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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>Writer 📚 Voiceover &amp; Audiobooks 🎙️&#xA;NO HEELS, NO PROBLEM: A Neurodivergent Survival Guide To Adult Life When You’re Dyspraxic or ADHD - out now. &#xA;WORDS FOR OCCASIONS: 🆕  wordsforoccasions.etsy.com&#xA;https://maxinefrancesroper.co.uk  &#xA;🇬🇧🇩🇪🇪🇺</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/maxinefrances.bsky.social</link><title>@maxinefrances.bsky.social - Maxine Roper</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/maxinefrances.bsky.social/post/3mv5mthe5is2s</link><description>It’s World Suicide Prevention Day today.&#xA;I’ve just seen the world’s tallest horse. &#xA;#MorningWhatsApps</description><pubDate>10 Sep 2026 08:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:2tw63etckf7a7lceugd5kvg3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5mthe5is2s</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/maxinefrances.bsky.social/post/3mv4535kpd22j</link><description>📣 If you’re suddenly thinking about something or someone a lot, or going over something long put to bed, it might just be because they were one of the biggest things in your head at the time of 9/11. 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