<?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[Conversations With Alex]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conversations With A]]></description><link>https://alexshewan.wixsite.com/conversations-with-a/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:19:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.conversationswithalex.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Transforming Grief into Strength: How the Gym Became My Sanctuary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joining a gym at the age of 48 after years of completely neglecting my body was a decision which, in the beginning, seemed to be absolutely insane. The years leading up to this point had, at some points, been something of a challenge. 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The event took place at...]]></description><link>https://www.conversationswithalex.com/post/the-renown-pictures-and-talking-pictures-tv-film-festival-monmouth-another-triumph</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a140d41c31525169d8eb8e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:59:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>alexshewan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talking Pictures TV Film Festival: a triumph in St Albans]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s March and what better way to celebrate to arrival of spring than with a weekend with the wonderful Talking Pictures TV at their film...]]></description><link>https://www.conversationswithalex.com/post/talking-pictures-tv-film-festival-a-triumph-in-st-albans</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66014c60ee3a0280dc9e6637</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:05:29 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>alexshewan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grief: My Journey So Far]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s approaching a year since I lost my wonderful mum and my world fell apart. A year of experiencing the darkest despair that only the...]]></description><link>https://www.conversationswithalex.com/post/grief-my-journey-so-far</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65a3f360bdd72f7c70126852</guid><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2024 14:45:29 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>alexshewan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Randy Skretvedt's Latest Triumph "March of the Wooden Soldiers: The Amazing Story of Laurel and Hardy’s Babes in Toyland". ]]></title><description><![CDATA[March of the Wooden Soldiers: The Amazing Story of Laurel and Hardy’s Babes in Toyland is another masterpiece from Randy Skretvedt. The...]]></description><link>https://www.conversationswithalex.com/post/randy-skretvedt-s-latest-triumphmarch-of-the-wooden-soldiers-the-amazing-story-of-laurel-and-hardy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65941d070af2b784e3312317</guid><category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:26:50 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>alexshewan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Silenced"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suffocating. She reached the surface and gasped, breathing in the iciness of the air. The comforting chill which temporarily healed her....]]></description><link>https://www.conversationswithalex.com/post/silenced</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6573861bbe08d95d5172cdfc</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 21:10:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>alexshewan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Ruthless!: The Musical" - Sensational!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruthless!: The Musical is an absolute sensation of a show, currently available on Broadway HD. I adore it! It is a fabulously...]]></description><link>https://www.conversationswithalex.com/post/ruthless-the-musical-sensational</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6573699cd7506b65dbebb051</guid><category><![CDATA[Theatre Reviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 19:08:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>alexshewan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Mirror Mirror": brilliantly observant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mirror Mirror is a perceptive, observant and brilliantly entertaining fictional biography by Paula Byrne, based on the life of Marlene...]]></description><link>https://www.conversationswithalex.com/post/mirror-mirror-brilliantly-observant</link><guid isPermaLink="false">657366bc959f369f6a5e7e30</guid><category><![CDATA[Theatre Reviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:56:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>alexshewan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Truly Magical Evening of Theatre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poirot and More, A Retrospective, The Lowry, Salford. Following a glorious night of watching the sublime David Suchet in his show Poirot...]]></description><link>https://www.conversationswithalex.com/post/a-truly-magical-evening-of-theatre</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65736631e20f0b08e5a3e772</guid><category><![CDATA[Theatre Reviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:53:59 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>alexshewan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consciousness wakes me but I dare not open my eyes. That dread of the morning has become so familiar. That dread of the desolation inside...]]></description><link>https://www.conversationswithalex.com/post/_lost</link><guid isPermaLink="false">657326cf616de172fa4081c0</guid><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:23:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>alexshewan</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>