<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Davis McCardle</title><description>Essays, stories, and poems from Davis McCardle.</description><link>https://davismccardle.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>The One Who Finds Things</title><link>https://davismccardle.com/stories/the-one-who-finds-things/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davismccardle.com/stories/the-one-who-finds-things/</guid><description>In a winter kitchen in West Texas, a man searches for a key while his wife searches for him.</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Blueprint Was Already Broken</title><link>https://davismccardle.com/essays/the-blueprint-was-already-broken/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davismccardle.com/essays/the-blueprint-was-already-broken/</guid><description>Robespierre&apos;s Cult of the Supreme Being looks like faith in one light and political theater in another. The trouble may be that Rousseau built it that way.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Not Yet</title><link>https://davismccardle.com/stories/not-yet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davismccardle.com/stories/not-yet/</guid><description>Silas returns to a Baptist funeral, a locked stair, and the bell waiting above it.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>