<?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 01:07:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@gwelton/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[ELABORATE REDUNDANCIES - PETER PYTHON BOOTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[The zero latitude line of the Earth’s equator passes almost through the middle of our third largest island, Kalimantan. When viewed on a Mercator projection map, some people might even imagine the equator]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@gwelton/elaborate-redundancies-peter-python-boots</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@gwelton/elaborate-redundancies-peter-python-boots</guid><category><![CDATA[shortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 10:09:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elaborate Redundancy.. Short Story.. Neville the Nail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neville Nail’s story begins over 4.5 billion years ago, right back at the time when our planet was still forming from star dust into the rounded ball we all know it as today. During those turbulent times,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@gwelton/elaborate-redundancy-short-story-neville-the-nail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@gwelton/elaborate-redundancy-short-story-neville-the-nail</guid><category><![CDATA[shortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 05:47:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYmwdW3Z9xLYWdnY6ZHwmZiY9m2AF41oaXpgWix86H3Gg3jPWCkoHQTdzD8GEDSi7QLuqrK7TTk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Challenges of Writing Sex Scenes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since the phenomenal publishing and commercial success of the book "50 Shades of Grey" the world has been set ablaze with many others who have hoped to repeat the process of writing good]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@gwelton/the-challenges-of-writing-sex-scenes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@gwelton/the-challenges-of-writing-sex-scenes</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2017 05:38:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Story of Gillian Junkmail - slightly revised]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tariq was born in the north east Syrian town of Ar-Raqqa back in 1958. At the time of his birth, the ancient and ethnically diverse town, which is now more commonly known as Raqqa, was the sixth largest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@gwelton/the-story-of-gillian-junkmail-slightly-revised</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@gwelton/the-story-of-gillian-junkmail-slightly-revised</guid><category><![CDATA[shortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2017 03:04:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjDQmkS2fD96N9Tp5mVuBNkXphgwEjozHJ4k7yPscVUEPU2t5oHWkfGqAHTWr2adMLSaXYkf4z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Junk Mail Musings...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve long been intrigued by the amount of effort, decision making and waste involved in producing the product we universally know as “junk mail”. I’m sure you know the stuff I mean. Those ubiquitous, urging]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/junkmail/@gwelton/junk-mail-musings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/junkmail/@gwelton/junk-mail-musings</guid><category><![CDATA[junkmail]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2017 02:55:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYMfQvzFT441BMffmDZAdXrBZDCNSNaXkiwd1Q45BtG2QwcDL6UrijfYkQ6bwntAkRWmmPkqrGn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Story Of Alfredo Quinoa - Revised just slightly]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the short account in my previous post you may already have gained some appreciation about the plant from which Alfredo would eventually emerge. When his mother began to growing in the lightly watered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@gwelton/the-story-of-alfredo-quinoa-revised-just-slightly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@gwelton/the-story-of-alfredo-quinoa-revised-just-slightly</guid><category><![CDATA[shortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2017 02:42:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Prelude to Quinoa]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of humankind’s greatest achievements has arguably been our skill and ability in identifying and understanding the natural abundance our planet blesses us with. It’s probably fair to say our efforts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/globaleconomy/@gwelton/a-prelude-to-quinoa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/globaleconomy/@gwelton/a-prelude-to-quinoa</guid><category><![CDATA[globaleconomy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2017 14:40:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYqqDuEog9327hwXFEAaGgLERd7BUhdSok3RkH4XVAvkSmVGBTT6DtcvgAZnXiSQAFY443hNS86?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making some changes based on some feedback from my good woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I've indicated in a previous blog, most of the stories I post on here are predominantly read by friends and family who are outside the Steemit community. I read my most recent post about Gillian Junk]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/change/@gwelton/making-some-changes-based-on-some-feedback-from-my-good-woman</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/change/@gwelton/making-some-changes-based-on-some-feedback-from-my-good-woman</guid><category><![CDATA[change]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2017 14:24:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeK7Z7gkLEvpZB2FhakrjHQDkUDCFqsAkyBzZdQcqyytdEqR3Xfahis2t3Pn7uGrPqtUNhCrtDTEpFQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANOTHER ELABORATE REDUNDANCy – GILLIAN JUNKMAIL]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve long been intrigued by the amount of effort, decision making and waste involved in producing the product we universally know as “junk mail”. I’m sure you know the stuff I mean. Those ubiquitous, urging]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@gwelton/another-elaborate-redundancy-gillian-junkmail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@gwelton/another-elaborate-redundancy-gillian-junkmail</guid><category><![CDATA[shortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2017 05:10:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjDQmkS2fD96N9Tp5mVuBNkXphgwEjozHJ4k7yPscVUEPU2t5oHWkfGqAHTWr2adMLSaXYkf4z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducemyself- Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Passing on my big respects and regards to the wide and wonderful world of the Steemit community! My original introduceyouself back in July was an abysmal failure - so many typos and i didn't even spell]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@gwelton/introducemyself-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@gwelton/introducemyself-again</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 23:49:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdykWscMW4FJQiuHpGZCzXM6BuUBGh9RvqjsVpndHfXbQuGqLphSk4LW3QpdsUzjSHsB5CrRF7eQ2AJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Secret Wedgie with some reflections on 2 months in Steemit]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the moment I'm still working on developing some more stories for my series called Elaborate Redundancies. Go and have a look at my last 2 entries if you are interested in knowing what they are all about.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wedgie/@gwelton/a-secret-wedgie-with-some-reflections-on-2-months-in-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wedgie/@gwelton/a-secret-wedgie-with-some-reflections-on-2-months-in-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[wedgie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 08:19:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdjy3URUjYU1y5tuECJRy7y3zZxrVeaBZjokjzqHMaptqoaaAbNebYxj7A3XmFQjUv3KshymXhsxAHk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ELABORATE REDUNDANCIES – LORETTA LETTER]]></title><description><![CDATA[The story of Alfredo Quinoa kicked off my light hearted series which will look at some of the complexities involved in producing and delivering even the simplest of things we use in our modern world. Before]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/elaborate/@gwelton/elaborate-redundancies-loretta-letter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/elaborate/@gwelton/elaborate-redundancies-loretta-letter</guid><category><![CDATA[elaborate]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2017 00:15:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa4dc9XqhCJk1LyZuXTVp7nFfBgrTm7Djii4GLpSUYCfeAPgDDmWqNYJupKdPq5ksLZpyuL7qLz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elaborate Redundancies   - The Story of Alfredo Quinoa]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of humankind’s greatest achievements has arguably been our skill and abilities in identifying and understanding the natural abundance our planet blesses us with. It’s probably fair to say our efforts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nazca/@gwelton/elaborate-redundancies-the-story-of-alfredo-quinoa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nazca/@gwelton/elaborate-redundancies-the-story-of-alfredo-quinoa</guid><category><![CDATA[nazca]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2017 07:05:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYqqDuEog9327hwXFEAaGgLERd7BUhdSok3RkH4XVAvkSmVGBTT6DtcvgAZnXiSQAFY443hNS86?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes of Direction]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a few weeks since I last unleashed my stream of conscience to produce a blog. The main reason for the gap in postings has been due to the fact I took a short holiday to visit England's green]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/holidays/@gwelton/changes-of-direction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/holidays/@gwelton/changes-of-direction</guid><category><![CDATA[holidays]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 07:54:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeL65QpXchW4Finrg1xUNNQtFyBzjRoNjTCH9jeipUydg7bjPhnGpx8LTmhzP8yATtmUJGPayryASyC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just A Load of Old Rubbish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Howdy partners!! The artist behind today's sculptural offering is clearly attempting to tell us all something about the scourge of rubbish. Maybe even alluding to how waste has become an absolute blight]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rubbish/@gwelton/just-a-load-of-old-rubbish</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rubbish/@gwelton/just-a-load-of-old-rubbish</guid><category><![CDATA[rubbish]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 01:15:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVe6U7wfrnMhX5fDa1sAznHtFwwRoHYgVKbZhFViSVHruENQMPaWU4BNF8ZMmiaBJDnd8LrBjdHqaP5Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Kind of Idealism  Lays  At the Heart of Steemit?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today's "Statue By The Sea" image features what appears to be a man and his dog searching for something beneath a large rock . I don't really know what the artist is trying to say to us with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/greed/@gwelton/what-kind-of-idealism-lays-at-the-heart-of-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/greed/@gwelton/what-kind-of-idealism-lays-at-the-heart-of-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[greed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 01:09:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdwxsDpgeYa1SuVTFCPvL7GtmPoPFH5pgHK8yDgtTXEySBTQfW4wtXnaDTpr7fstCU98jdaRBj1g8eJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Acronyms FUBAR??]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings one and all... and in particular my 9 followers if you are still reading on a regular basis. Today's "Sculpture By the Sea" picture is one I tried to use in my very first posting. Due]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/acronyms/@gwelton/are-acronyms-fubar</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/acronyms/@gwelton/are-acronyms-fubar</guid><category><![CDATA[acronyms]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 07:39:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdykWscMW4FJQiuHpGZCzXM6BuUBGh9RvqjsVpndHfXbQuGqLphSk4LW3QpdsUzjSHsB5CrRF7eQ2AJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playfulness - the Yin and Yang of it all]]></title><description><![CDATA[In choosing today's Sculpture By the Sea picture I was immediately taken by the artists creativity and skill, but more importantly by the strong sense of playfulness represented in the work. Inspired by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/playfulness/@gwelton/playfulness-the-yin-and-yang-of-it-all</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/playfulness/@gwelton/playfulness-the-yin-and-yang-of-it-all</guid><category><![CDATA[playfulness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 00:25:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeYx1njY7y4g7B7GuU92JQSha4mEnV62UPKqD8arsHrKPg1RykGou6BsrUyP6JJichMsuQgRJCgUD8z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Waxing and Waning of Divisiveness]]></title><description><![CDATA[A truism widely accepted in most cultures infers that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Basically this means that any person with a working and cognitive brain can and will form their own opinion about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/divisiveness/@gwelton/the-waxing-and-waning-of-divisiveness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/divisiveness/@gwelton/the-waxing-and-waning-of-divisiveness</guid><category><![CDATA[divisiveness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gwelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 23:49:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgU3EACRrrSL3hH1jyFu2Xq34PjALMQYGvDfenNwgX5qL1vQN1zSm1dCaQXRZD99i8tcP4s2gcdthFc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Decision Has Been Made.... Art to Accompany Future Opinions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well having already done a posting today, I thought id make another offering of a different nature. 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