<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:cc="http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/creativeCommonsRssModule.html">
    <channel>
        <title><![CDATA[Stories by Kit Desjacques on Medium]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Stories by Kit Desjacques on Medium]]></description>
        <link>https://medium.com/@kitconreydesjacques?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2</link>
        <image>
            <url>https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*N0MpjEUFtR6ODCWx3hUIhw.jpeg</url>
            <title>Stories by Kit Desjacques on Medium</title>
            <link>https://medium.com/@kitconreydesjacques?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2</link>
        </image>
        <generator>Medium</generator>
        <lastBuildDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 01:55:26 GMT</lastBuildDate>
        <atom:link href="https://medium.com/@kitconreydesjacques/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
        <webMaster><![CDATA[yourfriends@medium.com]]></webMaster>
        <atom:link href="http://medium.superfeedr.com/" rel="hub"/>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[My Facebook Account Was Hacked, and My Account Was Permanently Disabled]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/my-facebook-account-was-hacked-and-my-account-was-permanently-disabled-08610114e537?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*n3W6PX9_bgoUozew" width="4096"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">A frustrating situation and the end is not in sight</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/my-facebook-account-was-hacked-and-my-account-was-permanently-disabled-08610114e537?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2">Continue reading on The Narrative Arc »</a></p></div>]]></description>
            <link>https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/my-facebook-account-was-hacked-and-my-account-was-permanently-disabled-08610114e537?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="false">https://medium.com/p/08610114e537</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[ai]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[this-happened-to-me]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[hacking]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[internet-technology]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kit Desjacques]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:01:43 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2026-11-06T00:01:43.375Z</atom:updated>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[What Three Things Would You Save From a Burning House?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/what-three-things-would-you-save-from-a-burning-house-5d5850159d11?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*EFYyHq5xK9xslCjY" width="4529"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">How our priorities change as we age</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/what-three-things-would-you-save-from-a-burning-house-5d5850159d11?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2">Continue reading on The Narrative Arc »</a></p></div>]]></description>
            <link>https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/what-three-things-would-you-save-from-a-burning-house-5d5850159d11?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="false">https://medium.com/p/5d5850159d11</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[priorities]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[downsizing]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[material-possessions]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[life-lessons]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[aging]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kit Desjacques]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2026-10-18T19:01:01.758Z</atom:updated>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[The New Dinner Party is an Apéro]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/the-new-dinner-party-is-an-ap%C3%A9ro-57ae126f3416?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*0hsfgzNdr0KGKVI7v-i-8A.jpeg" width="5276"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Is socializing a thing of the past in America?</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/the-new-dinner-party-is-an-ap%C3%A9ro-57ae126f3416?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2">Continue reading on The Narrative Arc »</a></p></div>]]></description>
            <link>https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/the-new-dinner-party-is-an-ap%C3%A9ro-57ae126f3416?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="false">https://medium.com/p/57ae126f3416</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[personal-essay]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[nonfiction]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[entertaining]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kit Desjacques]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:01:02 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2026-10-04T16:01:02.405Z</atom:updated>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[This Is For the Under-Thirty Crowd]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/culture-club/this-is-for-the-under-thirty-crowd-51a9a30425c5?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*o9hRZ_liVYOnm05DNjCa9w.jpeg" width="3402"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">The Midterms? The most important election in decades</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/culture-club/this-is-for-the-under-thirty-crowd-51a9a30425c5?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2">Continue reading on Culture Club »</a></p></div>]]></description>
            <link>https://medium.com/culture-club/this-is-for-the-under-thirty-crowd-51a9a30425c5?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="false">https://medium.com/p/51a9a30425c5</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[2026-midterms]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[nonfiction]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[voting]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[trump]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kit Desjacques]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:01:36 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2026-10-08T04:01:01.499Z</atom:updated>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[I Ate an Oyster, and I Liked It]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/i-ate-an-oyster-and-i-liked-it-6a9ee270b9a8?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*Byo1RwxE7aL2uf22g7WXqw.jpeg" width="5712"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">It&#x2019;s never too late to change your mind about food</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/i-ate-an-oyster-and-i-liked-it-6a9ee270b9a8?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2">Continue reading on The Narrative Arc »</a></p></div>]]></description>
            <link>https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/i-ate-an-oyster-and-i-liked-it-6a9ee270b9a8?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="false">https://medium.com/p/6a9ee270b9a8</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[this-happened-to-me]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[life-experience]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[france]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kit Desjacques]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2026-09-19T13:01:01.960Z</atom:updated>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[La Rentrée, TGIF — Thank God it’s Fall]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/la-rentr%C3%A9e-tgif-thank-god-its-fall-adddedf5697d?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*s72Q3wLbKKMMX_f0" width="5130"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Why is everyone so glum?</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/la-rentr%C3%A9e-tgif-thank-god-its-fall-adddedf5697d?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2">Continue reading on The Narrative Arc »</a></p></div>]]></description>
            <link>https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/la-rentr%C3%A9e-tgif-thank-god-its-fall-adddedf5697d?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="false">https://medium.com/p/adddedf5697d</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[summer]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[beach]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[vacation]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kit Desjacques]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2026-09-14T19:01:01.470Z</atom:updated>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Do You Ever Catch Yourself Telling a Story Twice to the Same Person?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/do-you-ever-catch-yourself-telling-a-story-twice-to-the-same-person-a9ccbcf7addf?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*ffyZXxF-iBalZ_9K" width="6365"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Is it &#x2018;Widow&#x2019;s Brain&#x2019; or dementia?</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/do-you-ever-catch-yourself-telling-a-story-twice-to-the-same-person-a9ccbcf7addf?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2">Continue reading on The Narrative Arc »</a></p></div>]]></description>
            <link>https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/do-you-ever-catch-yourself-telling-a-story-twice-to-the-same-person-a9ccbcf7addf?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="false">https://medium.com/p/a9ccbcf7addf</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[creative-nonfiction]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[neuropsychology]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[dementia]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[aging]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[widows-brain]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kit Desjacques]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 19:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2026-09-05T20:16:30.178Z</atom:updated>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Thoughts on Dealing With Adversity]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/thoughts-on-dealing-with-adversity-f05475918695?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*EF-rjwsl_gYYCyr3" width="6000"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">I have a lifetime of experience to draw on</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/thoughts-on-dealing-with-adversity-f05475918695?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2">Continue reading on The Narrative Arc »</a></p></div>]]></description>
            <link>https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/thoughts-on-dealing-with-adversity-f05475918695?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="false">https://medium.com/p/f05475918695</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[overcoming-adversity]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[grief]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[life-lessons]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[personal-essay]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kit Desjacques]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:58:36 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2026-08-30T15:58:36.290Z</atom:updated>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Sleeping in a Cave]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/sleeping-in-a-cave-39ebfc9ff0dc?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1280/1*UVbr7mhzTq12FD8SoDGVeQ.jpeg" width="1280"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">My unorthodox approach to surviving the heat in France</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/sleeping-in-a-cave-39ebfc9ff0dc?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2">Continue reading on The Narrative Arc »</a></p></div>]]></description>
            <link>https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/sleeping-in-a-cave-39ebfc9ff0dc?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="false">https://medium.com/p/39ebfc9ff0dc</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[france]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kit Desjacques]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:52:23 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2026-08-21T16:52:23.593Z</atom:updated>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Back Home in France, Our Hedgehog is Suffering]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/back-home-in-france-our-hedgehog-is-suffering-a68878e30cfd?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/640/1*zMIOLWTgk9SIQ1gmWlALbg.jpeg" width="640"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">The drought and heatwaves in France, up close and personal</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/back-home-in-france-our-hedgehog-is-suffering-a68878e30cfd?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2">Continue reading on The Narrative Arc »</a></p></div>]]></description>
            <link>https://medium.com/the-narrative-arc/back-home-in-france-our-hedgehog-is-suffering-a68878e30cfd?source=rss-f10cdfa8d8ef------2</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="false">https://medium.com/p/a68878e30cfd</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[nonfiction]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[drought]]></category>
            <category><![CDATA[climate-change]]></category>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kit Desjacques]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:31:30 GMT</pubDate>
            <atom:updated>2026-08-14T14:13:26.303Z</atom:updated>
        </item>
    </channel>
</rss>