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        <title><![CDATA[Stories by Alice Cutler on Medium]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Eight Things I Do During Work Zoom Meetings Instead of Listening]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/big-list-energy/eight-things-i-do-during-work-zoom-meetings-instead-of-listening-9a7259f5fd5b?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*0oXeKw4VdL0VQOXk" width="5536"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">None of them relate to the meeting</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/big-list-energy/eight-things-i-do-during-work-zoom-meetings-instead-of-listening-9a7259f5fd5b?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2">Continue reading on Big List Energy »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 02:03:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Do You Keep Friends After They Become Moms?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://lifewithoutchildren.com/how-do-you-keep-friends-after-they-become-moms-920303a5f6b3?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*OSHYBZ-XzArhghgW" width="4804"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">The answer is pretty simple</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://lifewithoutchildren.com/how-do-you-keep-friends-after-they-become-moms-920303a5f6b3?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2">Continue reading on Life Without Children »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:03:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Strong in Public, Vulnerable in Private]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/promptly-written/strong-in-public-vulnerable-in-private-2c3fbc5fc04a?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*ENxJmbLe7SVSoigB" width="5472"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">I&#x2019;m so over being the strong and stable one</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/promptly-written/strong-in-public-vulnerable-in-private-2c3fbc5fc04a?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2">Continue reading on Promptly Written »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:08:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Five Things I No Longer Give a Fuck About in my 40s]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/big-list-energy/five-things-i-no-longer-give-a-fuck-about-in-my-40s-8d703d079cbc?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*Ij3EB9AYs-ICBzGl" width="6720"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">And why none of it matters anyway</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/big-list-energy/five-things-i-no-longer-give-a-fuck-about-in-my-40s-8d703d079cbc?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2">Continue reading on Big List Energy »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alice Cutler]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:13:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fuck Off, Cupid]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/another-fucking-publication/fuck-off-cupid-e7ed54b09062?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*cJm0K2yfthP4yH6-" width="6000"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Valentine&#x2019;s Day can kindly go fuck itself</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/another-fucking-publication/fuck-off-cupid-e7ed54b09062?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2">Continue reading on Another Fucking Publication »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:59:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ditch the GPS and Follow Your Gut]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/promptly-written/ditch-the-gps-and-follow-your-gut-2eda00582753?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*eS8Z57U0Rkebg0tk" width="3733"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Sometimes the best traveling has no plans</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/promptly-written/ditch-the-gps-and-follow-your-gut-2eda00582753?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2">Continue reading on Promptly Written »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alice Cutler]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:56:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What If We All Stopped Performing?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/modern-women/what-if-we-all-stopped-performing-65de7f77bd44?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*XxFdlU6ndmXfVG2g" width="8192"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Ladies, it&#x2019;s time to take off the mask</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/modern-women/what-if-we-all-stopped-performing-65de7f77bd44?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2">Continue reading on Modern Women »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alice Cutler]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 07:56:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stop Being a Fucking Doormat]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/another-fucking-publication/stop-being-a-fucking-doormat-29d16cc432d4?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*ldwGdUOMayrETm_m" width="3886"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Words of advice from Aunty Asshole</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/another-fucking-publication/stop-being-a-fucking-doormat-29d16cc432d4?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2">Continue reading on Another Fucking Publication »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 07:33:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Well, I Guess We Survived 2025]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/another-fucking-publication/well-i-guess-we-survived-2025-1d7246bfa9e8?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*1RJtVvhf1wGI6ofY" width="5184"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">But the year can fuck all the way off</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/another-fucking-publication/well-i-guess-we-survived-2025-1d7246bfa9e8?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2">Continue reading on Another Fucking Publication »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alice Cutler]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:16:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Another Year Ends and a Lifetime Begins]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/promptly-written/another-year-ends-and-a-lifetime-begins-0f9a18d399fb?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*KukpGUcR-YYrjfUJ" width="5472"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Change is inevitable, so why not embrace it?</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/promptly-written/another-year-ends-and-a-lifetime-begins-0f9a18d399fb?source=rss-39bc6311ffaf------2">Continue reading on Promptly Written »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alice Cutler]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:16:47 GMT</pubDate>
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