<?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[mlaugh.blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[mlaugh.blog]]></description><link>https://mollyalaughlin.wixsite.com/blog/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 02:33:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://mollyalaughlin.wixsite.com/blog/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Plane Poetry 08.06.22]]></title><description><![CDATA[One chapter closes, a new one begins. So full of mystery - walking on pins. A heart on a string &#38; another at rest. A meadow of flowers,...]]></description><link>https://mollyalaughlin.wixsite.com/blog/post/plane-poetry-08-06-22</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62fb0d6a8e515e48c526dc10</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 03:24:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/02b660_ed0844fbe01f49929a4036aa2463f9f3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>molly laughlin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Epidemic of a Lifetime: School Shootings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oftentimes, I cannot believe we live in a world where school shootings occur. Other times, I can’t believe there was ever a world where...]]></description><link>https://mollyalaughlin.wixsite.com/blog/post/the-epidemic-of-a-lifetime-school-shootings</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62d0ebab50e74e24b614c37c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 04:39:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/02b660_d2082c2ab1ae491c90f26de1dc2f11f6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_630,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>molly laughlin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[the sweetness of nothing]]></title><description><![CDATA[They say Nostalgia is a liar, A robber, A thief; He comes in the dead of night; he’s quick and nimble on his feet. Before you know it...]]></description><link>https://mollyalaughlin.wixsite.com/blog/post/the-sweetness-of-nothing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">624a6a9f2ccd87b39913bada</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 03:50:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/02b660_fff1656244774df7b7481843e8129a39~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_400,h_349,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>molly laughlin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[new corners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nobody talks about what happens when you outgrow your corner of the world; When the edges become sharp and jagged; When one day it fit...]]></description><link>https://mollyalaughlin.wixsite.com/blog/post/new-corners</link><guid isPermaLink="false">624a68d3e9416f217ec7080c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 03:45:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/02b660_68d8d0fc970f45e0818896d026b55ea8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_376,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>molly laughlin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[the loneliest planet]]></title><description><![CDATA[i heard that the moon can't shine without the sun he must truly believe that she really is the One. so what will happen when the time...]]></description><link>https://mollyalaughlin.wixsite.com/blog/post/the-loneliest-planet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6203d7412705d56bf0c8974a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:06:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/02b660_ed3be1ef2ccd4633880ffaf7471f265e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_700,h_700,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>molly laughlin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Good" Goodbyes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every Sunday since my sophomore year, I have met with a Jesuit scholar named Eric. Eric is a 25-year-old Cuban American from Miami, and...]]></description><link>https://mollyalaughlin.wixsite.com/blog/post/good-goodbyes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">619d49ad5184d4001680650f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2021 20:08:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/02b660_99f91a8ef9e64ba6b98f9cb6d700c08f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_721,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>molly laughlin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[a poet in love]]></title><description><![CDATA[“I’ve always wanted to be a poet,” I told him, beneath that big oak tree. “It seems I just can’t help the words that Flow freely out of...]]></description><link>https://mollyalaughlin.wixsite.com/blog/post/a-poet-in-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613ed4faf65a1a00172b5121</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 04:36:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/02b660_c54e89fd360f438cab9b46747b0475ad~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_500,h_501,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>molly laughlin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reconciling with Your Racist Hometown]]></title><description><![CDATA[My ancestors moved to the United States of America in the 1850’s. Coming from Ireland and Germany, they chose a spot to settle that felt...]]></description><link>https://mollyalaughlin.wixsite.com/blog/post/reconciling-with-your-racist-hometown</link><guid isPermaLink="false">607e5cf9bbf5320057716dab</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2021 04:51:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/02b660_562fb3f34342495fa3db9ea200eb8286~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>molly laughlin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something I'll Never Do]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have always wondered what it would be like To take a solo stroll at night. To observe the city In a different kind of light. I bet that...]]></description><link>https://mollyalaughlin.wixsite.com/blog/post/something-i-ll-never-do</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6058acd9817c3800158e59f1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:42:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/02b660_26a0049baff9443c8b883daea319be2b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_770,h_610,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>molly laughlin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters from a Former "Skinny Girl"]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Originally published 2/24/2021 on hercampus.com/slu) “Suck in. You have to make this fit,” I thought to myself. My frustration was...]]></description><link>https://mollyalaughlin.wixsite.com/blog/post/letters-from-a-former-skinny-girl</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60467242d75aca0015d511c3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:57:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/02b660_1a41a834c95a44c7ad93fd5c81bf6c9f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_450,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>molly laughlin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[White Privilege and What to do With it]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Originally published 5/12/2020 on hercampus.com/slu) I have been wanting to write something like this for a long time now, but I never...]]></description><link>https://mollyalaughlin.wixsite.com/blog/post/white-privilege-and-what-to-do-with-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6046709635d48000154b8995</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:48:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/02b660_6655280d7bd04efda519c19e9082e289~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>molly laughlin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Open Letter to Post-Pandemic America]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Originally published 4/20/20 on hercampus.com/slu) Dear America, I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. 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