<?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>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:28:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@anaclark/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Shapes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spiraling. Swirls are pretty.... at least.🤷‍♀️ Photo: Shivansh Sharma on Unsplash (thank you 🥰)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@anaclark/shapes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@anaclark/shapes</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anaclark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:29:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZphGzFdun65njzg9Zo6MXQNpiMk6RRyx8bxWEm7VhHjYtyYFoPDD5NQjhFve7qYfnbm1xmvYpD3ZbKaQs6SM4r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POEM- Lies We Know Truth by Ana Clark]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lies We Know Truth - a poem by Ana Clark December 2025 Don’t say. We don’t. Say. Mouth and eyes- no way. Yet, knowing— they. No yay. Not yesterday. NOT today. Like that inside joke. Joke? Okay. No way.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@anaclark/poem-lies-we-know-truth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@anaclark/poem-lies-we-know-truth</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anaclark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:20:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zqskv96ZBfgRvS7LrE3jWtcCBnQpUhBSSbGpTWdwqEKctE4ExG3eYKnmLr3JvrGyy6kP12a6xjpQFh3sic5cVt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[REDEFINING "ADULT"]]></title><description><![CDATA[My grandmother did crosswords, watched The Young and the Restless, and tended to that garden that I was too young to realize was remarkable. She was young—I could feel it—but aged by circumstance. 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And now]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/journal/@anaclark/grief-is-an-empty-space</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/journal/@anaclark/grief-is-an-empty-space</guid><category><![CDATA[journal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anaclark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 21:43:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqhtFrEpv449oPvvySnP2ymkhKJCnzos6hhghWzhxajmpRSqkCmhaCSGVkru64KGRsyYXhqXN3ynkLo4Rx7qxJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I tried Mom... Bye. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing up is learning to love our parents. Right? But what when you figure out that your parents aren't actually nice. And you have to spend years LEARNING to BE nice. To be empathetic and kind. What]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@anaclark/i-tried-mom-bye</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@anaclark/i-tried-mom-bye</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anaclark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:14:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zpa8SSBpdKXopRwzRco4guNFqzdrreHZxXXrfivfF35yMW7qrb3Ffsgop2JcaWJDLMNUm6RhhEYLLRHiYcX56v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delirium Poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[A poem inspired by Delirium from the Netflix series (and book) called Sandman. 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Every attempt to move forward is strained,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pob/@anaclark/when-pain-blocks-my-words</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pob/@anaclark/when-pain-blocks-my-words</guid><category><![CDATA[pob]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anaclark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 03:21:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZphDwQSC8HSmuT3THhhUQHMk3CpoohFjnHzng1F259QHaCRjq6c8axrxygbLVb2ft3uNDMzzoGXweYzqqyqDUS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Micro Film review and personal revelation.  Sandman Series on Netflix. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I didn’t understand Delirium from the Sandman series. Didn’t know why I loved her so much. Googled. Still didn’t understand her. Google basically confirmed that no one understood her. 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She can’t find herself.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/proofofbrain/@anaclark/out-of-body-experiences-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/proofofbrain/@anaclark/out-of-body-experiences-and</guid><category><![CDATA[proofofbrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anaclark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:12:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqDjzHfMn1TNa85CJtiLosQhzWwxDwBP2s5TNY77fSWjYn7Dc31dZPEJch2UciKVYnUxy7WzpWdrghYw6KYWdL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working Out in a Heatwave / My Actifit Report Card: July 16 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh my gosh—Canada is melting! We’re deep in a heatwave, and to top it off, I’ve got medical issues that make long exposure to direct sun a no-go. 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