<?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, 19 May 2026 04:08:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@girlbeforemirror/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Is it crazy to start a porcupine farm in your backyard?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps you shall never know my in depth thoughts on taking on such a venture. 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That single note is the relentless buzz of tinnitus that is my constant companion. Only during]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/weekendfreewrite/@girlbeforemirror/a-nonfiction-freewrite-dreaming-of-a-white-christmas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/weekendfreewrite/@girlbeforemirror/a-nonfiction-freewrite-dreaming-of-a-white-christmas</guid><category><![CDATA[weekendfreewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[girlbeforemirror]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2019 11:40:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNhnbM9DiyHtCptYaDNF3xx85r8if8spuMjfmb2LvzhUnCenR18TcQYEJuNZytzTGz11p3zrA2tXsdvJzU2Kx8aGQteBVtb7eFAMyMY9bKTnwH1CoSa59B6YgHfqz1wnD4c7jn6FZdUk9nQXSnwMVHbfqV5EejecM6igqV8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girl Before Window]]></title><description><![CDATA[Living with a chronic condition paired with depression and anxiety is like living in a room with no door – Only a window to see the outside world. -Howl I haven't posted much lately. It would apear that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@girlbeforemirror/girl-before-window</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@girlbeforemirror/girl-before-window</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[girlbeforemirror]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 00:19:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7yu8qF5GTuq5Yohk8LCRKNcWTr6qdPCqS5ABGwoLJbiz9mSZvRKPT6Lprwf57AiRPqKRRc962fA5XwDuVkoxP8zQtNWnK8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eagle on high, wings ablaze. Freewrite.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up combo freewrite poetry Over the past week I have checked out the #freewrite prompts and either procrastinated, involved myself in some kind of calamity, or like many of us, been unsuccessful i]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@girlbeforemirror/eagle-on-high-wings-ablaze-freewrite</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@girlbeforemirror/eagle-on-high-wings-ablaze-freewrite</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[girlbeforemirror]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 10:41:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH815ffTmYAxpR5Pmg8JZFdM5ib6fBw4zfgZ6zQ1rhYtBDx2ZcRLdyUQNza4XYDnBHF12iA3Qe1nTAQuQ6RKwQ7NzqmxP6kN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shadow Photography Contest Entry. Round 81.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playground Shadows. I confess, it has been a while since I made it to the playground with my bub. Quite some time ago I shot these playground shadows with him at what was at the time, our local park. We]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@girlbeforemirror/shadow-photography-contest-entry-round-81</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@girlbeforemirror/shadow-photography-contest-entry-round-81</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[girlbeforemirror]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2019 12:04:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH8153MsSbWC7HStsCwgFUJNyF5WV2ocnmgQbGXxVHQbtPk8BqQezcejooiakbSfYX5VcfVy6yEJqKeBSvZJKfKoC2EG1t7G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Needlework Monday. Primitive doll art.]]></title><description><![CDATA[My latest obsession. I have been in hibernation for winter. 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He has become quite the humble steemit zen warrior. Always looking for new ways to bravely own his pain. He has used]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blogon/@girlbeforemirror/blogon-jon-wish-with-all-you-have-and-never-give-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blogon/@girlbeforemirror/blogon-jon-wish-with-all-you-have-and-never-give-up</guid><category><![CDATA[blogon]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[girlbeforemirror]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 03:44:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW72n2Exw6iMtYLo3oZPntVVmEpmZXZroWvFtvqLwaHqiNXYNKNi1SZGSspz2Dhw9Vyueff4R9gDhv7ry9uxt629NSS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm Ready . For @weirdheadaches. Who often expresses his place in pain and space and time in music.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm Ready To let the rivers wash over me To go where the rivers are over-flowing. 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I just clicked on steemit for a little scroll around and a random uppity, but that is the extent of my... Whatever it is I do as I draw breath. As it happened @improv had just posted a 5 min]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@girlbeforemirror/freewrite-stuck-here-for-the-duration-5-minutes-of-nothingness-scroll-on</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@girlbeforemirror/freewrite-stuck-here-for-the-duration-5-minutes-of-nothingness-scroll-on</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[girlbeforemirror]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 04:58:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7xrLv2PNN4GCkoHciv3yo5fW7qhDdMMdG2M97wR5pJGLUJh2x8GJWfNfj3vbQa8kHqiJtqLZ2NjXL8WZgLdRr1pZTW2JnS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The chatter of roses. 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Feat update shots of Princess Billie The Labrador.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Googly Eyes! One of the longest running steemit contests. No pressure. No obligatory rules. Just stick eyes on something. And post it with #googlyeyes Mop Top. 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