<?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[Iris Kuraki | Author]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iris Kurakiの作品を紹介しています。ブログではエッセイを投稿しています。]]></description><link>https://iriskuraki.wixsite.com/official/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:10:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://iriskuraki.wixsite.com/official/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Friend Who Scoffed at My Necklace That I Bought From Claire's Apparently Is Getting A Ph.D]]></title><description><![CDATA[I found an old friend on LinkedIn today, and it reminded me of how she treated me in high school. 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Let's see how it organizes.]]></description><link>https://iriskuraki.wixsite.com/official/post/what-do-people-actually-judge-by-appearance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a05909f48aeb3fcb2449884</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:48:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_4a99e6242e9b41ebba1f4e1d6e6e2557~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Iris Kuraki</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two FBI Profilers, Two Stories ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two former FBI profilers published nonfiction books. Let's see the differences between how John E. Douglas and Robert K. Ressler convey the messages.]]></description><link>https://iriskuraki.wixsite.com/official/post/two-fbi-profilers-two-stories</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f8b5e5356085c6404f6b0b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 03:57:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_2b504c00eb8541889be1aa4e4faf7046~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Iris Kuraki</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Fiction Turns Even War and Tragedy into Romance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why are wars and disasters romanticized in fiction? 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