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        <title><![CDATA[Stories by Heather McLeod on Medium]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Living vs. writing]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 19:30:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Co-parenting with my deceased husband]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 19:35:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Finding your  community at any age]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:59:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[When the school is interested in the child]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Heather McLeod]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:06:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[When the walls keep love out]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:33:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Coming (back) to my senses]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:55:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Memoir, misery lit or clickbait?]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 14:08:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[It’s okay to not “get over” your grief]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2021 18:40:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Tell Your Story in 5 Easy Steps]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 19:33:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[When We Discover the “Why” of Cancer]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2020 15:24:33 GMT</pubDate>
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