<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758979778804649368</id><updated>2024-09-15T20:53:00.383-04:00</updated><category term="Shamielle Alston"/><category term="Children"/><category term="Family"/><category term="Parents"/><category term="Teens"/><category term="books"/><category term="fiction"/><category term="horror"/><category term="thriller"/><title type='text'>Out of Bounds with Shamielle Alston</title><subtitle type='html'>A Blog without limits! Daring to be free, Out of Bounds will display posts that cover a variety of topic.  From everyday issues to short stories for pleasurable reading, we are committed to bringing quality discussions, questions, and resources to our readers. Subscribe today!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://shamielle.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1758979778804649368/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://shamielle.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758979778804649368.post-5613296991231514559</id><published>2009-11-01T12:36:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-01T12:39:17.239-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="books"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fiction"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="horror"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Shamielle Alston"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="thriller"/><title type='text'>Book Excerpt - SILENCE</title><summary type="text">

It was a dreary winter’s morn, when the child was born. Early she came, with a head full of hair and a veil covering, her face. Everyone waited for the familiar sounds, relentless cries of a child entering, the earth. Happy they made the mother, as they proclaimed a victorious birth. When Ester, the midwife popped her, the child made no sound. Try as she might, no noise did the child offer. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://shamielle.blogspot.com/feeds/5613296991231514559/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://shamielle.blogspot.com/2009/11/book-excerpt-silence.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1758979778804649368/posts/default/5613296991231514559'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1758979778804649368/posts/default/5613296991231514559'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://shamielle.blogspot.com/2009/11/book-excerpt-silence.html' title='Book Excerpt - SILENCE'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpNS7fu97hAPgUpHnrYGhhSX4RFe8YVognDppwwiZPmVNGJhAbL3Q-NUqN_9jk4Euo_wtRJ5bt01y4Yw9zgsWrYLJ-z9Rf_98qJUGHgx-rMDbxjQEktUuBWqL5Sznb4TRaGTBGUvycBdC/s72-c/silence+cover.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1758979778804649368.post-5466061029465806704</id><published>2009-10-03T09:15:00.030-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-03T09:57:34.652-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Children"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Family"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Parents"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Shamielle Alston"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Teens"/><title type='text'>A Parent&#39;s Plight</title><summary type="text">

How happy we were when we discovered we were going to be parents. Whether conception was easy or complicated, the day comes when we get the good news. How joy, love and pride floods our heart and soul. The wonderful dreams and plans we have for our child is second to none. Finally, the day comes and our bundle of joy arrives. 

One look at our baby and we know it’s over. We are hopelessly and </summary><link rel="related" href="www.shamielle.com" title="A Parent&#39;s Plight"/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://shamielle.blogspot.com/feeds/5466061029465806704/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://shamielle.blogspot.com/2009/10/parents-plight.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1758979778804649368/posts/default/5466061029465806704'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1758979778804649368/posts/default/5466061029465806704'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://shamielle.blogspot.com/2009/10/parents-plight.html' title='A Parent&#39;s Plight'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyA2eTYAm5Xv-QhLe6z0ZPQ48yBFRqAH7utFtc0Gm1XRx_kBKHCa_wimEbLfRsgeJ5JU0Qq3wJYmi_CfwOxk7ID-4f54f51Tk6JUecTw4lEEofzc6Y-pP7KVuV2DciKJsHcB7Fe1vNMUl/s72-c/heart230.gif" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>