<?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 02:00:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@carys/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Not a Prize-Winning Potato (Zapfic Monday)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is Monday Zapfic in which we try to create a story in 240 characters or less! Today's prompt is "stamp." The instructions are here in case you want to try. Not a Prize-Winning Potato She]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@carys/not-a-prize-winning-potato</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@carys/not-a-prize-winning-potato</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carys]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT5Fvr9KYC2ckcJeTNPxSHwBGG4zr8VS2CiAgvCH8z1YdkRVEdpiuxMhRtVaHbwL8fpf5zHc6EYH8h38irXXfW19iKEgtBRmEYZYprpR7y3u8kXfYjxvVAE7mMxddSai?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spinning Robot (Freewrite)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a fictional freewrite, using the prompt: "design feature." Here are the instructions for the daily freewrite, in case you are interested. Spinning Robot "It's not a bug. 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Confession:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@carys/oops-that-is-not-chocolate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@carys/oops-that-is-not-chocolate</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carys]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 17:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4Bw8fmw3Y3deXChf9UQSDSsMgDEZRoDWYcRdvZXsv3wuKrjq9rLvd3wmp5sKXq1huVSNPj5kobd2NdaLeQhAzcZQqW5AszeRj8REq76eKWwcrwctKb1L2MdkRz2Z7L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[QOTW 10.3: Habits and Addictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[QUESTION OF THE WEEK SEASON 10.3 What habits or addictions, both good and bad, have you developed, and which you would like to get rid of? This week, I decided to get involved in the ecoTrain question]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@carys/qotw-10-3-habits-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@carys/qotw-10-3-habits-and</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-123046]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carys]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 20:53:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9pTuaNj2tPJjFXjmbsyB9nNzVm5ZhxELpb7viXJsSjDHA652p3aRPRTRfMtyKfkq8N71CUTvhgWEERC3K9r8hFSobXkaqC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello.  May I Hold Your Baby?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Freewrite using today's prompt from Marianne West: bliss. Hello. May I Hold Your Baby? I walked right up to the woman. It was pouring rain, and she looked harassed. I pointed to the stroller. “Hello. May]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@carys/hello-may-i-hold-your</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@carys/hello-may-i-hold-your</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carys]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 23:28:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCbee5hzZJ19JZfuFzCeUv7mVFKdbzGrzSaZsi1TnxQUDfQWXi9ixoZug7Urdtc13sqqcbagfD3Jp8LQqbXSTaHjjzaA6BuhjCCppVigvxHMRj5rNfKTr2njorFXF4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can't Stop Laughing (Freewrite)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my freewrite for the prompt "Move Your Money" by Marianne West. “Move your money,” he said as he held the barrel of the gun against the small of my back. 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