<?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 00:45:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@boxcarblue/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[writing on the wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Windows Fridays. Always on Fridays. From the picture window in the stairwell on the fifth floor, after class, just before I begin my descent. drawing my gaze imperfectly the sea Awakening The room dark.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/creativecoin/@boxcarblue/writing-on-the-wall</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/creativecoin/@boxcarblue/writing-on-the-wall</guid><category><![CDATA[creativecoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boxcarblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:21:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYDUDAUQfmdSVQys4xPJnfxJpmZzLdFd9ofjvtMoPy3AmEQJcfeFFwAAF9yS5zjrevwfV9LQ7DRTncwPeiDFxHf6o1eA6QhowShUg7ywc91dwKv8yfAXjukLpYD7UHec5KQz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[another week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winter 7:00 P.M. Streetlights cast a warm, golden haze through the falling snow. The evening sky, milky and luminescent. I find myself pausing to catch my breath and to look around, midway through clearing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/creativecoin/@boxcarblue/another-week</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/creativecoin/@boxcarblue/another-week</guid><category><![CDATA[creativecoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boxcarblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:11:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYDUDAUQfmdSVQys4xPJntTYXTLdWoZnSSxL33zmzXUmSwRYxCnZ7kL94Jo4N1rEWLFiEv4MTLKGmrz3p6e2eT9dTnSvMpKeDEMcWeLYnDmhHZRUmgc9SVK7QKt6JRmoKJFg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[this life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rituals Small house. Narrow space. Competing schedules. When the day comes to an end, I carry my three-year old into a dark room where, more often than not, his older sister is already asleep, turn my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/creativecoin/@boxcarblue/this-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/creativecoin/@boxcarblue/this-life</guid><category><![CDATA[creativecoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boxcarblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 07:43:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVekJZpULGprYBunCL6A66L91oPNEzELd6EzxoUfAtxzzdzLFYZa3jdfd92Hb6kCHM7KkWQpyCEhrCLGKXtpArvbMgEUrKxpf6AcBdppefiAxutPjebYydR6j5mrkR5rSvvQTjonvNtVnf2epugB3SkYiz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[talking to myself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overtime Driving home through the city, the sky grey, the streets grey, the dwindling snowbanks crusted in black, a lone man makes an impression on me. at the bus stop leaning against a pole … the face]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@boxcarblue/talking-to-myself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@boxcarblue/talking-to-myself</guid><category><![CDATA[haiku]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boxcarblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:43:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVekJZpULGprYBunCL6A66L91oPNEzHnwrk3EQoPfQmNJHay4TPgS175EsQGU7r9ipXuTQgYHKTYi1CEPK6Twm9diGHw4QMR644thHnXA8MJxiUC2Loau1gXo67ycgnqzQuNT7HbX83cTJ7gdoLLbnWKY2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[week one]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fresh Start The first morning of a new year. Up before everyone else. The room dimly lit by one lamp. The windows still cold and dark. A cup of coffee in my hand. Ahhh … the silence of the new year until]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@boxcarblue/week-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/haiku/@boxcarblue/week-one</guid><category><![CDATA[haiku]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boxcarblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:30:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVekJZpULGprYBunCL6A66L91oPNEzGU857BVoeQmGzSGvByUSgkZyQdq6e9rp8QNdibSv6zjbDPGTuKirQ1iNjtazy4Nnr6K92Lbgr3SAv96AswWMEyZCQFzsnpV6hmN4bUt2Pq91Nvv1ZE9bfbdqa8FQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[in conclusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking Back Losing my mother. Losing my father-in-law. Losing my godfather’s son at 23 to fentanyl. The past year has had a lot of heavy loss. But for those of us left behind, life carries on. smiling]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@boxcarblue/in-conclusion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@boxcarblue/in-conclusion</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boxcarblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 09:40:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVekJZpULGprYBunCL6A66L91oPNEzEPKUBjxEjD3RZd7VyhsJanWmYEZiq7GeD8awLJ98TV6Q1YyBY9SQA4X2iAVnBc6k8TxNAhYhXn5aMdyWdw2KftGmjhjSDNavxwHtedyYnjj55V6MDGTPeXApuusL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer Stroll]]></title><description><![CDATA[one foot in front of the other no destination born again… the old water pump now a planter even in this heat you find a way to flower abelia in my shadow I find traces of the dad bod so happy to hear from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@boxcarblue/summer-stroll</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@boxcarblue/summer-stroll</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boxcarblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:06:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYDUDAUQfmdSVQys4xPJjHFCQEnFXZNUPm8tdSvyhp9a4bcFSjgBUHHGWgz2Fkbp3XChzRCekqAqTiD5vC8qEHk253GXdaymhJuh8fhyfrSKm2VUuyrxVdaQrL3ReHKMcefY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Summer Impressions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early summer. Rainy mornings and afternoon showers. Mist rising from the valleys. Temperatures already soaring. how I prefer you in the mist and rain hydrangea 4 a.m. Rising with the sun. So many things]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@boxcarblue/early-summer-impressions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@boxcarblue/early-summer-impressions</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boxcarblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 06:18:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYDUDAUQfmdSVQys4xPJoHVrwsBPdeBkxPMAr5Vkm7hrkEmN6vUd4N71Hsr1vJdCBH7NmhK2zVM2oSfbki1mgKnKSEMTrrFXAxBKgFXS4RKcfj9fyUnm89YUoyYYutPrrtJi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[another paycheck]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wrinkles Some people fight them. Some people embrace them—proof of a life well-lived. 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If it weren’t for these little poems and these weekly posts, what would I actually remember? 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(1) engulfed by fog feelings that are beyond words Waiting for Relief]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@boxcarblue/beyond-words</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@boxcarblue/beyond-words</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[boxcarblue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:46:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXC1RsHWxNoWjhqsdMpcQjiYaBrfEgQCNsRkMTRebMbGr2ByxnMSGcNPSLyMxS2y35fx1XWhWVa7foWv79RLKHQfP32vTGGsbUA2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>