<?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[Carrie Writes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carrie Writes]]></description><link>https://carrieannefarnell.wixsite.com/carriewrites/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:46:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://carrieannefarnell.wixsite.com/carriewrites/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Distractions and Dilemmas.]]></title><description><![CDATA[We don't have to look very far before seeing distractions; before whispers become noise, a glimmer of light turns to a glare, a small opportunity of hope is twisted into a humungous heap of work, a simple favour churns itself into a tortuous task. 	And let's not forget the music, movies, dance, art, books, singing, writing, creating, designing... the list goes on, the distractions go on. 	We don't have to look very far before seeing distractions; good or bad, they're there. Look to your left,...]]></description><link>https://carrieannefarnell.wixsite.com/carriewrites/post/distractions-and-dilemmas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a746c8b220091e29d8b50c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:20:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/299077d7dca045f39220b69ab8ae1593.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carrie-Anne Farnell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Truth That Saved My Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2023 I found out that I had a 10cm cancerous tumour. 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The sound bubbling and trickling as it outpours. A calmness, a stillness...]]></description><link>https://carrieannefarnell.wixsite.com/carriewrites/post/my-secret-place</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682b20fab2a91796ba8aab97</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 12:19:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9522de_a2906890d06f4aec98d85cb9a3538423~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carrie-Anne Farnell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Onyx Abyss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh to look into the glass and see, what it is you really think of me. Oh to peer into the light and find, what it is that's on your mind....]]></description><link>https://carrieannefarnell.wixsite.com/carriewrites/post/onyx-abyss</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682b1eb57796d7d3301cef77</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 12:10:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9522de_493de805549a4d3fb9bbd4ce16d8395e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carrie-Anne Farnell</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Don't Need You]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't need you to tell me I'm pretty, to message or to call. 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