<?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 16:45:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@bob-z/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Rock, Scissors, Paper]]></title><description><![CDATA[I suggested it two weeks ago. You can't talk to the person in the hyperbaric oxygen chamber next to you, but you can see them. The person in the tube next to me is David, a 60-something guy who lives on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/connection/@bob-z/rock-scissors-paper</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/connection/@bob-z/rock-scissors-paper</guid><category><![CDATA[connection]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bob-z]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 02:05:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desperately Seeking Oxycodone]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The doctor didn’t put his name on the prescription, or his DEA number. We tried calling the clinic but they didn’t return our call.” “What do you mean? I saw his name on it. His and some other doctor]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pain/@bob-z/desperately-seeking-oxycodone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pain/@bob-z/desperately-seeking-oxycodone</guid><category><![CDATA[pain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bob-z]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 04:38:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overlay]]></title><description><![CDATA[A jet is drawing a white line across a cloudless blue sky. I see blue and white where others see chem trails, weather control, government conspiracies.. That isn't where I apply my overlay. I apply it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@bob-z/overlay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@bob-z/overlay</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bob-z]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2017 03:27:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[POEM: The First Day of Autumn]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN ..came in cool and overcast. Good for stopping the 20% controlled fire at nearby Hagg Lake. I like cool weather, like being shielded by gray clouds from harsh light. I’m happy that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@bob-z/poem-the-first-day-of-autumn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@bob-z/poem-the-first-day-of-autumn</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bob-z]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 08:15:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The upside of being on crutches: The kindness of strangers]]></title><description><![CDATA[In April I had surgery on my foot and needed crutches to get around. I eventually was able to abandon them in favor of a walking boot but, about a month ago I had a bone biopsy because the bone infection]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/kindness/@bob-z/the-upside-of-being-on-crutches-the-kindness-of-strangers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/kindness/@bob-z/the-upside-of-being-on-crutches-the-kindness-of-strangers</guid><category><![CDATA[kindness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bob-z]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 04:49:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Post/Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[A friend who writes and knows I like to write told me about Steemit. I've written creative fiction and poetry for most of my life for pleasure - that and contributors copies. As times became more political]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newbie/@bob-z/first-post-introduction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newbie/@bob-z/first-post-introduction</guid><category><![CDATA[newbie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bob-z]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 03:27:42 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>