<?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[E.K. Holmead]]></title><description><![CDATA[E.K. Holmead]]></description><link>https://www.ekholmead.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:05:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ekholmead.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Warmth in the Dark]]></title><description><![CDATA[My kneecaps began to feel warm. I knew that it was only a matter of time along with the gravitational pull that would melt my suit into my skin.]]></description><link>https://www.ekholmead.com/post/warmth-in-the-dark</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a95bd1509a0a0f4b9f9c755</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:43:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/83c013_6f8c35b28a1d452d9afc9997acd0167f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E.K. Holmead</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Run Rabbit Run]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fur on my back feathered out as I heard something laugh behind me. My stomach rolled as the laugh weaved its end into a hiss. A part of me didn’t even want to look back before I started to run.]]></description><link>https://www.ekholmead.com/post/run-rabbit-run</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a95bcbe0125627071cf5f83</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:41:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/83c013_101ffa5816184f79825da1f292981cb0~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E.K. Holmead</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Karmic Debt to Pay]]></title><description><![CDATA[It had seen what I’d done. I was careless on where I threw my match. How do I tell it that it was an accident?! I didn’t want to watch the forest burn on the only weekend I’d had off in months. I just need t- an electric buzz fills my lips and I begin to notice the growing light from its hands. I don’t think this thing has ears to hear my cries anyway. My eardrums shatter with its call before my world turns black.]]></description><link>https://www.ekholmead.com/post/karmic-debt-to-pay</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a95bc8636df210911b9d858</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:40:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/83c013_a6ac8139c1ae413a8131c8921eb388fb~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E.K. Holmead</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope in Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[After my last intergalactic therapy session I think the acceptance of being different has finally taken root. Life on earth will still be filled with challenges but now I have nothing to hide or change.]]></description><link>https://www.ekholmead.com/post/hope-in-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a95bc2e5bedecf2a6407c38</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:39:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/83c013_b50304a65fc146819da8cbd065ebed0c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E.K. Holmead</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crawling in the Dark]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alicent made it this far and just because her lunch was coming up her throat didn’t mean she’d turn her back now. Her toes curled into the water below as she began to arch her back to swing.]]></description><link>https://www.ekholmead.com/post/crawling-in-the-dark</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a95bbd22b5677ea443e9077</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:37:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/83c013_67b09d509edf4f66b01fcf511baab4d7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E.K. Holmead</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[See You in Another Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jaxon would have made fun of me with how much time I was wasting standing at his grave. I wish I could have buried his body but the dragon only left behind his hand and sword.]]></description><link>https://www.ekholmead.com/post/see-you-in-another-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a95bb3771e31f219aac2c7c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:35:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/83c013_67c9b685ae074c9bb0c46f6da9a5f1b6~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E.K. Holmead</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>