<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Arborian on Gromet's Plaza Archive</title><link>/authors/arborian/</link><description>Recent content in Arborian on Gromet's Plaza Archive</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/authors/arborian/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>The Wrong House</title><link>/stories/2026/05/17/the-wrong-house/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2026/05/17/the-wrong-house/</guid><description>&lt;h3 id="chapter-1-alexis"&gt;Chapter 1: Alexis&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The alarm clock sounded and she reached over to turn it off. A side sleeper, she rolled onto her back and sat up. She swung her legs over the edge of the bed and onto the floor. She stood and walked into the bathroom. She looked into the mirror and took in her dark features. Her name was Alexis Petero. Many thought Alexis was either Italian or Hispanic because of the last name and her dark hair and complexion, but she knew her origins were Slavic.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>