<?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[D.L. Tracey]]></title><description><![CDATA[D.L. Tracey]]></description><link>https://www.thetraceyeffect.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 00:23:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thetraceyeffect.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[To our beloved grandchildren.]]></title><description><![CDATA[To our beloved granddaughters and our ever-growing grandson, know that we are always by your side, no matter the miles or moments that...]]></description><link>https://www.thetraceyeffect.com/post/to-our-beloved-grandchildren</link><guid isPermaLink="false">671a8c0eeadec1dcc1f88da0</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:11:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04f2d3_029ea4f63c1b45cd8ebb96d6b9461e6c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life Quote]]></title><link>https://www.thetraceyeffect.com/post/life-quote</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6633bf42cd9f1e2fa1dc4cfe</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 16:29:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04f2d3_b7d5ebfa62cd4536807bd5d670dff399~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You only have so much life until it’s gone with the years.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A good life has maybe eighty-years until it crumbles with age. You only have so much life until it’s gone with the years. A trip to the...]]></description><link>https://www.thetraceyeffect.com/post/you-only-have-so-much-life-until-it-s-gone-with-the-years</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64645e3d15c16f15a7f92fce</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 05:01:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04f2d3_b2c9158762494a239e63badd3183b58f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moments of Remembrance and Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the years at the tables I have laugh, sighed, been reflective crazy mad and at times sadness would fill my soul. 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The room was brightly lit but he...]]></description><link>https://www.thetraceyeffect.com/post/the-best-last-day-of-anyone-who-has-ever-lived</link><guid isPermaLink="false">636959c3f5142900a7656d9f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 19:23:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04f2d3_21f6a1ea81f64204ace361712ae01819~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Lonely moment in 1975]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lonely moment in 1975 After three days of drinking and drugging with Joe and Skip. I got this inkling to head on home to my apartment...]]></description><link>https://www.thetraceyeffect.com/post/a-lonely-moment-in-1975</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63051bcc715928846eb0053e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:31:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04f2d3_dcee2e9c64fb4b808ae3b4e0ade462f4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_627,h_418,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Place Was Called Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[So much hatred for this place called home. Never was over the years it never felt like home the viciousness’ of a mother and sisters was...]]></description><link>https://www.thetraceyeffect.com/post/this-place-called-home</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62e82e716fbb436b7e24a9aa</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2022 19:53:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04f2d3_f32f6f6cff5842b5b0baa235241253e5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[LOST FLOWERS]]></title><description><![CDATA[A late-night phone call and a chat of life begins. 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Texas winter is upon us watching the sky...]]></description><link>https://www.thetraceyeffect.com/post/winter-in-tex-ass-is-upon-us</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60e74d8d2ffcf10015d25360</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:12:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi1BYU7pBPU" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journey of Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[As an author I tend to see most things as a story of life. 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