<?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[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 21:10:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@aescholer/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[SteemitPoetryContest #10 The Floor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Floor She sits on the floor Determined to cry no more All her friends are gone But she will carry on Beside her is a penny Luck for the many She tosses it aside Then stands tall with pride Her fears]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@aescholer/steemitpoetrycontest-10-the-floor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@aescholer/steemitpoetrycontest-10-the-floor</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aescholer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 10:53:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Christmas Comes Calling STACH Short Story Contest #15 Entry by @aescholer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Icicles hung from the porch of the cabin, fastened to the old wood by the breath of winter. Ducking beneath them, Henry scurried up the porch, his hands stiff from the cold as he reached out to open the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@aescholer/when-christmas-comes-calling-stach-short-story-contest-15-entry-by-aescholer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@aescholer/when-christmas-comes-calling-stach-short-story-contest-15-entry-by-aescholer</guid><category><![CDATA[stach]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aescholer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2017 14:05:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes Not Facing Your Fears Is The Best Thing You Can Do]]></title><description><![CDATA[Face your fears. Overcome your weaknesses. Be strong. Be a fighter. It's sound advice, but like most things in life, it's subjective to the situation. Sometimes, by not facing our fears, we open up new]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@aescholer/sometimes-not-facing-your-fears-is-the-best-thing-you-can-do</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@aescholer/sometimes-not-facing-your-fears-is-the-best-thing-you-can-do</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aescholer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 22:05:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeotvUd5h9Y47uAd8aRivRZ82dFL42MeNnJ46dJzHLxEVZDwHa6sArPXz1D6XvkEtCuVbngHRjdFb8z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killer in the Woods - An Interactive Novella - #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a cutting wrath, the blizzard beat its way through the treetops, striking the ground around Amen as he trekked through the wintry forest to the cabin, hauling a dead weight behind him on an old dog]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@aescholer/killer-in-the-woods-an-interactive-novella-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@aescholer/killer-in-the-woods-an-interactive-novella-1</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aescholer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 02:50:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8neiHzqq5voEEYHcMTfrMsQf5nFDXRBJ5q9aD3AHZegHfyLA4P5SdcNq2QNyFMRBwzkSS5MARhLLTkUAASi6mxmx4SD4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Themed Christmas Fantasy Quest Browser Game - Free and Fun to Play]]></title><description><![CDATA[Santa has been kidnapped by an evil wizard. Collect Steem Dollars to pay the ransom in this fun, free-to-play Steem themed browser game. I wasn't able to embed the game directly in this post, but you can]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@aescholer/steemit-themed-christmas-fantasy-quest-browser-game-free-and-fun-to-play</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@aescholer/steemit-themed-christmas-fantasy-quest-browser-game-free-and-fun-to-play</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aescholer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 07:01:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxvDZG9qYrsSvDqYeABF1GqkXYm2Ven7xGYZbMvEUBVytPzpNB5jQdXuiVDoL5TPmL23rsi3DdYHteiLDR823pi1GwJs1EWznVYBoerWHNgKiY56FHFKEJxjajEjZKsNJ4fqEP5v81oL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lost Photos #1 - Ireland, Beauty and Myth]]></title><description><![CDATA[“I close my eyes and picture the emerald of the sea,” -Johnny Cash, from his song 40 Shades of Green Ireland Until tragedy brought me back to the Pacific Northwest, I lived abroad, spending much of my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@aescholer/the-lost-photos-1-ireland-beauty-and-myth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@aescholer/the-lost-photos-1-ireland-beauty-and-myth</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aescholer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 03:57:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/CQdwDW6BZfWYLS6P9MsbbNgd7yH6uYihGLxnj2FPwnZgQony1k1Bt9M3GiDWnLW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[50 Word Story Contest Week #16 The Decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Decision Alone, strands of her grey hair flew in the wind as the sea sang her memories upon its waves. At sixty, she had taken many trips. A student in Japan. A mechanic in Germany. Today was her final]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiftywords/@aescholer/50-word-story-contest-week-16-the-decision</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiftywords/@aescholer/50-word-story-contest-week-16-the-decision</guid><category><![CDATA[fiftywords]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aescholer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 23:02:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sad Girl Empowerment, Introducing Myself to All the Groovy Steemians]]></title><description><![CDATA[When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade, not unless that lemonade is full of rum, and lots of it.  A few years ago, I was not the person I am now. I was much happier. A was more carefree,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@aescholer/sad-girl-empowerment-introducing-myself-to-all-the-groovy-steemians</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@aescholer/sad-girl-empowerment-introducing-myself-to-all-the-groovy-steemians</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aescholer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 00:33:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesBfftaMMrWnJLeua6mmg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Adorable Freddy Krueger, A Day with My Horror Fanatic Brothers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wanted to be tough. Instead they called me adorable.  Growing up, my mom wanted to be a paranormal investigator and get a degree in parapsychology at Duke University where they had a program known]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@aescholer/the-adorable-freddy-krueger-a-day-with-my-horror-fanatic-brothers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@aescholer/the-adorable-freddy-krueger-a-day-with-my-horror-fanatic-brothers</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aescholer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2017 23:48:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesBfb6ZjkWW4VoDUMrTcA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>