<?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[Ben Swoboda - St. Louis fantasy author]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are still places where ordinary life brushes against ancient myth. Ben Swoboda writes contemporary fantasy inspired by hidden history, archaeolo]]></description><link>https://www.benswoboda.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:05:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.benswoboda.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Weekend We Climbed an Ancient City]]></title><description><![CDATA[I needed somewhere to take the kids. There had been a family tragedy. We did not end up at the Cahokia Mounds because I had a plan. Quite the opposite. We all needed to keep moving. Sitting at home felt impossible. Their grandmother - the kids call her Nana - is an educator. She came up with the idea of going to Cahokia, saying they needed enrichment. Looking back, I suspect she needed to be with her grandchildren as much as they needed to be with her. We simply climbed into the car and...]]></description><link>https://www.benswoboda.com/post/the-weekend-we-climbed-an-ancient-city</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a517485661479e527e2b836</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:54:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbf2f_1fd74246cc564c86b1e8e02c1cf8ea18~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>nosquirrels</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>