<?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[Chris Platts Freelance Writer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Platts]]></description><link>https://www.chrisplatts.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 02:58:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.chrisplatts.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What's Up Danger - Blackway and Black Caviar]]></title><description><![CDATA[The thing with long term injuries is you start to forget what it's like not to be constantly in pain and waiting for the next spasm and...]]></description><link>https://www.chrisplatts.com/post/what-s-up-danger-blackway-and-black-caviar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">607be911045c9d0015fd1353</guid><category><![CDATA[Mental Health Awareness]]></category><category><![CDATA[Music Association]]></category><category><![CDATA[Injury]]></category><category><![CDATA[Medical]]></category><category><![CDATA[Recovery]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2021 03:30:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Chris Platts</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've not wrote a blog for a long time now. 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