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        <title><![CDATA[Stories by Zoe Lee on Medium]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[An Ode to the No-Good, Frustrating, Terrible Days of Our Lives]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:41:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Love Letter to Myself for Valentine’s Day]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:30:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Oversharing Can Help you Build Friendships]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 14:46:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bleached Coral]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 02:16:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why the Commodification of Writing May Be Its Downfall]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/practice-in-public/why-the-commodification-of-writing-may-be-its-downfall-7383477d4d93?source=rss-47c481ad5795------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*N5IAayFRDT8Zk189" width="5184"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Everyone is scrambling for their piece of the pie, especially with AI tools.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/practice-in-public/why-the-commodification-of-writing-may-be-its-downfall-7383477d4d93?source=rss-47c481ad5795------2">Continue reading on Practice in Public »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 15:01:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Being Demisexual is Not 'Normal': And More Thoughts On People’s Unsolicited Opinions of My…]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 01:13:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Procrastination Buster]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@zoe_starryeyes/procrastination-buster-8048a76e8355?source=rss-47c481ad5795------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*e_KViTWbicRwnfWH" width="5760"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Not Punching the Clock, But Drop-Kicking It</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/@zoe_starryeyes/procrastination-buster-8048a76e8355?source=rss-47c481ad5795------2">Continue reading on Medium »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:28:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Melting Clocks]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:25:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moldy Water Bottle]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:04:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Black Hole]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:44:45 GMT</pubDate>
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