<?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[Levi Huxton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Levi Huxton (he/him) is a writer based in Sydney, Australia ]]></description><link>https://www.levihuxton.com/queerreads</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:50:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.levihuxton.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[In Memoriam - Alice Winn]]></title><description><![CDATA[If all the good war novels are anti-war novels, then all the good anti-war novels are often good in similar ways. 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