<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:00:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@badmother/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Letters From Alaska: Rabbit Creek]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fall of 2007, someone stole my car. With my dog in it. Whoever they were cleaned out the car, and returned it, with my dog, Siddha inside. 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Mossy,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poverty/@badmother/letters-from-alaska-the-summer-i-was-sixteen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poverty/@badmother/letters-from-alaska-the-summer-i-was-sixteen</guid><category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[badmother]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 00:04:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming to America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inside Wal*mart, there are 28 different types of oatmeal. 36 types of jam and jelly. 18 types of pancake syrup. 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No, travel isn’t for most people—it’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@badmother/ten-reasons-why-world-travel-is-the-actual-worst</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@badmother/ten-reasons-why-world-travel-is-the-actual-worst</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[badmother]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2016 21:49:18 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>