<?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[Tiasja Hayes Literature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tiasja Hayes Literat]]></description><link>https://www.tiasjahayesliterature.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:08:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.tiasjahayesliterature.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Why Behind The Stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wasn’t always an author. In fact, I was once a fourth grader reading at a first-grade level and facing the possibility of being held back. This is the story of the teacher who refused to give up on me, how representation changed the way I see literacy, and why I’m committed to creating stories where every child feels seen.]]></description><link>https://www.tiasjahayesliterature.com/post/the-why-behind-the-stories</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a5332e156cd59bfd01448a6</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:23:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4fe589_3305315f32894bcf9e75faf7c0808431~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tiasja Hayes</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>