<?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 06:16:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ezravan/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Give Up: Transformations]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I woke this morning, my soul was slumped. It's a sensation I'm familiar with. The feeling is an internal heaviness. In its physical impression, it is in the same class of a common self-pity. But it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ezravan/don-t-give-up-transformations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ezravan/don-t-give-up-transformations</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 17:03:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9k2smG51QnJ7bdmtkVtUfmJtiJeSKctQ5GXDesRNWdR1yGQNBTHbEv5ATKat5GXemGLk7sFampEttBHQynsnz5bbLN6kXdY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't Give Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have heard these words many times in our life. It has been said in many forms and many ways. Spoken to us through a thousand stories, fiction, biographies, and even from our mother's mouth. Humanity's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ezravan/don-t-give-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ezravan/don-t-give-up</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2018 00:47:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWYkedonZMWgRhhWVAcKfmDfzSDBDTCSHQWEuwhURzYVf9vxofESEd5r1A6RQwtVDq2n1whXwLcRggiMuMWUAez?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Christmas Tale : Tie a Ribbon 'Round the o'l Oak Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Christmas Tale Tie a Ribbon 'Round the o'l Oak Man I myself have never been a real Christmas—or any holiday—kind-a-guy. Yet, my family is into it. At this time every year, there is a little Elf that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ezravan/my-christmas-tale-tie-a-ribbon-round-the-o-l-oak-man</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ezravan/my-christmas-tale-tie-a-ribbon-round-the-o-l-oak-man</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2018 20:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7yP3fNbpHzkkJeYfHShJwn4QJX6zxmxpBarTCdqUwhAKwQMZH413Fr7WZt73tQr8uL7GkEzEtF83twMGga8BrHx3Ceo3k2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Procrastinator:  What you can be, you must be, so love your fate.]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Musicians must make music, artists must paint, poets must write if they are to be ultimately at peace with themselves. What human beings can be, they must be. They must be true to their own nature. This]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ezravan/the-procrastinator-what-you-can-be-you-must-be-so-love-your-fate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ezravan/the-procrastinator-what-you-can-be-you-must-be-so-love-your-fate</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 19:11:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4voNFMFww3j7Hh5ZLrpMDhenVjj38Y46FK9aFVUDtsBmQWPXFNjtqhXFBWdhbbACc1oAsvqkHSfkiwUpry8gmRauPzt1wFUb3cLz6Rvj7JqCJgui8wz7vPjamcz3FU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handsome Freaks Ch 11: Magdalene, the Young Abraham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Handsome Freaks A Serial Novel by Ezra Vancil Missed The Last Chapters? Ch1-P1 | Ch1-P2 | Ch2-P1 | Ch2-P2 | Ch3-P1 | Ch3-P2 | Ch3-P3 | Ch4-P1 | Ch4-P2 | Ch4-Pt3 | Ch4-Pt4 | Ch5 | Ch6 P1 | Ch6 P2 | Ch7]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ezravan/handsome-freaks-ch-11-magdalene-the-young-abraham</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ezravan/handsome-freaks-ch-11-magdalene-the-young-abraham</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 19:49:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1UtNorhGbvwWbaPyocBG2BjejSr3EmaHEgHtJ5Sf2byExmnsdgcgQkEKeAkQmEssxE9Kna22L83V1koAKV71YCe1tYsr7VMiJagqdMMRqnxP8MALKAo2wh9Jy5CFn45GmeQN1JkMm8aPc4yL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handsome Freaks Ch 10 Part 2: The Sword Of Napoleón]]></title><description><![CDATA[Handsome Freaks A Serial Novel by Ezra Vancil Missed The Last Chapters? Ch1-P1 | Ch1-P2 | Ch2-P1 | Ch2-P2 | Ch3-P1 | Ch3-P2 | Ch3-P3 | Ch4-P1 | Ch4-P2 | Ch4-Pt3 | Ch4-Pt4 | Ch5 | Ch6 P1 | Ch6 P2 | Ch7]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ezravan/handsome-freaks-ch-10-part-2-the-sword-of-napoleon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ezravan/handsome-freaks-ch-10-part-2-the-sword-of-napoleon</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 23:18:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxxGnVnNwPeYsDnWMsh7wSkGfNQArSAwBf9BUTvtASnPUpJ4YR8PTTxJ1vw5JaKQM8XyViaptJL7N33ZWJyZ5Hnw4YZ5hNZcuJLe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handsome Freaks Ch 10: The Short End of The Short Sword]]></title><description><![CDATA[Handsome Freaks A Serial Novel by Ezra Vancil Missed The Last Chapters? Ch1-P1 | Ch1-P2 | Ch2-P1 | Ch2-P2 | Ch3-P1 | Ch3-P2 | Ch3-P3 | Ch4-P1 | Ch4-P2 | Ch4-Pt3 | Ch4-Pt4 | Ch5 | Ch6 P1 | Ch6 P2 | Ch7]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ezravan/handsome-freaks-ch-10-the-short-end-of-the-short-sword</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ezravan/handsome-freaks-ch-10-the-short-end-of-the-short-sword</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 04:35:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PrxqAS8My84z8QnDpEsSBnKFsBYXvo2ry5Z7cBkt9tg91iaQYzwh4YhL5FUs39yZn2ZEBdorJAnSc4Vdt1UQfkv67yDdk2jEZpz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Procrastinator Daily]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been procrastinating again—paralyzed to be more accurate. It's quite common for me. Especially when some aspect of my career is going well. I like to think that I'm very prolific and productive. And,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ezravan/the-procrastinator-daily-why-i-procrastinate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ezravan/the-procrastinator-daily-why-i-procrastinate</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 21:11:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeKYixMEGapApAfjp4asAfufRMCtrkXJv4ukuK3H9Nj76o79eJnfjHtDT6a2hxsgn1BykaxMsQ6LG14?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop Wasting Your Time on 'how to write my novel' books—these 3 all you need]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've read quite a few books for writers in my lifetime. I have to say, most were not very helpful.. but there were a few that were not only helpful in my writing but other areas of my creative life. I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ezravan/stop-wasting-your-time-on-how-to-write-my-novel-books-these-three-are-the-best</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ezravan/stop-wasting-your-time-on-how-to-write-my-novel-books-these-three-are-the-best</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:21:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3q52Dkr5nBe4DvJRhMm3k5msLf1HpK5irmyasv4Q2cLQo4Dyz5ASMcSZMiTvkiYwHUJweMc39TBZp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[introduceyourself  - Hi I'm Ezra, this is what I'm doing on Steemit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Steemians, I'm Ezra I just wanted to introduce myself. Though I've been posting on Steemit for awhile, I just recently noticed others posting introductions, I guess I missed the welcome instructions.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@ezravan/introduceyourself-hi-i-m-ezra-this-is-what-i-m-doing-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@ezravan/introduceyourself-hi-i-m-ezra-this-is-what-i-m-doing-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 07:28:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLktHtgzxaKhXegFmUew7KgEb8vPeC5No7Mnikj2Xqh2Zmo7ZtxRuxVBvoa9YkQzWJafcQQjZBF3Xogxkut3A4pxk5XFHRXfXu5VeNr84SZaEWXVJsQfuzUDLKMuwCo7Qk3An?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handsome Freaks Ch. 9 - The Day Of St. Bruno]]></title><description><![CDATA[Handsome Freaks A Serial Novel by Ezra Vancil This is an original STEEM series novel. I'm writing it as I go, so bear with me. I'm also working on a chapter index on my site, so if you do want to wait]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ezravan/handsome-freaks-ch-9-the-day-of-st-bruno</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ezravan/handsome-freaks-ch-9-the-day-of-st-bruno</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 00:19:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Y2iXpNqZ2GJKoN5ZUUPHfAD15q2YGmsMdgrdjUt4EtRvW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[From West Window Pane (An Original Poem)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skin By Ezra Vancil Skin, light from the window of west God give patience, for what I endure h e r s e x i s t h e w i n d o w l i g h t, t h a t p o u r s for and from the light of south, her naked Sworn,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ezravan/skin-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ezravan/skin-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 05:33:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UCHxjagwibdXCLMYNxrPY6YRrJip9MJs1BHV1bnmDd8UQ8hCQBGukb41i3KANcnoiaZRRngFj6NndJQz3qyKEQT2yLKxsQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where the Guinea-pigs Go & The Clock Face Soul (An Original Poem)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where the Guinea-pigs Go & The Clock Face Soul (A Verse For Cookie 2014-2018) By Ezra Vancil Oh, child, you ask: do I know do I know why and where the guinea-pigs go? I look up at a constellation It]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ezravan/where-the-guinea-pigs-go-and-the-clock-face-soul-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ezravan/where-the-guinea-pigs-go-and-the-clock-face-soul-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 07:38:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3c2eoQwqwMbYyDwdJPW1Wfrqd7DiULhSvgoJJSNRShWSXSvPzu2Mov2tk6GnWapnQkPMwRqXndrBnsSkw9uC91ofVu4NX1fKbK3tY7yB48JdpuWXty8A5RGZY51CPttnijEXSyZ5JbVrB9SL4eWgu?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science Of Skin (An Original Poem) W/ Energy work Photography]]></title><description><![CDATA[Science Of Skin by @ezravan Cool Photos from Energy work Chris Maher.. check out the Etsy page. Come lay here beside me let me feel the unfathomed complexity of Gods creation, under weight of my arms,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ezravan/science-of-skin-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ezravan/science-of-skin-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 06:56:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stwtdNypiQrPe8ByxQtq87CCKqoCiK2sv3zxBximisF9LZXwGbiMXGCAzHSa3GM2SSArVGWekdDUNjeZ1kmAv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handsome Freaks Ch 8 - The Ghost Pig]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geraldo James sat at his desk considering his plan, it grieved his soul—he poured another large glass of Brandy and slept. # Handsome Freaks Chapter 8 Part 1 by Ezra Vancil Missed The Last Chapters? Ch1-P1]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@ezravan/handsome-freaks-ch-8-the-ghost-pig</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@ezravan/handsome-freaks-ch-8-the-ghost-pig</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2017 22:40:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QLrGDQoMBsiCvDrWnY8XZ6sjG6WbFT4oS9s3cY6SucRu1N4mZmtiZNMQjmP37GoFjBfm5ctm7qBjquN8JEApMyY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Questions Interview: 'Songwriting is Spirituality with a good work ethic']]></title><description><![CDATA[10 Questions I recently had a chance to do an interview called 10 Questions with Patrick Lombardi. I did this months ago. It's always so strange to hear the way my brain was thinking just a few months]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@ezravan/10-questions-interview-songwriting-is-spirituality-with-a-good-work-ethic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@ezravan/10-questions-interview-songwriting-is-spirituality-with-a-good-work-ethic</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:26:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmChCHidBq1DP8N5LBVi7oRSnbYWY9nJFs8yJbpELbawRLpfAzowxbbduebJN7krystaRpYu7dNcwMU9h1GGtF6XwTXk4NYBX72PUFGwJfcxCpp9MAWpSiojxXPTTfMm49t7AjbEVdW2nTaWyHy6SXkZKwYS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handsome Freaks Ch 7 - The Song Of Deborah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Handsome Freaks A Serial Novel by Ezra Vancil Missed The Last Chapters? Ch1-P1 | Ch1-P2 | Ch2-P1 | Ch2-P2 | Ch3-P1 | Ch3-P2 | Ch3-P3 | Ch4-P1 | Ch4-P2 | Ch4-Pt3 | Ch4-Pt4 | Ch5 | Ch6 P1 | Ch6 P2 For more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@ezravan/handsome-freaks-ch-7-the-song-of-deborah</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@ezravan/handsome-freaks-ch-7-the-song-of-deborah</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:13:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W71zzwkiHXDpVhLyuzaNxwohFtVTztiuJP6XMv2sK8ew1ed1xyDufvxtpQ1PwE4j1dNWNrBVfNR8YV5DLqBZVJKpxknmzDZHGUBaiai7hYovNg7ZVsSL6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry Defined (An Original Poem)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poetry Defined Poetry more than verse It seems to me a shape reversed, on white pulp, inversed tight on loose form use torn from subject, to balance In a Visual truth youth connect the lines erect refine]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ezravan/poetry-defined-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ezravan/poetry-defined-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 22:37:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdCQmoaSjXs85T5Lq6NgXsyRxq7VmSCYtpAwBWQt5WGRbRFDU28Mgds9MuARTGdUK6Eb7yAMxM29VhsQ27xzNH2i3hoV3EtviRFhnvH21VSpFMP4yaS6uh7TACqWE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Love Is Youth (An Original Poem)]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Love Is Youth By Ezra Vancil What deception Lies he told steel your youth, he’s drunk unfold with bitter sweet need animosity I want to hate love’s complexity an adolescent after effect insecurity,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@ezravan/when-love-is-youth-an-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@ezravan/when-love-is-youth-an-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2017 01:24:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKabX2h984iDK2erFPXVoxrt6RSXaNAKZf8hS8NqVqWhxCzQJddw5K7ousRT2qjojphbf9ydZncUdJqsDFKzqqwqueWqfniY9AcvYxcdoYdTWJbFc15KLTvB8DFLYUeY8CJBhW7qfFhne7jcr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Write A Novel: The Way Of A Dyslexic Writer]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm working on my 5th novel. It's a creative outlet that has filled many days and nights with excitement and purpose. I'm so glad that I was hard-headed enough to push my way through that first 100,000-word]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ezravan/how-to-write-a-novel-advice-from-a-dyslexic-writer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ezravan/how-to-write-a-novel-advice-from-a-dyslexic-writer</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ezravan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:10:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3MxaK27PJLaXTx2giPpgDghnU6aRSvwhjS954DSDhCmrz1U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>