<?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>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:59:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@h-p-oliver/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Surrender]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enchanted It’s been raining all week And now, this wind. It shudders The house, Whistles At windows, Demanding To be let in. Insistent, this wind, Totally Unlike rain. Rain is passive; Inhabits A geography]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nexonian/@h-p-oliver/surrender</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nexonian/@h-p-oliver/surrender</guid><category><![CDATA[nexonian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[h-p-oliver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:47:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXC1RsHWxNoWjhqsdMpcQhzhxRcvW5BfDXrMhG9sHHWEw4Ft7oYjx191Xs2iKbPr8dPm87BizDUbX3S8cgZ9RovsstfVBuLuzkBG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[H. P. Oliver and HPO Productions are severing all connections with the Steemit website and its owners. To those who supported my efforts here, thank you. To everyone else, I quote Douglas Adams: "So]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/final-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/final-post</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[h-p-oliver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 23:08:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like A Scary Clown Face]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late 1940s--Los Angeles After dark Hollywood Boulevard becomes a neon nightmare—a nightmare some folks never wake up from. Copyright 2018 Steve Eitzen – All Rights Reserved]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/like-a-scary-clown-face</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/like-a-scary-clown-face</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[h-p-oliver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:16:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNzrFCf4Dbv73o6kKA897sgW2RWhfztjbXKTzaDDZTo2tFjrYriLYeLbqzeCM48ZBc6UgavqKAe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Drop In The Bucket]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late 1940s--Los Angeles The LA basin is a desert. It was never intended to support a population of 1.5 million. That's why we steal water. Copyright 2018 Steve Eitzen – All Rights Reserved]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/a-drop-in-the-bucket</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/a-drop-in-the-bucket</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[h-p-oliver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2018 15:20:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNzrFCf4Dbv73o6kKA897sgW2RWhfztjbXKTzaDDZTo2tFjrYriLYeLbqzeCM48ZBc6UgavqKAe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just A Little Guy Nobody Knew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late 1940s--Los Angeles They just called him "Kid" 'cuz nobody knew his name. It made a short epitaph. Copyright 2018 Steve Eitzen – All Rights Reserved]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/just-a-little-guy-nobody-knew</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/just-a-little-guy-nobody-knew</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[h-p-oliver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2018 14:49:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNzrFCf4Dbv73o6kKA897sgW2RWhfztjbXKTzaDDZTo2tFjrYriLYeLbqzeCM48ZBc6UgavqKAe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["The finest politicians money can buy." ~Will Rogers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late 1940s--Los Angeles If they ever get all the corruption out of LA, there won't be anybody left to run the city. Copyright 2018 Steve Eitzen – All Rights Reserved]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/the-finest-politicians-money-can-buy-will-rogers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/the-finest-politicians-money-can-buy-will-rogers</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[h-p-oliver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:50:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNzrFCf4Dbv73o6kKA897sgW2RWhfztjbXKTzaDDZTo2tFjrYriLYeLbqzeCM48ZBc6UgavqKAe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to LA. You just reached the end of your rope.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late 1940s--Los Angeles If you meet a sweet, innocent dame in LA, don't bother askin' for her number . . . she's just passin' through. Copyright 2018 Steve Eitzen – All Rights Reserved]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/welcome-to-la-you-just-reached-the-end-of-your-rope</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/welcome-to-la-you-just-reached-the-end-of-your-rope</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[h-p-oliver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:10:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNzrFCf4Dbv73o6kKA897sgW2RWhfztjbXKTzaDDZTo2tFjrYriLYeLbqzeCM48ZBc6UgavqKAe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quite Frankly, I Don't Give A Damn Either]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late 1940s--Los Angeles There are more than a million people in LA, but you can still get lonely here . . . the worst kind of lonely. Copyright 2018 Steve Eitzen – All Rights Reserved]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/quite-frankly-i-don-t-give-a-damn-either</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/quite-frankly-i-don-t-give-a-damn-either</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[h-p-oliver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2018 15:19:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNzrFCf4Dbv73o6kKA897sgW2RWhfztjbXKTzaDDZTo2tFjrYriLYeLbqzeCM48ZBc6UgavqKAe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advice For The Excedingly Illiterate]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you don't understand what's going on, go back to sleep. We don't need you anyway. (I just included the Johnny Spicer logo so you'll think this post is in character. Do not be fooled by this or anything]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/advice-for-the-excedingly-illiterate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/advice-for-the-excedingly-illiterate</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[h-p-oliver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:22:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPKCxLDY5SNZGsDXnXiC4PH1hb5tQXuGVfecw8GKvobdpvWURpkWitX4PSNvrbAn45ixCBxEKuY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cynics Welcome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late 1940s--Los Angeles The dame gave me a look she probably thought was sexy as hell. It had all the appeal of a mashed potato sandwich. Everything in this post is copyright 2018 Steve Eitzen – All Rights]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/cynics-welcome</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@h-p-oliver/cynics-welcome</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[h-p-oliver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:06:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNzrFCf4Dbv73o6kKA897sgW2RWhfztjbXKTzaDDZTo2tFjrYriLYeLbqzeCM48ZBc6UgavqKAe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnny Spicer's Los Angeles Noir]]></title><description><![CDATA[Late 1940s--Los Angeles Some tough guys kill for money; this character kills for the pure pleasure of it. 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