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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>Freelance book editor&#xA;Journalism professor at Rowan University&#xA;Former journalist&#xA;&#xA;https://jsediting.carrd.co/</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/jessicascharnagle.bsky.social</link><title>@jessicascharnagle.bsky.social - Jessica Scharnagle</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/jessicascharnagle.bsky.social/post/3mlnx2tyqf22z</link><description>Really starting to love life again. Vacation to Colorado. So far I&#39;ve seen beautiful views, toured CU Boulder, where I want to finish my MFA, stayed with a dear friend I met on FFXIV, and today I&#39;m at a cute cafe, then heading to Cheyenne, where I was born. 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