<?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[Make it Write]]></title><description><![CDATA[Make it Write]]></description><link>https://missmouse2383.wixsite.com/makeitwrite/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:21:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://missmouse2383.wixsite.com/makeitwrite/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Chosen Family and Unimaginable Goodbyes]]></title><description><![CDATA[In order to understand why this is so hard I’ll have to give you some back story. When I was 8 years old, I met my best friend. 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I took something that was probably the most interesting thing about me, the thing that I devoted...]]></description><link>https://missmouse2383.wixsite.com/makeitwrite/post/dream-a-bigger-dream-of-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6296db0c12ce4a57f29b7d0e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 03:33:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d9d1200a9db0d059bddfcd7b25ccb929.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_986,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melissa Alicea </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infinite Jest and Infinite Problems]]></title><description><![CDATA[My latest task, in this Groundhog’s Day that has become my life, was to go through my library (my bookshelves) and see how many of my...]]></description><link>https://missmouse2383.wixsite.com/makeitwrite/post/infinite-jest-and-infinite-problems</link><guid isPermaLink="false">605eb638d45cff0015b31a94</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2021 04:42:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/93c9f2d2510853beb78b41ada37e5d3a.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_639,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melissa Alicea </dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Uh-Oh" and Other Quarantine Realizations ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As it goes for just about any human, I have had that “forever-to-do-list” for…well… forever. 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I have no idea what I’m doing. I’m 36 years old. Recently furloughed from a job that was one of very few high points in my life. I...]]></description><link>https://missmouse2383.wixsite.com/makeitwrite/post/a-quick-introduction-and-all-the-things-i-don-t-know</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f0a789d8fc56e0017936d4f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2020 03:17:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bfff158271644027b31cf23f11549be5.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Melissa Alicea </dc:creator></item></channel></rss>