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        <title><![CDATA[Bragging Writes - Medium]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bragging Rights: October Wrap-Up]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/bragging-writes/bragging-rights-october-wrap-up-6b15fcf792ac?source=rss----becc2511015a---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/0*nt4qQg9bv9CgBAq7" width="1600"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">And November prompts</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/bragging-writes/bragging-rights-october-wrap-up-6b15fcf792ac?source=rss----becc2511015a---4">Continue reading on Bragging Writes »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kay Flanagan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:52:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Feeling Moved: How Hiring Movers Proved I’m Mature AF now.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/bragging-writes/feeling-moved-how-hiring-movers-proved-im-mature-af-now-27a8dc13921c?source=rss----becc2511015a---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*h-s9r_rwuo6f9l7t" width="3448"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Nothing proves how much you can do like admitting what you can&#x2019;t do.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/bragging-writes/feeling-moved-how-hiring-movers-proved-im-mature-af-now-27a8dc13921c?source=rss----becc2511015a---4">Continue reading on Bragging Writes »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 08:45:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How a Lowly Monthly Report Helped My Career Progress, Not Once, But Three Times]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/bragging-writes/how-a-lowly-monthly-report-helped-my-career-progress-not-once-but-three-times-85fb79b4960b?source=rss----becc2511015a---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*ickVaJEd45hpsJ8c" width="4810"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Sometimes &#x201C;adding value&#x201D; pays off</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/bragging-writes/how-a-lowly-monthly-report-helped-my-career-progress-not-once-but-three-times-85fb79b4960b?source=rss----becc2511015a---4">Continue reading on Bragging Writes »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:00:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Getting Past Your Past]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Rhetta Standifer]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turning Point]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Bennett]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:09:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[‘A Thorn in Winter’ Has a Publisher and I’m Determined to Celebrate]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/bragging-writes/a-thorn-in-winter-has-a-publisher-and-i-m-determined-to-celebrate-8bd63787b46d?source=rss----becc2511015a---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*xZylTu0fWBrfjQMzQHN_aQ.jpeg" width="3120"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">I finally found an independent publisher willing to roll the dice on my most recent mystery thriller</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/bragging-writes/a-thorn-in-winter-has-a-publisher-and-i-m-determined-to-celebrate-8bd63787b46d?source=rss----becc2511015a---4">Continue reading on Bragging Writes »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Dillon]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:01:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[I Got My First Print Commission Without Leaving My Comfort Zone]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kay Flanagan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:22:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Don’t Let Your Soul “Wrinkle”]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Rhetta Standifer]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:56:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Screenwriting Failure led to Traditional Publishing Success]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:10:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[My Daughter Recorded Ringo for Me, and I Still Can’t Say It Out Loud]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[MaryAnn McIntyre]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 02:25:20 GMT</pubDate>
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