<?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[Clara T. Nast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clara T. Nast, Writer]]></description><link>https://www.claratnast.com/my-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:14:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.claratnast.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Letter to the Editor: Keep Those Diaper-Spewing Garbage Trucks Off Our Streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am still cleaning off the diarrhea smudges with my new windshield wipers—and police officers continue to ticket me for 'illegally tinted windows.']]></description><link>https://www.claratnast.com/post/letter-to-the-editor-diaper-spewing-garbage-trucks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b35e757dab63102efb5b98</guid><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><category><![CDATA[Flash Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ce878_d67a7c30ee9e4894a83c25db389dece1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_806,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Clara T. Nast</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Screed Files: A Very Personal Rejection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Notes from Phineas Screed, PhD, editor of The Faux Review:

Failed attempt to appeal to my humanity. I don’t like reminders of my humiliation.]]></description><link>https://www.claratnast.com/post/the-screed-files-a-very-personal-rejection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a476ac2b1318a2484f9962</guid><category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:28:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ce878_5f2dacf4cd08457c8032301f75b9a5b1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Clara T. Nast</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blind Spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[An elderly couple stood stranded on the sidewalk outside Chick-Fil-A as cars crawled bumper to bumper around the drive-thru. I’d been watching them since I queued up. ]]></description><link>https://www.claratnast.com/post/blind-spot</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6988bf4443ec5706c43472b6</guid><category><![CDATA[Flash Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ce878_064a4c1f95414fb2810cfa6ec298f85b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_971,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Clara T. Nast</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Roommate’s Hellcat]]></title><description><![CDATA[There once lived a cat whom the devil begat.
He fouled up my stew and then swallowed it too.
That nasty little brat.]]></description><link>https://www.claratnast.com/post/my-roommates-hellcat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6986a3e340d7c5baf3aa905f</guid><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:36:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ce878_131aff2efea64920bf8f330fa212fb9e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Clara T. Nast</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Escaping the Rip Van Winkle Club ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the only piece of unsolicited writing advice I’ll ever offer: Don’t join the Rip Van Winkle Club.

Our current roster includes all the wannabe authors like me who you’ve never heard of—and most of us don’t even realize we’re card-carrying members. Once you join, it’s difficult to leave.]]></description><link>https://www.claratnast.com/post/escaping-rip-van-winkle-club</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697e356545fce64fde1c5508</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Essay]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:01:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0ce878_1133730e2ca74b28a25ceefbb556449f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_400,h_359,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Clara T. Nast</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>