<?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" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ceci Bell, Ph.D.: Fiction Corner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Short stories, novellas, and serialized novels.]]></description><link>https://cecibell.substack.com/s/fiction-corner</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YRW5!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d333245-3717-45ae-899b-111d6a0abf0c_2048x1365.jpeg</url><title>Ceci Bell, Ph.D.: Fiction Corner</title><link>https://cecibell.substack.com/s/fiction-corner</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:29:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://cecibell.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Ceci Bell]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[cecibell@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[cecibell@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Ceci Bell]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Ceci Bell]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[cecibell@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[cecibell@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Ceci Bell]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing "DateFace"]]></title><description><![CDATA[a novella series by Celicia LaShay Bell]]></description><link>https://cecibell.substack.com/p/introducing-dateface</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://cecibell.substack.com/p/introducing-dateface</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ceci Bell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:02:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bff41bbb-4097-4363-97c8-a96ece3d7741_256x400.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Andrea</h2><p>I was so over the Dateface. The fake smiles at family and class reunions. The Fakebook status updates that made me feel like something was wrong with me just because I wasn't drinking the Relationship Kool-Aid. There was an expiration date on love and I stopped buying the fairytale version my senior year in college when Matt, who I had been dating&#8230;</p>
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