<?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>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:19:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@anastasiabarron/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Meaning of Christmas: Beyond the Noise.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Meaning of Christmas: Beyond the Noise🌹🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 Christmas is one of those seasons that arrives with so much noise—music everywhere, busy markets, colourful lights, travel plans, food]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@anastasiabarron/the-meaning-of-christmas-beyond-the-noise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178437/@anastasiabarron/the-meaning-of-christmas-beyond-the-noise</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anastasiabarron]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 02:20:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc1692QWn5trsLBYecSp3jKD1kzdmSDmWsB8wAAkmSpFBcjabSUFr2ypQreLzY2JZ3NZJdeigdysJXLh6A24Dak6WjnXtsd2Vh6B48ytcSzb4iQdRRg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BeerSaturday Week 441 – A Simple Beer, A Deep Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is something special about beer that goes beyond the bottle or the glass. 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Each stroke feels like I’m sweeping away yesterday’s noise,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@anastasiabarron/sweep</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@anastasiabarron/sweep</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anastasiabarron]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:04:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Merchant of Death — A Freewrite Reflection”]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are faces you never forget — faces that wear smiles yet trade in shadows. I met one once, not in a dark alley or war zone, but in a shiny office with glass doors and polished words. 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