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            <title><![CDATA[Why Is My Mouth Wired Shut?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/fiction-shorts/why-is-my-mouth-wired-shut-5ed23d2b9a45?source=rss-f18be8ba6cd6------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*jbB_42ggp99ZL6YbGFivdA.png" width="2933"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">The Vignette Gazette Edition #291 &#x2014; Scream</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/fiction-shorts/why-is-my-mouth-wired-shut-5ed23d2b9a45?source=rss-f18be8ba6cd6------2">Continue reading on Fiction Shorts »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 13:59:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Vignette Gazette Edition #293]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 10:01:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Vignette Gazette Edition #292]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/fiction-shorts/the-vignette-gazette-edition-292-00ff492d141f?source=rss-f18be8ba6cd6------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*HNZGwuzoqw5ZYCqCYJe3Ng.png" width="2933"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Your writing prompt for Thursday, November 12, 2026 &#x2014; Swish</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/fiction-shorts/the-vignette-gazette-edition-292-00ff492d141f?source=rss-f18be8ba6cd6------2">Continue reading on Fiction Shorts »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:49:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Fowl Case of Injustice]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:52:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Week #9 Two-Minute Recap of NFL Games]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 11:58:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Libtard Overcomes the Cobra]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:37:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Don’t Hunt Where You Sleep by Gregory Prince]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:17:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The People’s Edict — No Kings]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:37:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Voodoo Ship]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:04:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[From Winter’s Grief to Spring’s Relief]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:45:44 GMT</pubDate>
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