<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- generator="wordpress.com" -->
<urlset xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd"
	xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"
	xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9"
	xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"
	>
<url><loc>https://bit2read.com/2026/09/17/thursdaythoughts-for-the-birds/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>A Bit to Read</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-17T17:07:06+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>#ThursdayThoughts: For the birds.</news:title><news:keywords>writing posts, musings, birds, life, nature, amwriting, Field Museum, photography, #thursdaythoughts, #amwriting, #SocialIsolation, writing, birding, BirdCast, Lights Out Chicago, wildlife</news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://bit2read.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/a-bit-to-read-6aac1e0654f6a.png?w=150</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://bit2read.com/2026/09/16/wednesdaywisdom-they-scurry-away/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>A Bit to Read</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-16T16:44:28+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>#WednesdayWisdom: They scurry away.</news:title><news:keywords>writing posts, musings, life, coffee, frustration, amwriting, short story, #WednesdayWisdom, #amwriting, Books, #SocialIsolation, writing, mental health, self care</news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://bit2read.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/a-bit-to-read-6aaac62a57c56.png?w=150</image:loc></image:image></url></urlset>