<?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[ilk publishing: John Pearring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Books, Essays, Short Stories, & Poetry by John Pearring]]></description><link>https://www.ilkpublishing.com/s/john-pearring</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WPCJ!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7295cc12-d7d8-4a9b-bde1-8627550a24e7_362x362.png</url><title>ilk publishing: John Pearring</title><link>https://www.ilkpublishing.com/s/john-pearring</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:08:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ilkpublishing.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[John Francis Pearring]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[ilkpublishing@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[ilkpublishing@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[John Francis Pearring]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[John Francis Pearring]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[ilkpublishing@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[ilkpublishing@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[John Francis Pearring]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Frank & Ralph]]></title><description><![CDATA[The retired Guardian Angels of Jesus]]></description><link>https://www.ilkpublishing.com/p/frank-and-ralph</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ilkpublishing.com/p/frank-and-ralph</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Francis Pearring]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:12:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8bFN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff04327e1-7a88-4719-9e52-c72a5aa1e1ef_443x316.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A fictional novel about the retired Guardian Angels of Jesus. &#8220;When the angels have finished with us, we experience them differently in Heaven. Not so close as to be friends. Except for Frank and Ralph.&#8221; Paid Subscribers to Catholic Nutshell News, Homeless Catholic, and ilk Publishing get to read beyond the paywalls in ilk Publishing, specifically the n&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Seen and Unseen in the World of the Pale]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Robes of the Royalty proffered by the King]]></description><link>https://www.ilkpublishing.com/p/the-seen-and-unseen-in-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ilkpublishing.com/p/the-seen-and-unseen-in-the-world</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Francis Pearring]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:09:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3-cp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb7fa7b40-9ce3-42dc-b642-e41f3c003429_680x902.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Written in February of 2006, a fantasy tale of the life of the Pearring clan in that year. </em></p><p></p><h3>Brooding in the Castle</h3><p>This tale takes place in the second month of Embers, in the sixth year of the Third Eon, which was also the sixth year of the Second Bush, in the First Age of the King. The chilled frosts of fall had turned early to bitter winter days two for&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeless Catholic: A father's testimony]]></title><description><![CDATA[A witness book in Two Parts]]></description><link>https://www.ilkpublishing.com/p/homeless-catholic-a-fathers-testimony</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.ilkpublishing.com/p/homeless-catholic-a-fathers-testimony</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Francis Pearring]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 22:56:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Vq2y!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbdfdef71-d115-4674-826a-dc9092ebb546_1271x401.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From a Catholic perspective, John retells for a larger audience what he has written to his children about the faith in which they were raised. In the book, John witnesses the faith he wishes he had shown when they were children. 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