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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>Supernatural murder mystery author of #1 international bestsellers Hattie Vavaseur and Verity Easton.</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/mrebeccawildsmith.bsky.social</link><title>@mrebeccawildsmith.bsky.social - Author M. Rebecca Wildsmith</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/mrebeccawildsmith.bsky.social/post/3mzigtzmemc2u</link><description>Visited The Ossuary in Salem, where my fondness for the macabre was once again thoroughly encouraged. 💀🖤&#xA;&#xA;I write gothic fiction. Technically, visiting places like this counts as professional development.&#xA;&#xA;#SalemMA #mrebeccawildsmith</description><pubDate>04 Nov 2026 13:17 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:pf3eivv6o7fq5e4lsihgqfdm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzigtzmemc2u</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/mrebeccawildsmith.bsky.social/post/3mzfzdjmvrk2r</link><description>An old cemetery is an anthology of unwritten lives. 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