<?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[Michelle Vokal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michelle Vokal]]></description><link>https://michellevokal.wixsite.com/writersportfolio/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:45:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://michellevokal.wixsite.com/writersportfolio/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The joy of the planner - Time management as a creative practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Open my planner on any given month, and you won’t just find due dates and supervisor meetings. You’ll find mushrooms drawn in the margins, washi tape marking a “rest day,” a little illustrated figure lying down after a long week, and stickers celebrating things as small as a haircut or as significant as a thesis draft being due. Chapter deadlines sit next to doodles. A “writer meetup” is marked in soft purple. 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I have mushroom-themed coffee mugs, keep cups, water bottles, pens, and desk decorations, and the list could go on; my stationery drawer is honestly starting to constitute its own small ecosystem. So, when I first came across the idea of the “Wood Wide Web”, the theory that forests are laced together underground by sprawling fungal...]]></description><link>https://michellevokal.wixsite.com/writersportfolio/post/mycelial-thinking-what-fungi-and-fungi-people-can-teach-hdr-students-about-research-communities</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abdd34fd158844e87d9669a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:32:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6278306132797132687873~mv2_d_4195_3146_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>authormvwolfe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing the elusive beast - on doing a creative practice thesis]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s something special about writing a creative practice thesis. It’s not just about writing a novel or producing an academic exegesis. But doing both with the story in one hand and theory in the other, and being told that counts as research. For me, as a writer, that is a really fulfilling experience. Watching characters come alive Through my creative work, I’ve lived with my characters. I’ve watched them breathe and let them argue with me. I’ve seen them shift and grow in ways I didn’t...]]></description><link>https://michellevokal.wixsite.com/writersportfolio/post/writing-the-elusive-beast-on-doing-a-creative-practice-thesis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a487c09fa58f0a255d05c91</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:29:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_8615d9ae9134450bae1f7da8bb11f73b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>authormvwolfe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Velvet Mill Taffy Shop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Short crime story]]></description><link>https://michellevokal.wixsite.com/writersportfolio/post/velvet-mill-taffy-shop</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67024a11b4b95768526a358d</guid><category><![CDATA[Creative Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Short Story]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 08:28:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6b33526e7148494879624d~mv2_d_3687_2481_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>authormvwolfe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[67 Freckles and a potato-shaped nose.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A prose about Surgery day]]></description><link>https://michellevokal.wixsite.com/writersportfolio/post/67-freckles-and-a-potato-shaped-nose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">670245efae49f5f15a14b58c</guid><category><![CDATA[Creative Writing]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 08:12:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c154c8381e9b4d0a94e102cf5a8ecb45.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>authormvwolfe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pictures of You - Terza Rima]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poem about Son]]></description><link>https://michellevokal.wixsite.com/writersportfolio/post/pictures-of-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6702446db4b95768526a2562</guid><category><![CDATA[Creative Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poem]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 08:06:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/826e2126885744fba6299aa906606ffb.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>authormvwolfe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To what extent are Roman myths derived from Greek myths.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Essay on Roman and Greek Myths]]></description><link>https://michellevokal.wixsite.com/writersportfolio/post/to-what-extent-are-roman-myths-derived-from-greek-myths</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67023cadae49f5f15a149c12</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 07:31:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_c5d1891892454473a022da02a957b450~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>authormvwolfe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divine Women]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tutorial paper on Divine Women in mythology]]></description><link>https://michellevokal.wixsite.com/writersportfolio/post/divine-women</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67023c0aae49f5f15a149a60</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 07:28:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eb2ccaddc88242ef85c02baadb63aa1c.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_728,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>authormvwolfe</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mesopotamia, Writing and Literature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Essay about Mesopotamia, Writing and Literature]]></description><link>https://michellevokal.wixsite.com/writersportfolio/post/mesopotamia-writing-and-literature</link><guid isPermaLink="false">670238b79cf4f9b1d1729688</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 07:24:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a155fb_3ad565c85e26410f8eff4813d69e04db~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_451,h_291,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>authormvwolfe</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>