<?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>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:16:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@davidkain/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[[Short Story] - Fallout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Background vector created by vectorpocket - www.freepik.com Fallout “For the last time, John, I didn’t do it! And no, I cannot prove I was asleep, but neither can you, so drop it!” George snapped, but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-fallout</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-fallout</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidkain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2019 21:26:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3CeUwaWbLQWG5LQw5PbUTP9hVpfas4RdP7bgzViXdhJCdtusngEeBqQX7hCyRQtSDPzbxG8WJ54?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Short Story] - Open Dump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay Open dump “… Clearing the site of a grand total of 900 lb worth of trash. The members of the so called Trashgram organization told us they are planning to clean]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-open-dump</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-open-dump</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidkain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2019 16:34:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH81Kd5k9vKi6tMsQKx5U5qsKiroBRvhPXxZUo8mqQ7izp1WUayZaQffEVSuLvSMYWYWKzCkfzrb6hZN7Ajuue8LVwmSjEeJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do I Really Need Another Diet? - A psychological approach to your relationship with food]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whenever most people think of the word "diet", they hide into the darkest corner they know of and their gut shrinks to the size of a raisin. Why? Because they know they need to change something]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/do-i-really-need-another-diet-a-psychological-approach-to-your-relationship-with-food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/do-i-really-need-another-diet-a-psychological-approach-to-your-relationship-with-food</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidkain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 23:31:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruv8X2R8t7XDv5HGXyHWCCu4rKmbB5pmEzjYSrA8whVJx97STRuBDjSKTMxrZqCe2XoAXvbmLPi4zNXb1a4sG74VwMKCAqKP6RPHHcjst?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Short Story] - The missing socks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fashion photo created by mrsiraphol - www.freepik.com The missing socks Sorting socks, I noticed there were only five individual socks left. Please tell me I forgot one in the dryer, I sighed, checked]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-the-missing-socks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-the-missing-socks</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidkain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:02:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9FgnyebtXtie4WbMuTdrDu8ZTA1hNnY3LKQzhr9Sigur9xKw6JtjnK2cdfUuNGhbrpvAJ9btNYbTt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stalker - Pt. 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Designed by Rawpixel.com Having read the initial story, @Calluna asked for a continuation. Though this piece is as much a standalone as it is a continuation, I suggest you still read the initial story]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/stalker-pt-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/stalker-pt-2</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidkain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2018 10:36:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQbgKQtJJrDQN3vTTzUaKrg6wEpzcEGF7iZwejaz6H3x4BmZnVxXbY8hoQPDdyXeUWEg8zh9DvN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Short Story] - Death threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Betrayal My meditation was broken by the sound of a nightstick against the steel bars. I was told to lie down on the floor, face the other way, and cross my hands behind my back. Two guards entered after]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-death-threat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-death-threat</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidkain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2018 22:01:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScFT4ZCdrBgY46Q3NcUADdQHdqUq84P7rbZNK8bWLSJF94s2dohD2yvuDSdhpQQhEx2U92Wgiwz688LPnzgGBnPJpG18oNTy4k5LUnvAW7aW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Short Story] - Stalker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Designed by Rawpixel.com The following story is an entry to @calluna's contest Tell a story to me. Stalker I checked my wristwatch for the second time the same minute. 6:07 a.m. I was starting to get worried]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tellastorytome/@davidkain/short-story-stalker</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tellastorytome/@davidkain/short-story-stalker</guid><category><![CDATA[tellastorytome]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidkain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2018 15:17:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQbgKQtJJrDQN3vTTzUaKrg6wEpzcEGF7iZwejaz6H3x4BmZnVxXbY8hoQPDdyXeUWEg8zh9DvN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Short Story] - Overpopulation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Designed by Rawpixel.com “Starting with the first of January, every child born will have its maximum lifespan reduced to 24 years of age, down from the current 25. 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I rolled over, picked up my phone from the nightstand, and before even unlocking it,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-meteor-strike</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-meteor-strike</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidkain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2018 14:54:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPYykuvrga3icNapP2RRvRWGJ968vcXsRs7JhJuW1Sn1CUKeZsVU6T99ofq1Ta4wG1RJuxaUE7G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Short Story] - Doctor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Designed by Rawpixel.com I heard the doors to the cellar open and the guard watching over me immediately bolted up from his chair and saluted toward them. He never entered the basement, only stopped between]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-doctor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-doctor</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidkain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2018 14:17:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZWBXFXnbnQ1FtoZhRqrTWozhqoqWHpGmpmnVBDxsheEjevEfAuRKVqkHYjLm1kE4deAkNzLxFB9X5DodVUGPYuytTmYTgCpD9nepiaPG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Short Story] - what if]]></title><description><![CDATA[Designed by Rawpixel.com “Dude, you know what just occurred to me?” Rob was lying drunk on the couch, trying to play video games on his console, and failing miserably. “What if we’re not actually here]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-what-if</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-what-if</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidkain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2018 12:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWY6XVLkd4gDrxz1GthUVAXyRKRLaNFMeS65NuAPM3YtWDrkYKtksRynqJY6xg56huQAL9RmpyYNf8AQ9mKo6LN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Short Story] - Black Market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Designed by Rawpixel.com “Really, Tom? You’ve got trillions of dollars and you can’t even spare five thousand for your own brother? Shame on you!” My brother, Josh, yelled at me in the middle of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-black-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-black-market</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidkain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 21:51:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPA7RkpEH2H6Xise3v1KLsNn25VyGe3PeyTST4nP7XfFvnkbEfrHWQ8xEA2hjuKvJA57TG1KaTp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Short Story] - Superhero]]></title><description><![CDATA[Designed by Rawpixel.com “The death toll of the explosion that hit one of the National Bank’s office buildings this morning continues to rise, with more than two hundred people now confirmed to have been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-superhero</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-superhero</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidkain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:01:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZfr9yk999u2hbgg2iSTrvDySW2994yeDVniQhtyWBcK2jPrE1J98gXaHmjuxECyukecpWrU47hqg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Short Story] - Dream Catcher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Designed by Rawpixel.com “Okay, so let me get this straight. You say you are not psychic but you’re having dreams about being the serial killer on the loose. You told me exactly how each of the victims]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-dream-catcher</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-dream-catcher</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidkain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2018 15:48:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPUgnJN2JZ5irw3TdPdZwGSMjUgBpeC2Aii8uhmK8DntQLhfZGKbizVK445aB42yJp4cCzZw6LN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Short Story] - Psychoanalyst]]></title><description><![CDATA[The writing prompt was: "You’re a psychology grad who wants to apply their knowledge in the field. You need a subject and realize that the most accessible mind is your own."Provided by a reddit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-psychoanalyst</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@davidkain/short-story-psychoanalyst</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidkain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2018 22:44:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGWd7TzozjPgq3rggennavDx3XPY35pEAVnpvLig4urEEvbqvwoUgRSHpiqFyyP9NAPxZcCmeickDVMKE8qZTaTYu9r9jGZEpUzxCfctkWaeRDMwUEj9GLJGQmiQs6n2tGexY2CpLN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bits of Dread: A collection of 33 morbid stories - Vol. I]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image for the sake of the thumbnail I can only assume you were brought here by a link on another post of mine. Maybe you liked what you read and wanted more. Maybe you were curious. Maybe you just miss-clicked]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/davidkain/@davidkain/bits-of-dread-a-collection-of-33-morbid-stories-vol-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/davidkain/@davidkain/bits-of-dread-a-collection-of-33-morbid-stories-vol-i</guid><category><![CDATA[davidkain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidkain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 16:42:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQSWbuebR9yTtpBYyoNgEqVmxKsW44ZLYXfrKCgYYJfGGJykQZ8VSVYu5rr5BWudpzpiBJ9wXRp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Short Story] - A revolutionary product]]></title><description><![CDATA[The writing prompt was: "Something with chemicals"Provided by @calluna Image courtesy of @rocking-dave “Are you trying to play me?” Ray looked me in the eyes and his four men pointed their guns]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/davidkain/@davidkain/short-story-a-revolutionary-product</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/davidkain/@davidkain/short-story-a-revolutionary-product</guid><category><![CDATA[davidkain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidkain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 11:52:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGWd7TzozjPgq3rggennavDx3XPY35pEAVnpvLig4urEEvbqvwoUgRSHpiqFyyP9NAPxZcCmeickDVMKE8qZTaTYu9r9jGZEpUzxCfctkWaeRDMwUEj9GLJGQmiQs6n2tGexY2CpLN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing my author account]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi! For the sake of both of us (you as the reader and me as the author) I will keep this introductory post short. You have better things to do than read introductions, and I have stories to write to keep]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@davidkain/introducing-my-author-account</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@davidkain/introducing-my-author-account</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidkain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 11:10:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3CeC2YrbwYizsWLXPrQmmARo5X7W4fWFDNaTNhmhcxxFg4ws4kfC3BqY8Qt6S617K73MphqpJ9U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>