<?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[Historic & Artistic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Historic]]></description><link>https://eepelicano.wixsite.com/historicartistic/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 16:02:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://eepelicano.wixsite.com/historicartistic/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Locum Tenens Pax]]></title><description><![CDATA[~ The Lieutenant's Peace ~ The setting sun, like liquid gold,  Dispersed behind the clouds, so bold,  Relieving shores of warmth's...]]></description><link>https://eepelicano.wixsite.com/historicartistic/post/locum-tenens-pax</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f2f190cbac1441ac4ae060</guid><category><![CDATA[All Stories]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 21:34:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a3b5d_f37139051d82424d9cf5cff2450d6a88~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_965,h_543,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erin Pelicano</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commodore John Barry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Catholic Irishman who became "Father of the American Navy" The Irish Boy Set to Sea Little had been mentioned about the first Commodore of the Navy in today's society. It is a shame, in my opinion, for he was a man of merit, a man of faith, and a man of selfless courage. Commodore John Barry was born in the little village of Tacumshane, nestled within the County Wexford in Ireland. He was the oldest of five to very poor parents, James and Ellen Barry, who lived in hardship under the...]]></description><link>https://eepelicano.wixsite.com/historicartistic/post/commodore-john-barry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67cdcaceacd704b88b1a0f19</guid><category><![CDATA[History of the Sea]]></category><category><![CDATA[One in Ten Thousand Knows Your Name]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 23:41:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a3b5d_a800fa54beff45a7bc089c98a52df3f4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_688,h_344,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erin Pelicano</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lowly Sailor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who do you say I am,  You who thinks you know?  I am but a single grain of salt,  Lost in the sea's endless faults.  Around me dangers lurked,  Hungry to destroy His messengers,  A faithful child emerged,  Now an adult, submerged.  To my left, abundance of inspiration,  To my right, ignorance in barren lands,  Scorned by distant strangers they screech, By friends' love, light reach.  I spoke of truths, from love and hope,  And of lies, fearful struck by rope. I sought the light for guidance...]]></description><link>https://eepelicano.wixsite.com/historicartistic/post/the-lowly-sailor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ca7de0a420dbf76f58b5f4</guid><category><![CDATA[All Stories]]></category><category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 06:41:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a3b5d_5ab83d5419aa4366ad4752158b7b4acf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_717,h_359,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erin Pelicano</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sailor's Folly]]></title><description><![CDATA[A young sailor is condemned to a fate for insubordination, and the truth of the accusation comes to light.]]></description><link>https://eepelicano.wixsite.com/historicartistic/post/the-sailor-s-folly</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66b5054ce39fd8c43bc3537c</guid><category><![CDATA[One in Ten Thousand Knows Your Name]]></category><category><![CDATA[All Stories]]></category><category><![CDATA[History of the Sea]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 17:57:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a3b5d_360fb37134e34e48a86e9a7e04bc5610~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_514,h_294,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erin Pelicano</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Among the Willows]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have not been a good man. I had made so many mistakes in my life and taken lives; destroying souls and hearts alike in my careless...]]></description><link>https://eepelicano.wixsite.com/historicartistic/post/among-the-willows</link><guid isPermaLink="false">669c5fab342c118f4bb254a3</guid><category><![CDATA[All Stories]]></category><category><![CDATA[Stories of Faith]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 01:12:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eb191bc262754f8fa6d3de371a8c0842.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Erin Pelicano</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>