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<url><loc>https://livesteven.com/2026/06/07/build-it-and-they-will-come-but-since-change-is-the-only-constant-in-our-lives-never-demand-loyalty-from-anyone-in-any-context-just-honesty-and-openness/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Steve_Bamlett_blog</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-07T13:19:41+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>&#8216;Build it and they will come&#8217;: But, since change is the only constant in our lives, never demand &#8216;loyalty&#8217; from anyone in any context, just honesty and openness.</news:title><news:keywords>dailyprompt, writing, books, life, blogging, blog, dailyprompt-2785, loyal, readership</news:keywords></news:news></url><url><loc>https://livesteven.com/2026/06/06/the-french-novel-always-went-further-than-the-english-novel-did-until-the-latter-did-it-in-daring-pastiche-of-the-french-in-another-art-form-this-blog-is-my-preparation-to-see-the-national-theat/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Steve_Bamlett_blog</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-06T14:55:31+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>The French novel always went further than the English novel did, until the latter did it in &#8216;daring&#8217; pastiche of the French in another art-form. This blog is my preparation to see the National Theatre live- streaming of Christopher Hampton&#8217;s &#8216;Les Liaisons Dangereuse&#8217;, adapted from the novel by Choderlos de Laclos written in 1782.</news:title><news:keywords>dailyprompt, books, book-review, fiction, reviews, drama, dailyprompt-2790, plays, les-liaisons-dangereuse, laclos, christopher-hampton, epistolary-or-dramatic-form</news:keywords></news:news></url></urlset>