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		<title>ShoutOut: Fall of Freedom Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Note: I’ve been managing a constant stream of migraine waves since mid-September resulting in controlled silence on my end of various communications – including blogging! As many of you know, doing what needs to be done (work, teaching, just laying low, etc) during those times is challenging and often impossible. Today I seem to be [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://laurabrunolilly.com/shoutout-fall-of-freedom-event/">ShoutOut: Fall of Freedom Event</a> first appeared on <a href="https://laurabrunolilly.com">Laura Bruno Lilly</a>.]]></description>
		
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		<title>A &#8216;White Album&#8217;: Pete Townshend &#8211; Who Came First</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 17:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a little something that&#8217;s totally unrelated to the holidays or all the stuff currently going on in my daily life &#8211; a draft post conveniently available for pubbing! Note: my longstanding and growing personal list of &#8216;White Albums&#8217; are albums inspired by the literal color-aspect of the Beatles&#8217; White Album. Here&#8217;s one for you [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://laurabrunolilly.com/a-white-album-pete-townshend-who-came-first/">A ‘White Album’: Pete Townshend – Who Came First</a> first appeared on <a href="https://laurabrunolilly.com">Laura Bruno Lilly</a>.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Birthday Bouquets&#8217; Insight Unfurled</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[laura bruno lilly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Upon waking on the 18th of this month*, flower bouquets greeted me in two of my favorite places inside our home. As I rounded the short distance to my studio, caffeine delight in hand, these Deeply Red Roses nestled within surprised me – lending approval, distinction and beauty to the (he)art I create therein. Both [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://laurabrunolilly.com/birthday-bouquets-insight-unfurled/">Birthday Bouquets’ Insight Unfurled</a> first appeared on <a href="https://laurabrunolilly.com">Laura Bruno Lilly</a>.]]></description>
		
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		<title>October&#8217;s Gift to Me</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[laura bruno lilly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2022 21:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Peace Post: Desmond Tutu Quote</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 12:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Desmond Tutu 10/7/1931 &#8211; 12/26/2021 Your whole lotta good overwhelmed the world. Thank you.</p>
The post <a href="https://laurabrunolilly.com/peace-post-desmond-tutu-quote/">Peace Post: Desmond Tutu Quote</a> first appeared on <a href="https://laurabrunolilly.com">Laura Bruno Lilly</a>.]]></description>
		
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		<title>October Poet (part three, final)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[laura bruno lilly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2021 11:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Khaya Ronkainen Khaya Ronkainen is a South African-Finnish writer. Her work is largely inspired by nature but often examines the duality of an immigrant life. She is the author of two poetry chapbooks, Seasons Defined and From the Depth of Darkness, published through her imprint. Some of her work has been anthologized as well as [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://laurabrunolilly.com/october-poet-part-three-final/">October Poet (part three, final)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://laurabrunolilly.com">Laura Bruno Lilly</a>.]]></description>
		
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		<title>October Poet (part two)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[laura bruno lilly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2021 12:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Khaya Ronkainen Khaya Ronkainen is a South African-Finnish writer. Her work is largely inspired by nature but often examines the duality of an immigrant life. She is the author of two poetry chapbooks, Seasons Defined and From the Depth of Darkness, published through her imprint. Some of her work has been anthologized as well as [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://laurabrunolilly.com/october-poet-part-two/">October Poet (part two)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://laurabrunolilly.com">Laura Bruno Lilly</a>.]]></description>
		
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		<title>October Poet (part one)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[laura bruno lilly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Khaya Ronkainen Khaya Ronkainen is a South African-Finnish writer. Her work is largely inspired by nature but often examines the duality of an immigrant life. She is the author of two poetry chapbooks, Seasons Defined and From the Depth of Darkness, published through her imprint. Some of her work has been anthologized as well as [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://laurabrunolilly.com/october-poet-part-one/">October Poet (part one)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://laurabrunolilly.com">Laura Bruno Lilly</a>.]]></description>
		
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		<title>October&#8217;s Almost Over</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 16:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>But before it slips away, I have two things to say... #1 &#8211; October is my birth month, I hereby claim a dual birthstone &#8211; the traditional, beloved opal alongside the lowly, but highly charged coffee bean! #2 &#8211; Boo! From me to you&#8230; &#8230;and with a little help from my neighbors.</p>
The post <a href="https://laurabrunolilly.com/octobers-almost-over/">October’s Almost Over</a> first appeared on <a href="https://laurabrunolilly.com">Laura Bruno Lilly</a>.]]></description>
		
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