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					<description><![CDATA[I grew up involved in theatre and its associates &#8211; drama classes, plays and musicals, dance and dance recitals, chorus and choral concerts. I attended improv shows, student and professional performances of all kinds, and sought out live music in cafés and on street corners. I grew up in a town with an annual, famous, &#8230; <a href="https://byrebeccamichelle.com/2026/06/15/parenting-is-a-jazz-routine/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Parenting is a Jazz Routine</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 18:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I grew up in a society with a dangerous myth, one that suggests that everyone has the same chances in life, that one can pick themselves up from any circumstances and become something better. I&#8217;d like to think that myth has become less pervasive in recent years, but the dearth of social policy to help &#8230; <a href="https://byrebeccamichelle.com/2026/05/30/through-the-cracks/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Through the Cracks</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Time seems to be passing extraordinarily quickly. Maybe it’s that my baby changes every day and is growing out of her clothes. Just a couple days ago I thought a pair of pajamas would soon be too small and then, changing her in the middle of the night, determined that they were, as of that &#8230; <a href="https://byrebeccamichelle.com/2026/04/30/springtime/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Springtime</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>You and Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s you and me, and the quiet and the dark. Whether you know it or not, you burrow deeper under my chin, resting your body over my heart. I close my eyes and my hand continues moving in slow circles along your tiny back. You&#8217;ve been lulled to sleep, or maybe you&#8217;ve finally decided that &#8230; <a href="https://byrebeccamichelle.com/2026/04/02/you-and-me/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">You and Me</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Michelle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two days before A regular checkup because I&#8217;m past my due date. The doctor looks at the CTG, frowns. She scribbles a note, picks up the phone, and sends me next door to the hospital maternity ward. The midwife explains that I&#8217;m being admitted to be monitored. I ask if I should call my partner. &#8230; <a href="https://byrebeccamichelle.com/2026/03/21/arrival/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Arrival</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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