<?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[Tales of the Hidden Hour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unravel the suspense, immerse yourself in mystery with Tales of the Hidden Hour.]]></description><link>https://www.hiddenhourtales.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:15:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[                 The Knockers and other stories, out 26th March]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a gatekeeper called Noir. She lets them in.  Except Time. Time sneaked in.]]></description><link>https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/post/coming-soon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698dcec6e46957565bf46519</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:07:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/85f28e_600ddc16232e4018b631dd693c92b508~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caroline Giudice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[[A POEM PROSE] The Day She Took the Light with Her... September 1944 - May 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where Have You Been? I saw you — In a place I can no longer name. A bar, a shop, or the fragile edge of a dream. And in that moment, my...]]></description><link>https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/post/the-day-she-took-the-light-with-her-september-1944-may-2024-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681947a8a931a25064937387</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 23:34:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/85f28e_91324407de9047a291ea33ae86e7b028~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caroline Giudice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Exposition...]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a system at work – older than breath, older than the stars, older than time itself.  You cannot see it. Neither can Henry. In...]]></description><link>https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/post/the-exposition</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680eb92c7302aaa8bd8b47e7</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 23:10:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/85f28e_8b94152a08c54372828ca6152957a09a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caroline Giudice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[[A PROSE] The Day She Took the Light With Her... September 1944 - May 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[“It always looks like rain, but it never rains.” Since my mother passed, time has felt different. It hasn’t stopped entirely, but it has...]]></description><link>https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/post/the-day-she-took-the-light-with-her-september-1944-may-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680bc64a02e22389d10955ee</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:29:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/85f28e_997e5a229aad441e93945b34965422cd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caroline Giudice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fortunato...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Excerpt – Fortunato This is an elegant story that breathes quietly, like a presence, not a performance. There are no twists, no grand...]]></description><link>https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/post/fortunato</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f78e996986efc420f7fb06</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:25:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/85f28e_53ea25122035411ba3dafbf8f43c772a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caroline Giudice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[REGARDING BARCLAY BUCKINGHAM...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Excerpt - Regarding Barclay Buckingham! Most people return from holidays with souvenirs and stories. Barclay Buckingham returned with...]]></description><link>https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/post/regarding-barclay-buckingham</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e46eeabc1b19d70968dae9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 21:31:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/85f28e_65c7302455f24555b7ca79e83f85efdc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caroline Giudice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Black St*r...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most stars belong to the sky. But one—just one—fell. This is a quiet tale about a lost star, a grieving writer, and the strange...]]></description><link>https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/post/the-black-st-r</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e337011562ef585153ae4e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 23:26:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/85f28e_ac42a1c3f5ae4e41920e14c234d4f43a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caroline Giudice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unread Messages...]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if the email you’ve always dreamed of — the book deal, the recognition, the validation — finally arrived? And what if it changed...]]></description><link>https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/post/unread-messages</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e1d7e0ab7115eeb11088b4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 22:16:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/85f28e_ee4c28ba2a374745a032bb6970569006~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_410,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caroline Giudice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Say It and It Will Be!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some restaurants take reservations. Seeside takes something else. In Say It, and It Will Be, a small seaside restaurant becomes a quiet...]]></description><link>https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/post/say-it-and-it-will-be</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ddf9f1071a40c5b133ab39</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 00:14:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/85f28e_e35d99b0c1f541c08dd43a834102aad0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caroline Giudice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Can Hear You!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some people listen. Others hear everything. In I Can Hear You!, a head waiter at a prestigious London restaurant begins to unravel when a...]]></description><link>https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/post/i-can-hear-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d9f381ec89ef2d97bfb671</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 22:38:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/85f28e_3932ed7649b6462ab001157717ef2e18~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caroline Giudice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Book Club...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not all stories are shared for recognition. Some are shared in quiet corners, hoping someone will understand them. 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In He, She, It, They, something is...]]></description><link>https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/post/he-she-it-they</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67b5dd297cf607b74d8a2058</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:31:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/85f28e_2605606542b940e68d8d6235ce207b99~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caroline Giudice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liv's Secret...]]></title><description><![CDATA[She doesn’t look a day over thirty. But Liv has seen too much and lived through too many endings. A knock at the door. A familiar face. A...]]></description><link>https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/post/liv-s-secret</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67afc51758a9dd81cf20be63</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 23:18:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/85f28e_eb6d77e9c9bf42b48f19e0d7d6183fe1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caroline Giudice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infernetto...]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weather’s a liar. And so is everyone else. Infernetto, a picture-perfect suburb near Rome, becomes the backdrop for a Sunday lunch...]]></description><link>https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/post/infernetto</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67af3b1a32704777ab877549</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:48:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/85f28e_457fef693a9244b39c7210d09767b4cc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caroline Giudice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grey in August...]]></title><description><![CDATA[August Grey has always been lucky. Scratch cards, parking spots, applause, forgiveness—everything falls into place effortlessly. But when...]]></description><link>https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/post/grey-in-august-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67a11b8099f2a907500a5b3b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:41:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/85f28e_ce2e02de420846909d0178ecfdb8379f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caroline Giudice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Called Her Hagar...]]></title><description><![CDATA[It started with a dream: a woman in a storm, a baby in her arms, and a question that echoed long after she woke: 'Will you hold her for...]]></description><link>https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/post/we-called-her-hagar</link><guid isPermaLink="false">679becbcce173527580606f4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:57:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/85f28e_e125817255cd4a70800b0022c15b3f74~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caroline Giudice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Presence...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late at night, when the house is still and silence sits heavy in the air, something answers back. In The Presence, a grieving man finds...]]></description><link>https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/post/the-presence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6795510239b32a2deb6cdb82</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 21:02:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/85f28e_8e3d07b67f9842008319faea4bc5ac14~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caroline Giudice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Feather...]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lone feather drifted on an invisible current, light as a whisper until it found a keyhole embedded in an ancient wall. It paused for a...]]></description><link>https://www.talesofthehiddenhour.com/post/the-feather</link><guid isPermaLink="false">678d73af46168e67fac0a509</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 21:51:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/85f28e_3aab9f9e640043d1a2355c31abe36d70~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Caroline Giudice</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 07:38 Train...  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Timothy just wanted a story. Something real. Something true. But some stories don’t want to be written. 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