<?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>Sat, 02 May 2026 04:21:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@alexc/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[It's OK to not be ambitious]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s OK to be quiet It’s OK to take the time you need for yourself away from the shouting world It’s OK to move to the quiet, low-rent town where old ladies stop in the street to talk to you It’s OK to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@alexc/it-s-ok-to-not-be-ambitious</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@alexc/it-s-ok-to-not-be-ambitious</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 13:49:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHUhPTNLFmry1PRHoegKxWp6v8oyJCuQG4zREesxKAbhV3EJiXWCxZ1KdR8NkVJHvZpn7e3iLA6JxhuAnswVonhdRfEfrrNJgHruVU2gmei7eqgJkqbTNtwZX7bp7xzxN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Foreign Desk - my book now available as eBook, Paperback and Audiobook (I accept Steem & SBD)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past year and a half I've really got into my writing. Finally I have one out. It's called The Foreign Desk. It follows the adventures of bumbling journalist Henry Henderson. 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