<?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[writeon]]></title><description><![CDATA[writeon]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/what-s-new</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 14:58:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Grape Jelly, Chili Sauce, and the Theatre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever gone to a party and dined on meatballs (or miniature wieners) marinated in grape jelly and chili sauce? The flavors shouldn't go together. Grape jelly and chili sauce? On paper, that combination sounds like a whole lot of weird. But in the crockpot? In the crockpot, that combination is magic. My friend (and coworker) Wes and I are kind of like grape jelly and chili sauce. On paper, we are very different: I like fiction; Wes prefers nonfiction. I'm terrible at dates; Wes knows...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/grape-jelly-chili-sauce-and-the-theatre</link><guid isPermaLink="false">694b128900b0d11d88867540</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 22:51:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_df1bdf3af7d349cb97b14914f9b3da8f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leveling Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year, the school where I teach hosts a holiday-themed door-decorating competition. It is entirely possible that this competition is meant to be student-driven, but I have only ever once  had a homeroom that was actually interested in putting forth the effort to bring a design to fruition. Therefore, I have only ever once  participated in the holiday-themed door-decorating competition. I mean, who has time for such nonsense right before the holidays? With papers to grade, presents to...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/leveling-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6945d35ff882f7cd7d7f1a00</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 23:45:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_d3d2f00c372540cdbd90b2a9ed09f028~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Mom: Warming Heads for Nearly a Decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many, many years ago, my mother gave me a bag of hats that she had knitted. “Take these to school and distribute them to children who look cold,” she told me. So I did. I took the bag of hats to school, anyway. It resides in one of my classroom’s cupboards. The hats have come in handy over the years. Back in 2016 or so, my favorite twins looked cold and so I gave them each a hat. I took a picture of them and I texted it to my mom and I know she was very happy to learn that her hats were...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/my-mom-warming-heads-for-nearly-a-decade</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6938c021648729fef525cdff</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:44:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_0eb4062b09274744b7d2855e81fb3399~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_849,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Fruity Birthday Tradition]]></title><description><![CDATA[I guess it was approximately fifteen years ago that I met one of my favorite people on the planet. At the time, Nate was only in seventh grade... but even then, he was an old soul. He viewed the world in a way that most people his age didn't; he imparted wisdom that I doubt he realized he even had. Nate walked into my classroom at a time when my self-esteem was at its absolute lowest. He didn't know that, of course. Or, if he did, it's because it was intuited rather than told to him. Like I...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/a-fruity-birthday-tradition</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69323a22a7a4d87bcf14674b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 02:10:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_6ad530a905b2414d93942e959c63a0d1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Talk About Texts, Baby]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fictional texts, that is. I have a new book coming out. It's called FLICKER SHIMMER SHINE and it will be released on Halloween. However... If you live in Gettysburg, you can (potentially) purchase the book a bit early because I have twenty copies and will be doing a book signing at Mr. G's this upcoming Saturday, October 25, from 3:00 to 5:00. (I'll have my other books there too, so if a Halloween ghost story doesn't appeal to you, maybe a black raspberry milkshake and a novel about...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/let-s-talk-about-texts-baby</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f8272581fa676406680d3d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:59:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_80203865a37d4170a5503e136dd80a66~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_980,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grief-Hazed Memories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grief is weird. I have memories from October 10, 2019 and the days surrounding it... but they're hazy. My brother passed away on October...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/grief-hazed-memories</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68e939f2405534b9b6e53523</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:27:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_dbeee9097dfa4b7d9438fd7ef7ff5521~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_696,h_784,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the universe talks...]]></title><description><![CDATA[...I listen. When I said goodbye to Petey the Thursday before school started, I decided that I would not hurry to adopt another kitten....]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/when-the-universe-talks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b77ab360097278dc3bb30f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 23:42:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_1fca4ec859464d3d83d4e76b7af4821d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just like old times...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that it's the middle of August, we are back in school. Don't get me started on the fact that we go back to school before summer is...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/just-like-old-times</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68ab9ada689a6f2361113e6b</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 23:32:20 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Swim... It is Magic.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This summer, like most summers, has been filled with some very high highs and some very low lows. Perhaps the highest high for me is the...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/to-swim-it-is-magic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689fa4a7627ec51b7e7bd5f3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 21:52:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_a1014035573a4010a7a7e6dbb33717e2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brave Boy]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a song called "Brave Boys" by Old Crow Medicine Show that I sing whenever my cats Petey and Kip make an appearance despite the...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/brave-boy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689d262a6aa481be4920917a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:24:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_a1df1162775d400290d1684513591701~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let the competition begin!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't think anyone on the planet realizes I do this, but now the nine or ten of you who read my blog will be in the know because I'm...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/let-the-competition-begin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6853418ba3f6bfa226180a6a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_027e583300d0449b8ba161004f0ecf09~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Internal Thoughts While Writing]]></title><description><![CDATA["Internal thoughts" may in fact be redundant, but I like the way it sounds so I'm going to keep it. All thoughts originate internally...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/internal-thoughts-while-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68509e25653508bea4034535</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:56:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_3cab3a0f32b64cd8a83efbe3c3de69d1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_950,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life with Arlo: Itchy Skin Edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been writing a new novel and I've hit my stride (and it isn't July yet; July is always when I hit my stride!) and even though I...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/life-with-arlo-itchy-skin-edition</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684e1cad5a220fb240566507</guid><category><![CDATA[Life with Arlo]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 01:24:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_8128aa4f1c554284ba3be8e558b9bdf3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm in a band!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A very exciting thing happened today... and that exciting thing is that Flannel Lobster became listenable on Spotify. They should also be...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/i-m-in-a-band</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68473f705e033c6175fd2d27</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 20:22:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_858755e295344b01854fcbacd4d009be~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_886,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Overdue Blog?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I ran over to Bantam Coffee Roasters for a latte yesterday and guess who I ran into. Steve of the Landscaping World! He paid for my latte...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/an-over-due-blog</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6840b9a9c81ffc3560eb27b8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:51:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_368db4fbed8b41d9aa18f80aff36a523~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Book.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This book.  This book has been read by a lot of people... but it needs to be read by MORE people. It needs to find its way into the hands...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/this-book</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682e6a85af2aef41401a3866</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 00:09:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_e631af0d2dcc44e8a20cf87545b61b6c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[LISTEN UP!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today is the day. It happened. FINALLY. An Illusion of Control -- the audiobook -- is available on Audible and (in the next few days)...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/listen-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682bc6f2f0e048f8792a243b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 00:18:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_5e5d3548553b4376b42b5e98aabbaa4e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Familiar Strangers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm writing a new novel and it's called Familiar Strangers , which is a term that my friend Marc used one time and I really liked it so I...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/familiar-strangers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6829ed7f0b7f5042f1de05cc</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2025 14:39:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9296cba53bc846808f8e70675d64c511.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not an Illusion: This Data is Real]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've never been one for data, but the 2024/2025 school year piqued my interest. My students will take their Literature Keystone Exam on...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/not-an-illusion-this-data-is-real</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6823cd44492ff4fd56d3bbfc</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 23:02:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_2e3518a108324693bffa75613baf2a75~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Mother's Day Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[I may not be a mother of human children, but I am  a mother of three wonderful cats, two mostly charming terriers, and thirteen magical...]]></description><link>https://www.heyheyhannahrae.com/single-post/a-mother-s-day-post</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6820db556e4eb24c6e84a6d4</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 17:33:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/58cc22_f5ba3896510945ea80c8a2bfcdc90469~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>