<?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[The Convivial Space]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carmalita AF]]></description><link>https://www.carmalitaaf.com/carmalitaafblog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:08:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://convivialspacemhp.wixsite.com/website/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[THIS is love.]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, I have written blogs, essays and poems about my least favorite love life. 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Working through it all as per usual.]]></description><link>https://convivialspacemhp.wixsite.com/website/post/gettin-through</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a4b64e11e2414539772a7e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 13:40:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/663f63_8b3beac2ada644e5b5fc5261dfcf4754~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carmalita AF</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Auntie's Babies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Folks trusting me with their little humans is a privilege and my greatest responsibility to date. 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I combat it by loving on myself more, eating good things and taking fire photos.]]></description><link>https://convivialspacemhp.wixsite.com/website/post/i-got-bawdy-dysmorphia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61fcd2fd6e486f66501b4876</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2022 20:12:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/663f63_983c0973999c4a889bd61604557efb4c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carmalita AF</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Open Letter to the Woman I Was Last Year,]]></title><description><![CDATA[This time last year, you were excited for your 31st birthday and the possibility of what was to unfold. As always, you had no plans for...]]></description><link>https://convivialspacemhp.wixsite.com/website/post/an-open-letter-to-the-woman-i-was-last-year</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61face6cafcaba8610721312</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 20:52:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/663f63_6b6c82c2dc3e4e31a16ea12cce3e8ce9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carmalita AF</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can I Pet That Dog?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I do challenging emotional work because I have experienced the benefit and beauty of getting to the other side. 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