<?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"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mysite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mysite]]></description><link>https://longtotell.wixsite.com/longtotell/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:14:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://longtotell.wixsite.com/longtotell/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Waiting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflections on life's vignettes of waiting.]]></description><link>https://longtotell.wixsite.com/longtotell/post/waiting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">664a53db417986ee7b37488d</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 19:40:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/17d9b85d07b647af9296d26c1685dcea.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Megan McDermott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wouldn't Go Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written 10/16/23 | Finalized 01/14/24 | Special thanks to P. Bryson Would you go back in time to change something in your past if you...]]></description><link>https://longtotell.wixsite.com/longtotell/post/wouldn-t-go-back</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65a453f1201852a651fba81e</guid><category><![CDATA[Essay]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2024 22:30:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/99692a19253d47c48809663f8ffde1c0.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Megan McDermott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Seer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written 10/30/21 | Revised 4/17/23 What a remarkable creature, A real-live Seer. Someone who looks and sees. One who sees and stays. Who...]]></description><link>https://longtotell.wixsite.com/longtotell/post/the-seer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">648e759b2ff53b5a2a328047</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2023 03:10:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/055101_ad40bef1693a47f5a50263b936fa0e60~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Megan McDermott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written 10/30/21 | Revised 4/17/23 This lifestyle is called prudent. The practical answer to disappointment. 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And how,...]]></description><link>https://longtotell.wixsite.com/longtotell/post/weary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64409cea75c0cb02d6720152</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 02:01:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f285b4ed7c1847689ac7ee81212cb706.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Megan McDermott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[August 5, 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written 08/08/21 | Finalized 04/10/22 Have you ever been so caught off guard by something that you find it hard to focus? Have you ever...]]></description><link>https://longtotell.wixsite.com/longtotell/post/august-5-2021</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62537beb19c8fd1d435b2b58</guid><category><![CDATA[Precious Moments]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 00:57:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/055101_50e8777fbda645b08e615ae6ca400d7f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_683,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Megan McDermott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth Is]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written December of 2014. Final edit 11/14/21. What began as a six-page dialogue excerpt for a theatre assignment in a college has...]]></description><link>https://longtotell.wixsite.com/longtotell/post/truth-is</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6191aa3292d6d80023c8be3e</guid><category><![CDATA[Prompt]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:46:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/055101_641a52bbd2db43bb8c22a113be8cc8e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Megan McDermott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preview: "Run!"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written 04/03/17 | Edited 10/05/21 In my Creative Writing class in college, we were prompted one week to write a clip of an original...]]></description><link>https://longtotell.wixsite.com/longtotell/post/preview-run</link><guid isPermaLink="false">615cd9079187f400161076aa</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 23:23:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/055101_d10469a163704e5ea133f1b8e1374fb6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_750,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Megan McDermott</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ballroom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concept: 07/10/14 | Final Revision: 03/20/21 This short story is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Keri D. 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