<?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[Lana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lana]]></description><link>https://www.lmthornburg.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:56:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.lmthornburg.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Recent Read: The Younger Wife              by Sally Hepworth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Younger Wife is the story of a family adjusting to a lot of change. 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Here in my little corner of the PNW, we still...]]></description><link>https://www.lmthornburg.com/post/personal-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62eaefd7279b4233a784f475</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2022 23:44:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_53aa18b5b225444bb420ac425d128ad2~mv2_d_1200_1200_s_2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>L.M.Thornburg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Series!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have just released the first book in a new series: The Alice Stewart Mysteries. 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In the first two books, Willow isn't in a lot of...]]></description><link>https://www.lmthornburg.com/post/character-sketch-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60c8f935233387002b6d240c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:24:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/382a76_0b7fd7d8cd8547d2a1b616a0afaf22f2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>L.M.Thornburg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Character Sketch #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[The thing about writing a series about a group of sisters, is that if you're doing it somewhat realistically, then you can't make them...]]></description><link>https://www.lmthornburg.com/post/character-sketch-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60c142a8ff64940015bef436</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:58:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/382a76_b2d8cc613ce74c8e88dfcfe4bd77c8a2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>L.M.Thornburg</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Announcement!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The third and final book in the Southern Charms trilogy is out! 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