<?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, 09 Apr 2026 07:00:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@apeskunk/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Bad Example]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay The @shadowspub prompt a day fiction prompt for May 10 is, “If her husband had believed her when she said she was getting migraines every day, maybe she wouldn’t]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138861/@apeskunk/a-bad-example</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138861/@apeskunk/a-bad-example</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138861]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[apeskunk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2020 00:08:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnCC9HQktNibqj6cv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To My Unknown Mother]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dylan Colon / CC BY This is my Mother's Day wish to my mother. I never knew my parents, because I was taken away to another zoo just days after my birth. I don't blame my parents; they didn't have a choice]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@apeskunk/to-my-unknown-mother</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@apeskunk/to-my-unknown-mother</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[apeskunk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2020 15:58:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnAesU7HmSpyAuw9G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Teddy, No Daddy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Erickson / CC BY-SA The prompt a day fiction prompt from @shadowspub Saturday was “This time daddy brought a strange teddy bear home.” and that’s what I’m writing about. I don’t know a lot about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138861/@apeskunk/no-teddy-no-daddy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138861/@apeskunk/no-teddy-no-daddy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138861]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[apeskunk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 12:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn5TTCC18xHrBcZ8S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflections Of A Career]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by blackrabbitkdj from Pixabay The prompt a day fiction prompt a couple of days ago, is “What if you mirror started talking to you? What might the mirror say?” and that’s what I’m writing about.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138861/@apeskunk/reflections-of-a-career</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138861/@apeskunk/reflections-of-a-career</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138861]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[apeskunk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2020 20:52:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnLLM1gTfe7PTQY1L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fast Lane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jared at English Wikipedia / Public domain The prompt a day idiom prompt “Life in the fast lane” is what I’m writing about. I know a lot about this subject, since I was the world’s top male ape model for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138861/@apeskunk/the-fast-lane</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138861/@apeskunk/the-fast-lane</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138861]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[apeskunk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:42:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnG8TnLhAKkubERjU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You May Say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay You May Say You may say that I’m scary Your jaw, it may gape You may say I’m a beast But I am a great ape. You may say that I’m hairy Though I’m silvery too But I am]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@apeskunk/you-may-say</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@apeskunk/you-may-say</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[apeskunk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2020 23:03:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn9xJZAn1g7dB86RC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Art of the Throw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Kevin Phillips from Pixabay The prompt a day word prompt for yesterday was “Throw” and that’s what I’m writing about. I know a lot about this subject, as it’s a natural reaction for apes to want]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138861/@apeskunk/the-art-of-the-throw</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138861/@apeskunk/the-art-of-the-throw</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138861]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[apeskunk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:18:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnCfnFEmsZVRsdQG6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Contest (continued)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Goumbik from Pixabay The Contest (continued) After he won the handsomest kid in his class contest, “Billy” was happy, but he knew that it was just a fluke. He wouldn’t have a chance against the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@apeskunk/the-contest-continued</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@apeskunk/the-contest-continued</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[apeskunk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2020 20:17:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnGtxvzUDoefXMExW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm In Hot Water]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm In Hot Water All images attributed to publicdomainvectors.org I wrote these lyrics for a song that I have a tune in my head for but haven't played and recorded anything yet. - A. Skunk Ape I stole]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138861/@apeskunk/i-m-in-hot-water</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-138861/@apeskunk/i-m-in-hot-water</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-138861]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[apeskunk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2020 19:02:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnFd5thQQNCwUGGnJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Goumbik from Pixabay This is a fictional story. Any resemblance between characters in this story and anyone in real life is merely a coincidence. None of the characters represent me, A. Skunk]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@apeskunk/the-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@apeskunk/the-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[apeskunk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2020 12:10:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnJaNVAp8ayJ44zML?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Introduction To The Hive Community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Xurble / Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Hello, I'm A. Skunk Ape I was born in a ramshackle zoo in the outskirts of Wilmerton, Connecticut, but before I even got to know my family, I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@apeskunk/my-introduction-to-the-hive-community</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@apeskunk/my-introduction-to-the-hive-community</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[apeskunk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:17:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8vh9hv3eKQBd2f8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>