<?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[Sidetracked]]></title><description><![CDATA[The off-beat creative writing blog of Anna Anderson. ]]></description><link>https://aandersonid.wixsite.com/anna/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:01:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://aandersonid.wixsite.com/anna/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Bad Case of Spring Fever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spring is in the air.  Can you smell it?  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And by "realized" I mean that these little nuggets have...]]></description><link>https://aandersonid.wixsite.com/anna/post/are-you-an-arrogant-control-freak-too-probably</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60dbe8089d45c700158ff419</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:08:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_f61b68c80f4446d8acaea0c6e484c097~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anna Anderson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Me" Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning, as I finished brushing my teeth with Sparkle Fun toothpaste after my kids squeezed my pricey $5 grown up toothpaste into...]]></description><link>https://aandersonid.wixsite.com/anna/post/me-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">609bf21c5b846900156ecb6e</guid><category><![CDATA[Stuff I Love]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 22:39:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_56467263527445514b4c38~mv2_d_5472_3648_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anna Anderson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does "Cancel Culture" Cancel Culture?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cancel culture, if you don't know, refers to a sort of communal social media call to boycott individuals whose words, actions, or beliefs...]]></description><link>https://aandersonid.wixsite.com/anna/post/does-cancel-culture-cancel-culture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">607cde954ae4a00057a804b9</guid><category><![CDATA[Current Stuff]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2021 22:16:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_da31d95ca389476d811b81f880ecfe20~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anna Anderson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stimulus? Check.]]></title><description><![CDATA[My stimulus check came rolling into my bank account this morning, and, can I just say, they've sent it to the right person.  I have been...]]></description><link>https://aandersonid.wixsite.com/anna/post/stimulus-check</link><guid isPermaLink="false">605115056c1b890016efa31c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 21:59:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aedf3dceccd24a0ca6c446113a3c127b.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anna Anderson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Reach Road Trip Nirvana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, I experienced a road trip so beautiful, so relaxing, so toot-free that its memory brings with it a solitary tear not unlike the...]]></description><link>https://aandersonid.wixsite.com/anna/post/how-to-reach-road-trip-nirvana</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6047b32de1baea00162e7dc2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 22:58:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4c734d376d6b416849326f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anna Anderson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gen Z, Leave Us Be!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just because I like to shock my kids by telling them I'm older than the Internet, DVDs, Netflix, and Downy Wrinkle Release, doesn't mean...]]></description><link>https://aandersonid.wixsite.com/anna/post/gen-z-leave-us-be</link><guid isPermaLink="false">603d4720da09a100158d7944</guid><category><![CDATA[Current Stuff]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 23:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/deccb7_dcec8b39fadc49529a865b401ea9f22c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anna Anderson</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>