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        <title><![CDATA[Stories by Brittany Stalgaitis on Medium]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Burnt Rooms]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:59:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[flames]]></title>
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compare love with a flame
and we have let ourselves
live in hell because of it</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://bstalgaitis.medium.com/flames-8a8da53e4d7a?source=rss-890707d890ce------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brittany Stalgaitis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:03:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[an invitation]]></title>
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cradled in each other&#x2019;s arms
cloaked in second chances
we are going nowhere together
yet when we sit here</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://bstalgaitis.medium.com/an-invitation-b351578e6af?source=rss-890707d890ce------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:16:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[they’ll never understand]]></title>
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the thought of you
with someone new
they&#x2019;ll want to scratch out
their eyes when they see that
you&#x2019;ve moved on&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://bstalgaitis.medium.com/theyll-never-understand-dfffc23f7cdd?source=rss-890707d890ce------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 19:02:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[same love, different face]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://bstalgaitis.medium.com/same-love-different-face-6802d3f36c90?source=rss-890707d890ce------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*O09jzRJ0yP_rHBfzqhC6Rw.jpeg" width="5000"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">lately, love doesn&#x2019;t look the same
it looks frazzled and worn
weathered and overdone
it makes me feel dizzy and unsteady
lately i feel&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://bstalgaitis.medium.com/same-love-different-face-6802d3f36c90?source=rss-890707d890ce------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brittany Stalgaitis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:38:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[aftermath]]></title>
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no missing pieces here
you have built trenches
inside of me
that i must learn&#xA0;
to walk alone
to nurture and heal
myself&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://bstalgaitis.medium.com/aftermath-eb004f46f04?source=rss-890707d890ce------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2021 18:25:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[homeless]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brittany Stalgaitis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2020 14:54:28 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2020-11-14T14:54:28.108Z</atom:updated>
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            <title><![CDATA[Already Broken]]></title>
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bruised heart
fresh tears</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://bstalgaitis.medium.com/already-broken-a0154da340b1?source=rss-890707d890ce------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brittany Stalgaitis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 21:30:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Burn]]></title>
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packed away
in the back
of my closet
years of memories
years of us
from the bottomless
pit of my heart
i can hear you
mocking&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://bstalgaitis.medium.com/burn-a56769f8ecc1?source=rss-890707d890ce------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brittany Stalgaitis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:09:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brittany Stalgaitis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2020-10-15T15:43:00.643Z</atom:updated>
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