<?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[2 Dames, 1 Dialogue]]></title><description><![CDATA[2 Dames, 1 Dialogue]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/thedialogue</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:59:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I Am a Wanderlust Queen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Aster, What brings me joy, you ask? It’s ironic that this week, of all weeks, I get to write about things that bring me joy. You...]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/i-am-a-wanderlust-queen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a61523661c18e892fb256d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2022 16:39:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_ff94e7c41c3c475b933c8d7835c67ed2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Obnoxious Orchid</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age-Old Poultry Query]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know those movies that start at the end and then spend the rest of their runtime showing how prior events unfolded to reach...]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/age-old-poultry-query</link><guid isPermaLink="false">629d8c9a5e16283ef21dedaa</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2022 05:24:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_c5b1ff56f0714fdcbd5628cfd04f7d98~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Austere Aster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let Me Help You, Oh Children of the Corn!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Aster, So, this isn’t exactly a cohesive piece of advice I’ve received on a specific occasion, and perhaps it’s not a ‘bad’ piece of...]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/let-me-help-you-oh-children-of-the-corn</link><guid isPermaLink="false">628a7af3224b65859d4a44a7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2022 18:14:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_597632487a4f72386a4141~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Obnoxious Orchid</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quality Coping Cocktail]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know that phrase — do as I say, not as I do? I find that it often applies when discussing best mental health practices. While one may...]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/quality-coping-cocktail</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6281ad0d10b72655bd1962a6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 01:54:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6f700ae523b74790a1ac6e4eb7b7ac87~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Austere Aster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the Death of a Toad To the Birth of a Teacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Aster, So despite having a good number of theoretically shameful and regrettable events in my past, I can honestly say that there is...]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/from-the-death-of-a-toad-to-the-birth-of-a-teacher</link><guid isPermaLink="false">626eb40a22399c7ff6adae6f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2022 16:27:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d134fa_e3d2fca1f189406ca9bd6f5237c9df0f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Obnoxious Orchid</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just an Extended Metaphor]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ll tell you what — this post has had a few iterations already, all of them quietly squirreled away from prying eyes. And with that vague..]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/just-an-extended-metaphor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62658d486c839741e1f97ed7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2022 17:50:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_2e9f476392a94a32a1b8f96bd3358a05~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Austere Aster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did I Stutter?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Aster, I hate having to repeat myself. That’s it, that is my pet peeve. The funny thing is that half the time when I have to repeat...]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/did-i-stutter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62538bd8dd0543dd1d30f501</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 02:02:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_51e2709ab748424a9939e5841d3f60fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Obnoxious Orchid</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[That Got Dark, Fast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The past 5+ weeks have taken on a distinct theme: things feel like they couldn’t possibly get any worse, and then…they do.]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/that-got-dark-fast</link><guid isPermaLink="false">624a493129d95db74b34f07f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 01:27:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_789928eed8ab40d68be9b22896e126b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Austere Aster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boom, Boom, Clap!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Aster, So, when I first saw your question, I had a bit of a grrr moment, feeling like, “Really? You’re going to make me talk about...]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/boom-boom-clap</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62412713dd1a05dd0d7058af</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:10:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_304cdcb28d6f4fb0acceda0254757380~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Obnoxious Orchid</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything Is Different]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a week late. In the days leading up to last Sunday, I would fleetingly remember that I had to write *something* but came up...]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/everything-is-different</link><guid isPermaLink="false">623789ea052e8f416ee4abf0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2022 20:23:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_3369454241685a36317234~mv2_d_5904_3941_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Austere Aster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuck, Sorry For All the Expletives]]></title><description><![CDATA[My dear, lovely Aster, Hi. I missed you last week. Pausing for perspective is crucial, but like it or not — the wheel of life keeps...]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/fuck-sorry-for-all-the-expletives</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62251aaa6dd748e5b5b6c0cf</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2022 20:36:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_764278625a6f6b524c3130~mv2_d_4321_2881_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Obnoxious Orchid</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epic Love, Or Something Like It]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes down to this — I am not a moments person; rather, I’m a whole picture gal. The individual gestures without the overall context...]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/epic-love-or-something-like-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62130b07af83ea554703e300</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2022 03:50:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_65a71b51bd914ba5a4781a63da534b4f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Austere Aster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Atheist's Bible]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Aster, You know what’s coming. It’s been coming for years. Ever since I stuck the 1,258 page behemoth that is The Great Book of...]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/this-atheist-s-bible</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62093b118586f416afab4096</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2022 17:18:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_cb67b0cdbddc44f68f18c227a29a94b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Obnoxious Orchid</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You Really Wanna Win, You Can Totally Sin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ah, fairness. What a concept. Has there ever been a more fantastical notion? Appears liberally in books and films, and yet ever so...]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/if-you-really-wanna-win-you-can-totally-sin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6200a44cc2b968edd9d67170</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2022 05:14:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4a4f7a765f70416b634d6b~mv2_d_4491_3071_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Austere Aster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Need Me To Need You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Aster, You know how there are certain pieces of advice that are so timeless and sticky, whose precise words burn themselves into our...]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/don-t-need-me-to-need-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61f75d87b0236ff4aaadf075</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 03:56:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_b105cb8d6b574353ada19bd1b074a99a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Obnoxious Orchid</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s All Fun and Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh, you think there’s a method to the madness? I notice everything, and sometimes I can let it go, and sometimes I have to say something...]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/its-all-fun-and-games</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61eddeebe2f677001644bbbe</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2022 23:13:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_37536a4575454630365a77~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Austere Aster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stepping On Rakes Since the Fall of the Soviets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Aster, You know that saying about the wise man and the fool, and the different ways that they learn? I doubt it would surprise...]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/stepping-on-rakes-since-the-fall-of-the-soviets</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61e469781887d70016906408</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2022 18:56:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_76644431726373644c3345~mv2_d_4752_3168_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Obnoxious Orchid</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You Can’t Convince Them, Confuse Them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everything fades, given enough time. The good stuff, which you’ll hate losing — birthday celebrations with cake and laughter, joyful night..]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/if-you-cant-convince-them-confuse-them</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61db616a095c0f001796bbe5</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2022 22:46:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4f0e385260ed41da93c7e0e1f09e808e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Austere Aster</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Tell Me What To Do]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Dear Aster, What? You expect me to be all introspective and mindful now? What the crap are these shenanigans? Well, fluff you, and the...]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/don-t-tell-me-what-to-do</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61d22c4ed3754600170bb4d5</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2022 22:59:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_1eb671b0d6174f6b8caaf0e0db120cb2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Obnoxious Orchid</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watching the Tide Roll Away]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don’t do things with half the intention I pretend; would you believe me if I said that my personal connections philosophy is rooted in...]]></description><link>https://writerlife.wixsite.com/2-dames-1-dialogue/post/watching-the-tide-roll-away</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61c952fbf2e33e00172c8abc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2021 05:48:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_a4451b1880504a769c02553f0e81f800~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Austere Aster</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>