<?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" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Stinkwater Escapee: Scans & Confirmations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quick-access updates triggered by QR codes, event check-ins, or special interactions. ]]></description><link>https://www.readthestars.ca/s/scans-and-confirmations</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TU6q!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F86b515fb-940a-409e-ad34-8612ed5a7187_1024x1024.png</url><title>The Stinkwater Escapee: Scans &amp; Confirmations</title><link>https://www.readthestars.ca/s/scans-and-confirmations</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:53:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.readthestars.ca/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[H Jacob Buller]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[hjacobbuller@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[hjacobbuller@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[H Jacob Buller]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[H Jacob Buller]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[hjacobbuller@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[hjacobbuller@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[H Jacob Buller]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Domain issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technical issues]]></description><link>https://www.readthestars.ca/p/domain-issues</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.readthestars.ca/p/domain-issues</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[H Jacob Buller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 22:11:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TU6q!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F86b515fb-940a-409e-ad34-8612ed5a7187_1024x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello!  Sorry for the delay for the story today.  I&#8217;ve been dealing with domain issues that started overnight, and still haven&#8217;t resolved. Now I&#8217;m being told another 4-5 hours for domain servers to update. I may just resend the email tomorrow when everything is working properly. </p><p>Thank you for your patience in this!</p><p>Jacob</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[🔗 You Just Scanned a Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unlock strange beasts, tender truths, and fiction that might bite.]]></description><link>https://www.readthestars.ca/p/you-just-scanned-a-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.readthestars.ca/p/you-just-scanned-a-story</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[H Jacob Buller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 18:41:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!byeL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae6d4f19-4a47-4dff-947a-30b9ff2b0a5e_1024x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#127756; Welcome to A Garden of Galaxies  <br>A twisting universe of serial fiction, strange beasts, and tender truths.</p><p>&#128214; Start reading:  <br>&#128073; <a href="https://hjacobbuller.substack.com/publish/post/167334900">The Stinkwater Escapee &#8211; Chapter 1</a> </p><p>&#127890; Curious creature?  <br>&#128073; <a href="https://hjacobbuller.info/greebshideout/">Visit Greeb&#8217;s Hideout</a></p><p>&#128140; Want updates from the edge of the storyverse?  <br>&#128073; <a href="https://hjacobbuller.substack.com/p/start-here-a-garden-of-galaxies">Subscribe here</a></p><p>&#127744; Not sure what this is?  <br>Speculative fiction with dirt under its nails.</p><p>&#127744;P.S. Most QR codes lead to ads, traps, or someone trying to mine your &#129504;dopamine. I lead to fiction. (Still dangerous.) &#8212;Greeb</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[🌱 Thank You for Subscribing!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thanks for joining the constellation &#127756;]]></description><link>https://www.readthestars.ca/p/thank-you-for-subscribing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.readthestars.ca/p/thank-you-for-subscribing</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[H Jacob Buller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 18:17:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2ca1b65e-f405-4202-b5bc-2c518a7388de_1024x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You're officially on board! Welcome to <strong>A Garden of Galaxies</strong>, a story universe where fiction and feeling intersect in curious, crooked ways.</p><blockquote><p>&#128225; <strong>A Signal from Greeb</strong><em><strong>:</strong> Not everything on the internet is what it seems.</em><br>Around here, we think critically, feel deeply, and read between the lines.</p></blockquote><p>Whether you're here for swamp-born antiheroes, psychic prairie kids, or suspicious rhododendrons&#8230; you're exactly where you need to be.</p><p>&#128301; Want more?<br>Visit <strong><a href="https://readthestars.ca">ReadTheStars.ca</a></strong> for exclusive extras, character scrapbooks, and ambient tracks from Emberwood Sparks.</p><p>&#128279; <a href="https://hjacobbuller.substack.com/p/start-here-a-garden-of-galaxies">Start Here</a> &#8594;<br>&#128218; Read Chapter One of <em>The Stinkwater Escapee</em> &#8594;</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>P.S. &#8211; Greeb says hi.</strong><br>I&#8217;ve been scribbling in my hidden scrapbook again. Keep your eyes open. Or closed. Whatever. Just&#8230; don&#8217;t blame me if the white space starts to crack.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>