<?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" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Written By Hand: Closely Coached (coming this Spring)]]></title><description><![CDATA[My stories tell of unconventional ways of healing. For example, when one of my characters is visited by a usually elusive animal such as a Bobcat, the Bobcat tells them it is time to withdraw, heal, but watch closely from a safe distance. A flower appearing in the dead of winter tells another it is too early to launch their plan. Such signs are often interpreted as messages of guidance from the divine.]]></description><link>https://www.writtenbyhand.pub/s/closely-coached-coming-this-spring</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!42HU!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0069538d-a0f7-4b81-828e-51de4354a37f_558x558.png</url><title>Written By Hand: Closely Coached (coming this Spring)</title><link>https://www.writtenbyhand.pub/s/closely-coached-coming-this-spring</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:47:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.writtenbyhand.pub/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Kitsy Stratton]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[kitsys@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[kitsys@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Kitsy Stratton]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Kitsy Stratton]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[kitsys@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[kitsys@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Kitsy Stratton]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block></channel></rss>