<?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[Red Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Red Letters]]></description><link>https://jaymichbarba.wixsite.com/red-letters/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 03:58:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://jaymichbarba.wixsite.com/red-letters/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Stories Set in Stone: Fossils of Love, War, and Motherhood]]></title><description><![CDATA[So welcome to Stories Set in Stone, where I will be showing you tonight the fossilized stories of love, war, and motherhood. Misery Makes...]]></description><link>https://jaymichbarba.wixsite.com/red-letters/post/stories-set-in-stone-fossils-of-love-war-and-motherhood</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63b78d57d8ca97657019bda7</guid><category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5317e_310438ada53f4d0a945216817bfce4ef~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_300,h_168,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jaypee Michael Barba</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When You Look at the Body With Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[you will find that it is made to be at ease. there is a home for the head in an embrace, a gentle respite in the crevice of another's...]]></description><link>https://jaymichbarba.wixsite.com/red-letters/post/when-you-look-at-the-body-with-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">636d755784b62894dfe9b745</guid><category><![CDATA[Poems]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2022 07:25:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5317e_08294651891944009c0ef0e727664c52~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jaypee Michael Barba</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somewhere Farther than the Universe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning, Ms. Duck. And good morning, Mr. Fox. I have a question! And I have a lesson. Let’s hear yours first. Oh, but what about...]]></description><link>https://jaymichbarba.wixsite.com/red-letters/post/somewhere-farther-than-the-universe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">636d72d8ded07f1e318a08d0</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 21:55:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5317e_22c70b948e5f48069170ac14f4102307~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jaypee Michael Barba</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Made of the Months]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had a boyfriend once. Tan skin, not very tall, had black hair that looked sort of curly on those lazy Monday mornings. I was always the...]]></description><link>https://jaymichbarba.wixsite.com/red-letters/post/made-of-the-months</link><guid isPermaLink="false">636d7205afa3892c57de6bd8</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 21:52:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5317e_433f1fdc47084d99800bae15e75eb51c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jaypee Michael Barba</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chasing Sunsets and Other Impossible Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a chilly afternoon in Kalibo. Colder than usual. So cold we had the windows down, and the scents of sea salt and sand invited...]]></description><link>https://jaymichbarba.wixsite.com/red-letters/post/chasing-sunsets-and-other-impossible-things</link><guid isPermaLink="false">636d70a81506b4e982ab6888</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 21:45:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5317e_bf5bb16362c54178a33e2ac4eb302df0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jaypee Michael Barba</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clones Do Not Age]]></title><description><![CDATA[I woke up under a ceiling that’s become all too familiar. An all-white room lit by fluorescent bright enough to just about burns my...]]></description><link>https://jaymichbarba.wixsite.com/red-letters/post/clones-do-not-age</link><guid isPermaLink="false">636d6eef54caa98ab8985556</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 21:42:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5317e_905d12849ef140939a2eaadd09a52235~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jaypee Michael Barba</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Mangit]]></title><description><![CDATA[You were but a tiny thing when I first found you—a gold-gilded kitten covered in crumbs of dust and dirt. Tiny enough to squeal in the...]]></description><link>https://jaymichbarba.wixsite.com/red-letters/post/to-mangit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">636d6d01bc593bed32c735bd</guid><category><![CDATA[Short Stories]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 21:32:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d5317e_f67faf50a19c4ae48b3d1ba3201d6a8e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_391,h_293,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jaypee Michael Barba</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oaths Made in Eden]]></title><description><![CDATA[I will kiss you till my lips run thin, Until our skin comes undone We shall commit our mortal sin beneath the orange sun We are the...]]></description><link>https://jaymichbarba.wixsite.com/red-letters/post/oaths-made-in-eden</link><guid isPermaLink="false">636d741a6291836898497b62</guid><category><![CDATA[Poems]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_5665446b54386f33476759~mv2_d_4901_3267_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jaypee Michael Barba</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>