<?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>Ray Writer on Gromet's Plaza Archive</title><link>/authors/ray-writer/</link><description>Recent content in Ray Writer on Gromet's Plaza Archive</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/authors/ray-writer/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Fortieth Birthday</title><link>/stories/2004/04/10/fortieth-birthday/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>/stories/2004/04/10/fortieth-birthday/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Susan awoke at the sun shining into her bedroom. The sound of nature
found it&amp;rsquo;s way through her window screen. She peeled the sheet from her
naked body. Her bare feet touched the hardwood floor as she walked across
the bedroom and down the stairs. Her sense of smell was greeted by the
freshly brewed coffee courtesy of the remote control coffee pot. She poured
herself a cup of coffee and walked outside onto the secluded deck and sat
down on a lounge chair. She sipped the coffee and let out a sigh. Her first
cigarette of the day found it&amp;rsquo;s way to her mouth. The sun radiated it&amp;rsquo;s
warm rays on her naked body. She looked at her body and said &amp;ldquo;Happy 40th
birthday you old bag. You still look pretty darn good for an old lady&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>