<?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[Temple Ruff LLC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explore. Interpret. Illuminate Stories.]]></description><link>https://www.templeruff.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 01:42:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.templeruff.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Away]]></title><description><![CDATA[Away is a word whose entire job is to make us perceive departure without destination, change without consequence, an exit that exits nothing. We choose the easiest definition to swallow. The word lets us.]]></description><link>https://www.templeruff.com/post/away-36da088b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ccaf2ae2-9ce1-48cd-9f54-f4397575593f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:51:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/021797_4baf09c5177c4be2ba4929d5ca9e3c10~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Temple Ruff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Wheel of Fortune: A Forest, Darkly]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Forest, Darkly is a fairytale. It is also a study in archetypes — and a rare novel that achieves both without tension between them. On tarot, changelings, and what a fairytale done honestly looks like.]]></description><link>https://www.templeruff.com/post/the-wheel-of-fortune-in-a-forest-darkly</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b7524f26-fbe6-4996-bff6-6e6f4090926f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:12:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/021797_beb5a58c0f0e47b48eaa9789fac52cbc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_636,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Temple Ruff</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green, Natural, Return]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demand for green burial — no embalming chemicals, no casket, no vault — is rising fast. But listen to the vocabulary: green, natural, return. Each word describes a practice and makes a promise at the same time, as if the body were repaying a loan. Are these words an honest reflection of the process, or a gentle distraction from the ultimate topic — death?]]></description><link>https://www.templeruff.com/post/green-natural-return</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0f3d456f-d6bb-4964-9947-365dbef67566</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:40:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/021797_40cfcda2debe45979318c5b03904ecce~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Temple Ruff</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>