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		<title>The Silence Between Sentences: Where Truth Pauses to Breathe</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/silence_between_sentences.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="The Silence Between Sentences: Where Truth Pauses to Breathe." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/silence_between_sentences.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/silence_between_sentences.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/silence_between_sentences.jpg?resize=643%2C362&amp;ssl=1 643w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>In a world obsessed with speed, silence and the pause give words weight, sharpen thought, and let meaning breathe before it speaks.</p>
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		<title>Murder, Mops, and Morsels: The Absurd Life of Junta Akiliwombo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Murder_Mops_Morsels.jpg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Murder, Mops, and Morsels: The Absurd Life of Junta Akiliwombo" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Murder_Mops_Morsels.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Murder_Mops_Morsels.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Murder_Mops_Morsels.jpg?resize=643%2C359&amp;ssl=1 643w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>Ex-con Junta Akiliwombo's life is a darkly comedic blend of cookie obsession, a trusting wife, weird pets, and CIA mind-control experiments.</p>
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		<title>Why Poetry Still Matters in 2026’s Digital Abyss</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/why_poetry_still_matters_2026.jpg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Why Poetry Still Matters in 2026" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/why_poetry_still_matters_2026.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/why_poetry_still_matters_2026.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/why_poetry_still_matters_2026.jpg?resize=643%2C359&amp;ssl=1 643w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>Poetry endures in 2026, resisting digital noise, cultivating depth, voice, and reflection amid memes, scrolling, and instant gratification.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://derekaudette.com/why-poetry-still-matters-in-2026s-digital-abyss/">Why Poetry Still Matters in 2026’s Digital Abyss</a> appeared first on <a href="https://derekaudette.com">Audette-Art</a>.</p>
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		<title>Understanding the Art of Adoxography: The Skill of Writing Eloquently About Trivial Topics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img src="https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Adoxography_Article_Title.jpg?fit=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Understanding the Art of Adoxography - The Skill of Writing Eloquently About Trivial Topics." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Adoxography_Article_Title.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Adoxography_Article_Title.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/derekaudette.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Adoxography_Article_Title.jpg?resize=643%2C363&amp;ssl=1 643w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>Discover the fascinating art of adoxography — writing eloquently about trivial topics. Learn its history, techniques, modern relevance, and why it remains a powerful skill for writers and thinkers alike.</p>
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		<title>Summer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
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