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        <title><![CDATA[Stories by Jess the Avocado on Medium]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[I Just Want To Sleep]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:06:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Poetry Reader and Media]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rebirth Is Learning to Let Go and Finding Balance.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/counterarts/rebirth-is-learning-to-let-go-and-finding-balance-a094b49b9530?source=rss-a45e36e08e52------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*NF6PyfF5tz3C8Tr6" width="4525"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">A story of a betta fish named Sebastian, guilt, and recovery.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/counterarts/rebirth-is-learning-to-let-go-and-finding-balance-a094b49b9530?source=rss-a45e36e08e52------2">Continue reading on Counter Arts »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:31:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Your Life Has Already Started]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 20:32:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Wager]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:32:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Some Other Places You Can Find My Writing]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Self-Interview With The Reader Inside]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 07:13:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Katherine May’s Invitation to Rest and Recover]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:32:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Who Wants To Live Forever?]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Just Break It —  From the Olympic Games to the Wider Human World]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:31:50 GMT</pubDate>
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