<?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>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:40:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@christopherhard/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[BEAM US UP!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh My Jevan, Skottee! That was close. We'd have been destroyed had you been a fraction of a second latter. What Happened Captain? This was supposed to be just a routine scouting trip. Yes, It was supposed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@christopherhard/ttawe-beam-us-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@christopherhard/ttawe-beam-us-up</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[christopherhard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 04:25:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8neiZWZkbZnBcaGi2vi6frysrN2ej91rRNvPJdPqKeMFUowL6KupDtkX6SQAWtTpmaP8ghY6tUGBWC1aJbRNLeRrbATY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BEAM US UP!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh My Jevan, Skottee! That was close. We'd have been destroyed had you been a fraction of a second latter. What Happened Captain? This was supposed to be just a routine scouting trip. Yes, It was supposed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@christopherhard/beam-us-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@christopherhard/beam-us-up</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[christopherhard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 03:22:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8neiZWZkbZnBcaGi2vi6frysrN2ej91rRNvPJdPqKeMFUowL6KupDtkX6SQAWtTpmaP8ghY6tUGBWC1aJbRNLeRrbATY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[test]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/test/@christopherhard/test</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/test/@christopherhard/test</guid><category><![CDATA[test]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[christopherhard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 23:29:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeLuau3m8MumiUXfA7eZTW31v33oUtB9pXeiNoYMiiFnFtGy4h4JWdyS3mvAJMVVpr3CrHjHFs1XEaBGBSRXoJtZt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[llll]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pp/@christopherhard/llll</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pp/@christopherhard/llll</guid><category><![CDATA[pp]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[christopherhard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 23:19:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsKQG7nhCXMsgXxUQHwtJm4rGgDFSP27G8NseWvEiWDt7hrxXyKw2mQMfQacADs5B7Lk1qc1Bjvy6Vkd5MEzNi3o7ctW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[practicing picture posting]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/flower/@christopherhard/practicing-picture-posting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/flower/@christopherhard/practicing-picture-posting</guid><category><![CDATA[flower]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[christopherhard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 23:14:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrTps6cjBmVHvN4WKRELnFy9u363NA4sovnHTdERQT76En1NKNA3BPZWZYr74MqwJ7Y2WritT9ujsfskhB3X5CQd2iA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[testing post]]></title><description><![CDATA[testing post]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steam/@christopherhard/testing-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steam/@christopherhard/testing-post</guid><category><![CDATA[steam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[christopherhard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 22:57:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scuffed Slippers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scuffed Slippers I have come to love your tattered soul, And you mine. Our once grasping embrace Loosens now as we dance. I no longer wish to repair The frayed hem of your dress Or seek to replace Your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@christopherhard/scuffed-slippers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@christopherhard/scuffed-slippers</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[christopherhard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 22:11:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[GARGOYLES]]></title><description><![CDATA[GARGOYLES A dream of the Black Death that ravaged Europe. Frozen stones wept sheets of water Vomited from gargoyles Looming on the walls. My brother and I in desperate embrace, Shivered beneath a hidden]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@christopherhard/gargoyles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@christopherhard/gargoyles</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[christopherhard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 22:02:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A BOYS DREAM OF FISH]]></title><description><![CDATA[A BOYS DREAM OF FISH This poem was composed while contemplating three small red fish anciently set upon a canyon wall above a stream where the Anasazi once lived. As a boy, I dreamt of fish. While I slept]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@christopherhard/a-boys-dream-of-fish</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@christopherhard/a-boys-dream-of-fish</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[christopherhard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 20:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Miracle Saved My Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[My family moved to South Lake Tahoe when I was 7 years old. It was 1958. For the next few years mine was what I call “a Tom Sawyer childhood”. In the summer time we, my friends and I, were constantly outdoors]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@christopherhard/a-miracle-saved-my-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@christopherhard/a-miracle-saved-my-life</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[christopherhard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 19:17:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi5xsGsUDYUN1LNu9Qi8onYittfhSMCpK247CjiYRktVUYXdJm2zjjJNeRp9pRyxgWs5ekBrSZZSkpFc5abRMoNE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sacred Wound]]></title><description><![CDATA[The soul knows. It knows what is necessary to gain its’ further evolution and unfolding. The soul may call to itself the most joyous love, the blessed gifts of music and art, fulfilling years of service]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spiritual/@christopherhard/the-sacred-wound</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spiritual/@christopherhard/the-sacred-wound</guid><category><![CDATA[spiritual]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[christopherhard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 19:05:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMdvSSM3YPY82SEa7SJvsvpWtBM6Y7qtxHYyEU63tDoGU3i22GS66FYGpQmS2CAaNFoq6pxUSrCQmBmPDr429dg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I See Dead People]]></title><description><![CDATA[I SEE DEAD PEOPLE There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in our philosophy. W. Shakespeare Hamlet I see dead people. Really. Not the constant parade of souls that young]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@christopherhard/i-see-dead-people</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@christopherhard/i-see-dead-people</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[christopherhard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 18:59:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Convince Liberal Friends Strong National Borders are Necessary]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rational for strong national boarders is easy to illustrate. However, I appreciate getting liberals to comprehend anything that is rational or of a sound mind may be a lost cause. Perhaps the following,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@christopherhard/how-to-convince-liberal-friends-strong-national-borders-are-necessary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@christopherhard/how-to-convince-liberal-friends-strong-national-borders-are-necessary</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[christopherhard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 18:51:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrKMCtwTZ5rGdUKmbCBVLNvdcrKKJArwQdeCvCWJeCK25x7tpgxwoEDBKryvm8o6ymBbFf5qUsUDV7vLHTQDpyfzKjiDU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astrology earthquake prediction for California]]></title><description><![CDATA[imminent major earthquake in California may not be the "Big One" but it will be pretty damned close! And according to my best interpretation of California's astrological chart it will happen]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/predictions/@christopherhard/astrology-earthquake-prediction-for-california</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/predictions/@christopherhard/astrology-earthquake-prediction-for-california</guid><category><![CDATA[predictions]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[christopherhard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 19:26:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduce myself]]></title><description><![CDATA[I shall endeavor to bring my highest good, my highest self to you through my posts. You deserve this, and so do I! I am the father of five, and four additional foster sons. Being a parent and father has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduce/@christopherhard/introduce-myself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduce/@christopherhard/introduce-myself</guid><category><![CDATA[introduce]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[christopherhard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 21:41:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdww8UwmkJRna4HPxF4DHwceS8qTHeGWm3Zyq9Fx87btoQocvZxQ62JHSVrxfbA4NGzfjqg1yhaHwre?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POETRY: Theology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wild flowers are my theology Mountains my verse Wind my hymns Storms my priests And the blazing heavens above My cathedral]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@christopherhard/poetry-theology</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@christopherhard/poetry-theology</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[christopherhard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 20:59:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrTps6cjBmVHvN4WKRELnFy9u363NA4sovnHTaMGnPKzhp4sqJaR6PKQfDsXrscPrkZ8TNZZJ3YHL4ivFA84tyNsycz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POETRY: Pepper]]></title><description><![CDATA[I would have my words Be like hot ground pepper Searing your soul. 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More to come!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newbie/@christopherhard/testing-my-new-steemit-account</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newbie/@christopherhard/testing-my-new-steemit-account</guid><category><![CDATA[newbie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[christopherhard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 20:45:03 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>