<?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, 24 Apr 2026 01:36:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@cbrayst/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[If You Go into the Desert Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big teddy bears.... What? Yes, big teddy bears, In the god damn desert, Drinking tea-cup Kool Aid. Along comes a scorpion to spoil a perfect picnic. Big teddy bears get mad, Scorpion gets scared, Scuttles]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@cbrayst/if-you-go-into-the-desert-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@cbrayst/if-you-go-into-the-desert-today</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 23:33:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Judging Glass]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes there are moments Stepping outside of the frame. Of these four sides vanished, Those infinite distances Close in on me and I don't think outside the box often. When it happens, I lose my feet.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@cbrayst/a-judging-glass</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@cbrayst/a-judging-glass</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 23:05:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Human to Amphibian]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently watched the film "The Shape of Water" with my wife and ever since I have been telling her that I want to transition from human to amphibian. I am joking. Am I joking? She knows that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@cbrayst/from-human-to-amphibian</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@cbrayst/from-human-to-amphibian</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:11:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freewrite day 162 - To Shred or to Burn]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 146 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was ash I have been thinking of getting a shredder for a while. It's fun to shred stuff,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/freewrite-day-162-to-shred-or-to-burn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/freewrite-day-162-to-shred-or-to-burn</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 01:54:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My car farts more than me.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I fart more than any human being that I know. About a year and a half ago, myself and my wife decided to switch to a whole-foods-plant-based diet after reading a very convincing book with a lot of convincing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@cbrayst/my-car-farts-more-than-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@cbrayst/my-car-farts-more-than-me</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 01:33:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What if the world were square?]]></title><description><![CDATA[All These people debating whether the world is round or flat... I recently read an article about this rogue rocket builder who blasted himself up to moderately impressive heights all the while believing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@cbrayst/what-if-the-world-were-square</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@cbrayst/what-if-the-world-were-square</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 01:01:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freewrite day 146 - Prompt: Monkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 146 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was monkey Jebedeen had always dreamed of growing a tail. He was a professional tree-climber.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/freewrite-day-146-prompt-monkey</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/freewrite-day-146-prompt-monkey</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 01:33:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freewrite Day 134 - prompt: plaid]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 134 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was plaid The walls were plaid. The pattern almost matched Mr. Buckleshorts' shirt, but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/freewrite-day-134-prompt-plaid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/freewrite-day-134-prompt-plaid</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 02:21:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Minute Freewrite Day 132  - Prompt: gardening]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 132 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was gardening. The carrot began to grow up and out of the ground. This seemed to defy all]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/5-minute-freewrite-day-132-prompt-gardening</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/5-minute-freewrite-day-132-prompt-gardening</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 18:41:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Minute Freewrite Day 122 - Prompt: Spa]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 122 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was spa It was a fine day to spend at the Polar Bear Club. Light fluffy snow on the ground.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/5-minute-freewrite-day-122-prompt-spa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/5-minute-freewrite-day-122-prompt-spa</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 17:04:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 minute freewrite  day 119 - prompt: fried chicken]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 113 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was fried chicken Me and Hank liked to think we were real daredevils, always challenging]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/5-minute-freewrite-day-119-prompt-fried-chicken</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/5-minute-freewrite-day-119-prompt-fried-chicken</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 21:58:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Minute Freewrite (Day 113) -  Prompt: ski]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 113 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was ski There is a place in New Brunswick called Magnetic Hill. For some set of reasons]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/5-minute-freewrite-day-113-prompt-ski</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/5-minute-freewrite-day-113-prompt-ski</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 17:35:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cowardice]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the fifth grade, I had a friend towards whom I did something horrible. One day during recess, we came across several of the sixth grade boys gathered suspiciously in the little secluded alleyway that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@cbrayst/cowardice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@cbrayst/cowardice</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 10:43:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Minute Freewrite - Day 111 - Dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 111 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was dream. I had a dream, which became a reality, which became a nightmare. I had a dream]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/5-minute-freewrite-day-111-dream</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/5-minute-freewrite-day-111-dream</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 02:18:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 109: 5 Minute Freewrite: Monday - Prompt: yard sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 109 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was yard sale. Jimmy pulled up to the address listed in the paper. Oddly, there were no]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/day-109-5-minute-freewrite-monday-prompt-yard-sale</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/day-109-5-minute-freewrite-monday-prompt-yard-sale</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 01:11:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sweetest  - 5 Minute Freewrite (Day 106)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This poem is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 106 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was the smell from within. I am sorry to say that I went in a very obvious and crude direction]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/the-sweetest-5-minute-freewrite-day-106</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/the-sweetest-5-minute-freewrite-day-106</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 01:43:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 104 - 5 Minute Freewrite: Prompt: cigarettes]]></title><description><![CDATA[This poem is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 104 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was cigarettes. Eat something why don't you? The thinness on you bones... It's a body drawn]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/day-104-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-cigarettes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/day-104-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-cigarettes</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 01:29:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 103 - 5 Minute Freewrite: Prompt: cracker]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story is in response @mariannewest 's prompt for day 102 of her 5-minute freewrite challenge. Today's prompt was cracker. Oh gosh, my mouth is dry. Is that even true? Do crackers really dry out your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/day-103-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-cracker</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@cbrayst/day-103-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-cracker</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 01:19:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time Chuckles]]></title><description><![CDATA[The following story is an entry for the Art Prompt Writing Contest #9. The wonderful work of art below was created by @azbeen and served as the prompt for this contest. created by @azbeen Watches the time]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@cbrayst/time-chuckles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@cbrayst/time-chuckles</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 13:41:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYvhxnTmHxYBtJTaq84H3xYSVipXfyBSxBgACT6oGihFyk4EjHfRbs9r5oYk5rXTEWo7PUKaKFC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ego Candy -  Writers Block Poetry Contest Week 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[The following is my entry for week two of @thewritersblock's poetry contest. The prompt for this week was to write a poem inspired by James Wright’s “Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@cbrayst/ego-candy-writers-block-poetry-contest-week-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@cbrayst/ego-candy-writers-block-poetry-contest-week-2</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cbrayst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:30:33 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>