ed73f93477?source=rss-a167673d3c70------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/700/0*pGAt16ZUxNA1iIQZ" width="700"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">As a writer myself, I have to admit that I was a little surprised when I first heard this quote. I mean, come on, writing isn&#x2019;t easy, is&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@RayDayMe/every-writer-should-follow-this-advice-94ed73f93477?source=rss-a167673d3c70------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:06:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Day My Dog Was Choked to Death]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 15:06:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Are You the Same Person When You Write as in Real Life?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@RayDayMe/are-you-the-same-person-when-you-write-as-in-real-life-0a5a7ad0ee01?source=rss-a167673d3c70------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/700/0*-NKBuWgcjuONczt7" width="700"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">A question that crosses the minds of most writers.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@RayDayMe/are-you-the-same-person-when-you-write-as-in-real-life-0a5a7ad0ee01?source=rss-a167673d3c70------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:03:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Do You Consider Yourself a Writer?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:02:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[She Cheated on Me With a Girl, and I am The Crazy One]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:03:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[I simply believed that I was going to die.]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:56:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[I Feel Like Giving Up on Writing]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:58:04 GMT</pubDate>
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