<?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, 16 Apr 2026 03:44:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@aliramaxwell/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Tea Time -For Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Black light Reactive. Glow in the Dark. Check out my portfolio at Also Available on Email me for Sales- RYS.designs@yahoo.com Comissions currently closed.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@aliramaxwell/tea-time-for-sale</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@aliramaxwell/tea-time-for-sale</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aliramaxwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 17:02:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao2EbuHAFTX1CNWMbam25xJGPs4sKmLS6XL7hgWeYzfoi7B2MK11ow6jPf9o1BB3kymwE4U9ZGm9yMNmyQnc2jCvBdQGPmG6pFr9xsozT7qPNjMg9o44GDFnwTeCuZAK59ToWSRY6AzMETSYwAaQcJmUvj4f7BeGku1WGP8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jellies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Black light UV painting. For Sale. Please check out my instagram for portfolio: RYSDesign You can also follow me on Facebook for updates and more items for sale: Contact me for comissions at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@aliramaxwell/jellies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@aliramaxwell/jellies</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aliramaxwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2018 18:17:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao2EbuHAFTX1CNWMbam25xJGPs4sKmLS6XL7jjzF1ZT2sKL38Xu179qDsAa4eFds7HkZiT6XaZZKZcJuYhPhkBhuynRjP5PS9ChMr7r1mWyrcX31ANqHw9UyoGoyQXvSFw58f7ocX7V1nT9u7dvD5AEfdhyJnS8QLE1f3Se?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[America Cannot Afford to Live]]></title><description><![CDATA[“It’s too expensive to be healthy, but descending into madness is free.” At least, that is what I told my psychiatrist’s voicemail as I was in the middle of a mental and emotional breakdown. In retrospect,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@aliramaxwell/america-cannot-afford-to-live</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@aliramaxwell/america-cannot-afford-to-live</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aliramaxwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 21:39:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxsTkPYAARp78o5cJA1o6Chv9x98TzCFT6v5GW7AkLRauXco9Zy8pmuSsYbsbFvDH5rRDNeBesUcJN3zy2goT6ndbbae5QGoZG5CAG6p3DdFQHYWtGfUfmoNpCdv1PrrsPipoBRGxjx2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No-Good Dirty-Rotten Husband-Stealing Great Great HomeWrecker]]></title><description><![CDATA[No, really, I am a home-wrecker. Didn’t know that? Well, you do now! Did you know I “stole” my current girlfriend? Of course not! But his isn’t about that story. 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They are better]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@aliramaxwell/lies-my-mental-illness-tells-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@aliramaxwell/lies-my-mental-illness-tells-me</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aliramaxwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 03:16:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovsrphyybUntjSVMnKyn6fGP56orszxDQpLiMJ6ZziUYaShAaLJypmbbf44TssyMkSbdJT4Ca3xndXG684Dsbx5V8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HUSH; from Livi (Things you say when your partner has a Mental Illness)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Please, stop. 😢 Alira, this makes me sad.. Like, ....I don’t think the things you think I think are true. I love you. So please, just trust in my love of you. Sometimes you make me frustrated; big deal!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@aliramaxwell/hush-from-livi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@aliramaxwell/hush-from-livi</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aliramaxwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 16:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao2EbuHAFTX1CNWMbam25xJGPs4sKmLS6XL7hxaPZRKSVL1pKWbpiEkBHKTta22Ku6CY6DWfpQWgqHr9mTnR4Az6ERfW33S6mzkY3HW98RBFoydrVbVHDdy1AVp581mYCWhGT16fvnaLAevss2XfDT8wugAnvkupU8mJ49c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dory & Squishy, by RYS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Painting request by my 5 year old daughter. 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