<?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[The Corner Store Journal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corner Store Journal]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/my-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:05:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Colo(u)r]]></title><description><![CDATA[U were missing, But it didn’t feel like u were missing. In fact, u felt misplaced When I saw u for the first time. But then u were...]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/colo-u-r</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67dc9a11131c710c70885d34</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:50:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_e3b3f6dfa8d84b568fbc1e712e0870d2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>kringle</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Loving You Felt Like]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the car, backseat. I sat on the left side of the car, back when there was no other side. I sat and watched her, watched her breathe,...]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/what-loving-you-felt-like</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d96308ec89ef2d97be17ff</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:13:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_5ba28f8e69e04e659c1716cee5cb70d3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_959,h_585,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E C</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[One-Hit Wonder]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to be a one-hit wonder, A man that will give you a glimpse Of something more, But not enough to leave you wanting it. Just something you'll look back on when you're 30 And wonder what could've been. I'll give you everything, Just until the sun rises. I'll keep watch for any nightmares as you sleep Because I seem to be too scared of my own. Whisper all of your troubles into the crevice of my neck As you drift off in my arms. They'll be the only things that linger, Along with the faint...]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/one-hit-wonder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6570f79a4136dcb99b3ef073</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 22:48:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_a02d016f5eae45c9a056fd857fd7165c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_835,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E C</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Will Be Something]]></title><description><![CDATA[A silent, rather foggy night with ambitious souls I've just met, determined to use our beating flames to find our way through. A promise,...]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/we-will-be-something</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65573eff8a94f43c18687141</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 10:26:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_6a4fbe8a255e4f7e87290f1474c53217~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_653,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E C</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starstruck]]></title><description><![CDATA[I peered through the hair that teased my persistant gaze. It begged me to brush it away As I stared up at the impossibly dark, empty sky...]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/starstruck</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64c2e5e15e1089be5cdb80c0</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 22:05:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_4e94d9dfeeb049b2beb3f18d1c1c5815~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_922,h_487,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E C</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Path of Most Resistance]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have a habit of stirring the silt that lies at the bottom of people's souls. For better or for worse? Well, I guess it depends on who...]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/the-path-of-most-resistance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64aa7eb3af68842352cf02b0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2023 09:49:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_e039184351bd42958f51eade567ef7c8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E C</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bandage Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the jarring chords of the Taunting melody, I hear your silence-shattering laugh And in the undertones of a voice that I once loved, I...]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/bandage-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64a99b2c5a31747653818312</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2023 18:15:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_46e09c49cab741238f27ab7303146ac3~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E C</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funny Things ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I like funny things. I like that when the world on your laptop pauses its existence And needs a little extra time to think, Your toes...]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/funny-things</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64a081e163e9da888ba93e5c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2023 20:15:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_8e1aa1dee11842cdb50acc707222ac70~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E C</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Words to a Sober Self]]></title><description><![CDATA[You latched onto your words as if they were pieces from a web and dragged them by your claws from a place so deep, you yourself could not...]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/words-to-a-sober-self</link><guid isPermaLink="false">648e3cd73d8927aba3858be0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2023 00:27:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_bb3c941549c0499595cf08ff80dc254a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E C</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Soul's Guide to Finding Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[Song is what you find In the spaces of your teeth And the sand between your toes. Breath is what you find When you peel at a banana's...]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/a-soul-s-guide-to-finding-things</link><guid isPermaLink="false">648e3624a39f8e594acca6d8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2023 22:43:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_d756f594a27c4ad99a70b867172b83c5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E C</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home?]]></title><description><![CDATA[How can I leave? I carry with me the pride of my homes. I embellish my skin with the fallen leaves Of the tree I danced upon When there...]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/_home</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6483e6da170bcde74946de86</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 03:01:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_84421c0239074eddb808927acd42783c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E C</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Pause]]></title><description><![CDATA[And suddenly he paused, Making sure his words, although simple, were in perfect order. And in that pause, The world peered in through the...]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/a-pause</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6483e38b322a1bc9812e3c7b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 02:49:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_a276f6e6095b494cb2d851a633a78aca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E C</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patter]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's bitter And the incessant patter of the clouds' whispers Pin the chilled air to the ground. But, oh, The trees are smiling. 4/28/23]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/patter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6483dc8d28532d381b954ac5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 02:16:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_49656a736e51452f8db91f899179a5dc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E C</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flowers Pt. 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I'll sit here as the tea steeps, Waiting to calm my throat, For it still yearns to speak your name. And those flowers- Those damned...]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/flowers-pt-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6483d8a4170bcde74946d324</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 02:03:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_db3cb7a25fc54f1ba169f40bdb3dd7d4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E C</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do the Trees Feel?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do the trees feel cold? Do they shiver inside as the wind dances through their naked branches? Do their buds, who have just opened their...]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/do-the-trees-feel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6483d4e228532d381b9544d8</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 01:49:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_d3e2725eb42b4acca75a5555a83f49d6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>kringle</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flowers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, as I held you in my arms, I felt an itch bubble and creep up my throat. It was incessant, even with my attempts to gingerly...]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/flowers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6483d242116646ac025b6e57</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 01:40:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_900b80b986ad480f9e5a74caafc143b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>kringle</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Muffled Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whenever I think of you, it takes me to a solemn place. I indulge in you. I hope you know that I took you seriously, even through all the...]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/muffled-sea</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6483cf1fb5fc8e62837cb63c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 01:22:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_b68f3ad0d4bf42c6a7ba8d9df7696f2c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E C</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Please Understand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Please understand That I love you. And though you are not my lover, And I do not love you so, The pain I feel is worse Than any dent...]]></description><link>https://korekonnections.wixsite.com/cornerstorejournal/post/please-understand</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6483cba169e45cadb0b16ef6</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 01:03:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2f0919_f81430ba6dce45fb93b793cecff5fdc6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>E C</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>