<?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" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Paul Ashford]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul's writing clearly blends history, philosophy, myth, literature, and wry intellectual humour. His work moves between memoir, speculative ideas, and storytelling, often reflecting on culture, knowledge, and the strange patterns of human history.]]></description><link>https://substack.paulashfordauthor.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!h9y4!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc202a7c0-185a-45fb-b7b0-d27dee3d2db7_175x175.png</url><title>Paul Ashford</title><link>https://substack.paulashfordauthor.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:27:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://substack.paulashfordauthor.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Paul Ashofrd]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[paulashfordauthor@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[paulashfordauthor@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Paul Ashford]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Paul Ashford]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[paulashfordauthor@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[paulashfordauthor@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Paul Ashford]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Initial Thoughts]]></description><link>https://substack.paulashfordauthor.com/p/test</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://substack.paulashfordauthor.com/p/test</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Ashford]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:06:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!h9y4!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc202a7c0-185a-45fb-b7b0-d27dee3d2db7_175x175.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Having confided all my useful thoughts to around four fictional or semi fictional outpourings, I have nothing of particular value to add at present but have been invited to test whether when I tap out something on Substack it reaches some form of destination. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://substack.paulashfordauthor.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Paul Ashofrd! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>