<?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[SusanRStirlingAuthor.com]]></title><description><![CDATA[SusanRStirlingAuthor.com]]></description><link>https://www.susanrstirlingauthor.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:34:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.susanrstirlingauthor.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Storytelling, the death of an art?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Storytelling.  It is the life of the present, by visiting the past.  Telling stories, whether they are fictional or non-fictional engages audiences to search, explore and learn about themselves and their surroundings.  Storytelling has always been an art.  The better the storyteller, the more engaged their audience would continue to be.  But in our world today with all its Tik Tok videos, influencers and woke agendas, storytelling has become a platform for opinions rather than the art that it...]]></description><link>https://www.susanrstirlingauthor.com/post/storytelling-the-death-of-an-art</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c5b4501f04cf599d625d8f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:30:58 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Susan Stirling</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>