<?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>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:53:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@courtnee/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[When you're not ready to leave your abusive partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The overwhelmingly prevailing interpersonal advice in navigating abuse culture revolves around two things: attempting to stay and heal your own abuser, or leaving. But when I was grappling with being verbally,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/abuse/@courtnee/when-you-re-not-ready-to-leave-your-abusive-partner</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/abuse/@courtnee/when-you-re-not-ready-to-leave-your-abusive-partner</guid><category><![CDATA[abuse]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[courtnee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 17:06:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2FoVmH4ifB7UM1zmLRMJRD4sd5ZukMiqsquHjzsnBg3hog62GTvR3qrrmAioP?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CFR album Autochthon available at Gargoyles Statuary in Seattle!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey gothy Seattle, did you know Gargoyles Statuary still exists? You should go check them out and support them soon. Also, once my albums arrive to them, not only will you periodically hear Autochthon]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@courtnee/cfr-album-autochthon-available-at-gargoyles-statuary-in-seattle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@courtnee/cfr-album-autochthon-available-at-gargoyles-statuary-in-seattle</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[courtnee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:02:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2CH9nzbEFv9P1NjrNu7GfJyF7Dd9etE3ruScTT6dkmFMEALp3eXSRDq4xmsvp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here goes nothing (2015)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The day I left Seattle in 2015, with my expensive motorcycle that I still owed a few grand on hanging off the back on one of those horizontal motorcycle racks. This was before the tiedown straps rubbed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vanlife/@courtnee/web-2018-2-5-21-56-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vanlife/@courtnee/web-2018-2-5-21-56-14</guid><category><![CDATA[vanlife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[courtnee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 03:56:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKXJHCbHtCNcAwDddWCGB65Gv4zrM2jDpENo8VhXdY5YSLeMgyJhmuVorv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Untitled paintdoodle (Acrylic on canvas | 3x3" | 2016)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steepshot | IPFS | Google Play]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@courtnee/web-2018-2-5-21-48-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@courtnee/web-2018-2-5-21-48-16</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[courtnee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 03:48:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKXLmGqrsAvuTZtfjvVqwE4CSmFna68rsjMAHE9Mk4cBdHjiqexwuTCg5k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 wheel drive, 1 ton van, + motorcycle on the back = I get stuck a lot]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was an image from the first time I got stuck in the sand, in Ocala National Forest. I mean fucking seriously a sand-floored forest? STAY CLASSY FLORIDA. All joking aside, every time I've been stuck]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vanlife/@courtnee/web-2018-2-5-21-19-43</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vanlife/@courtnee/web-2018-2-5-21-19-43</guid><category><![CDATA[vanlife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[courtnee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 03:19:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKWuE4rbtBNGjTeiPzP68tij5uH4VocUpXBvMVajSj46da5fqHSi4n5V7C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keepin' it real (2016)]]></title><description><![CDATA[My van usually looks something in between the pretty, staged images on my previous posts, and this. 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I.. know a lot more about my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vanlife/@courtnee/web-2018-2-5-21-6-26</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vanlife/@courtnee/web-2018-2-5-21-6-26</guid><category><![CDATA[vanlife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[courtnee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 03:06:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKhAgSnfbbJkbrxqmammQtyFGJDa8J7Nku5agZjjxSrh84sJprKGN1oHK4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serpentine (Pencil on paper | 2x3" | 2016)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pencil doodle that ended up the album cover for my patrons-only rehearsal CD "Serpentine". 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