<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:27:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@hyperbole/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Earth and lightbulbs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I like to just let my brain be. Instead of all the nonsense that usually fills it, or any of that intelligent, productive thinking others so seem to enjoy (a few of them, at the very least),]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/earth-and-lightbulbs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/earth-and-lightbulbs</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:52:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi5xsGsUDYUN1LNu9Qi8onYittfhSMCpK247CSZHHXxM64pntYKocBjAZtnSWDdxvKZFw5FPdmY84nKx4E3BPrR4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Floury words]]></title><description><![CDATA[When flowery words start to fail you, try some floury words instead. Speak of bread in its rich simplicity, speak of cookies and cakes and the rest. Speak of bagels and baguettes, of doughs sour and sweet.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/floury-words</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/floury-words</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 23:41:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYE6MRGkZApez5LyZJ8J619hx38JBXMa9iMbZC2CALhdzChsbFvJjSxg4o6RKhcGm1PqxVsPjxtrfpycmGmQhuL4z5MVSUfYdbF8QLTdPs1uxmAkKonvdigC6KpaCXBqVexW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good days, bad days, and lying to myself]]></title><description><![CDATA[On my good days I wonder what I can do for the world, for people around me, and in general for those in need. I usually don’t get much past the wondering stage, but hey- at least I try. On my evil days,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/good-days-bad-days-and-lying-to-myself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/good-days-bad-days-and-lying-to-myself</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 18:56:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsKQG7nhCXMsgXxUQHwtJm4rGgDFSP27G8NsdRKSQNA7JupYCdHayXpFJGhp2o7gkLsHALV25jyAQ5gD4WofUbsiSkxn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's wrong with fairy tale beginnings?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once upon a time, though I don’t really understand how something can be upon a time, or that what follows only happened once- actually, I'm not really sure what follows yet. We should probably figure that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@hyperbole/what-s-wrong-with-fairy-tale-beginnings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@hyperbole/what-s-wrong-with-fairy-tale-beginnings</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 18:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZSUQtscsBsFx5imG6WU3gSfePkK5Gond6i73B2Bo6AmdktnAkyyUGfH4KVUxGexjCoKMi2vQCSRTit35a5dGATjmDW9yrzfwvmfrV3RVqxydio4gKG4KDDnxSE2e5wM66HRFyYpXNuRNpJuKdHHgKUReN2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm ... Confused]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday a friend asked me to take the enneagram test, and down the rabbit hole I went. Me being who I am, I immediately started looking into personality tests, which was something I've started looking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crazy/@hyperbole/i-m-confused</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crazy/@hyperbole/i-m-confused</guid><category><![CDATA[crazy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2019 21:38:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvRqZhYKUWqVmwhpTPeyZ75oeAYzfMWDLiFnitTq2D37PkE2iVXQL65v5S45P47qXfPP72AUga89ziQE2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Sorry 'bout that. I started typing a post, a fun little writing exercise. Got about halfway through, my computer crashes... but not to worry, I saved]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@hyperbole/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@hyperbole/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2019 19:52:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obsessions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alright, so… food? Always food. I just don’t understand why people think I’m obsessed, I just think about food pretty much… constantly. Alright, fine, maybe I am obsessed. But hey, there are worse things]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/obsessions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/obsessions</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2019 19:46:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWSawthpuywUJ7K9Rpn6UB2caeEn4u9b46vsyfm79NB5usskR33kMv4xJPUCfJkUkLAFVzyZNrw6gFVR5FChU1LVmeB8sTV4riESHuaRkJxeegmEDSdVebH8NeYH5Fx6aJNPGr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talking walls]]></title><description><![CDATA[The boy turned and stared at the wall. And the wall stared back. And spoke. ”What are you staring at?” The boy was shocked. “What in the living #@$%?” ”Actuallythe #@$% isn’t living. And it gets very insulted]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crazy/@hyperbole/talking-walls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crazy/@hyperbole/talking-walls</guid><category><![CDATA[crazy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2019 00:43:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/x7L2VSNEiyAB5Ux7nxKmLo6yLyEJT6Jt5yhNCUpGMYju2CgUJGNCf3GrdaKiodw6T864PcQbUMQ7vL5?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peanut Butter  - Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems I’ve finally been corrupted. I generally don’t like to do serials, mostly to avoid the word – we try not to associate with such thigs, it makes people think of uncomfortable things like murder.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/peanut-butter-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/peanut-butter-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:44:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovf3LLThNKFkKYLyqgkeTBfyfMzft2HbpcBP9i3tVjexjmD8ETVoeuP4sJxsGhpCoXtm6EQVSuF5HfEjmFti299ok?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[closed eyes]]></title><description><![CDATA[I close my eyes, then open them again. Now why on earth did I do that? Why, exactly, was I closing my eyes like that? It feels sorta pointless, especially since it basically was purposeless. I just did]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/closed-eyes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/closed-eyes</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:44:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVsf3vQJCYw2erv3pK5Kuq3BKr6UuyBqnzW1urLGgzUvsyoGWjmz2ffVg1toeQTWwDnmdwhvZAHUd4bRuLZUzAKUb74WXsfd4XdCyHYXX4QGdGtRcfec9ur2n7A8frKvsBGsg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foggy windows]]></title><description><![CDATA[I sat up, blinked, wiped my eyes. Glanced at the window... what the? Why is it so unclear? I want to be able to see outside. Beep. Beep. Beep. I quickly get up, walk over to the closet where I keep the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dropintheocean/@hyperbole/foggy-windows</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dropintheocean/@hyperbole/foggy-windows</guid><category><![CDATA[dropintheocean]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:59:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH1yJ1uVXpovWZNvpqzo57TbsBwiuF7DdPQajAQVP6moUaKWk8YRP5DCq4dS2SnKb7rxebsrxJNpYMiAohiJjz3RxsoSjRcVhRDVudcXegqus2oD42jKKkw95Fme9txMFSrhKhKjeE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monologue, Dialogue]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was thinking to myself the other day (obviously, who else would I think to? One of those other idiots out there? Please. (We'll ignore the implications that I'm an idiot because I'm the one monologuing,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/monologue-dialogue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/monologue-dialogue</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 05:42:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVsf3vQJCYw2erv3pK5Kuq3BKr6UXoSHXkQjr5p6KozyuBaVArnWhUmkKY7uq98gRcCQ8C7mrLJLhTLffcF4uKR3exXd4eX8eMtxydpaDutnZKczNtL2V9x5RdLVFdLWT378i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peanut Butter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The room seemed dark, uninviting. Twelve figures sat around a table, each somehow shaded from the light, and each somehow more imposing than the last. The newest member spoke first. "So. We're supposed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@hyperbole/peanut-butter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@hyperbole/peanut-butter</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2018 19:14:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQymaogdTdFaKtHBmz9SHcbvYpSQjbezPVxm9pwfvW1tg8kXrT2sksPhG2dJR3G1SHq4q3aqEXixnN8QMES5nd9MgpAKjFujyGUCK2TBL2CYzgfC6oJLCrXMT6AM7Gu1E2wVxKuVPYTXBk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad things and other various goings on in the asylum I like to call "my mind" because some idiot decided it was a good idea  to nominate me for Comedy Open Mic Round # 39 (2 idiots actually)even though I already played so I figured I'd drag this title out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don’t you just love it when bad things happen? No, not to you, to other people! … What? You expected me to provide an example? That would be a nice thing to do, so why on earth would I do it? Ok, now that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/bad-things-and-other-various-goings-on-in-the-asylum-i-like-to-call-my-mind-because-some-idiot-decided-it-was-a-good-idea-to</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/bad-things-and-other-various-goings-on-in-the-asylum-i-like-to-call-my-mind-because-some-idiot-decided-it-was-a-good-idea-to</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2018 00:53:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmoWCTTQhYWTgffW2jk9M6tNqVzmvmQN82hYbhH7CfcgEYx6zzn3WHFuA7GYRg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Druid Bunny]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is David. Was David. Will be David. Whatever, he gets confused about the tenses. They're a bit too tense for him. David! That was a terrible pun! As you may be able to tell, David is a druid bunny]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/druid-bunny</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/druid-bunny</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 19:43:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjEuePzVxr399imoFAz3RtHd2fqUQ5N721hoQEmmqTrV8fogQaPzY2p6j2P9y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weird dimensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever turned to yourself and said... One moment. How exactly are you supposed to turn to yourself? I feel like that would require some serious dimension bending, it seems like something one wouldn't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/weird-dimensions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/weird-dimensions</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 19:08:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing, walls, cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to write, but if I want to get this right, I think I have to read the writing on the wall. I think there’s a joke in there somewhere, I just have to interpret it… ;) In any case, I really have to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/writing-walls-cases</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/writing-walls-cases</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:14:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQymaogdTdFaKtHBmz9SHcbvYpS6UsyUwDU3wP2rBC8bezAtbDynfZoSpZydUBkLcwNa61NyZRcNsuWLB2gVvEswLLnQUP5NhrME6EYZaG9FLy6gdNKeyhcj1BihBxVajRyPuZNf4AJa8N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rite]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm surprised really. No, more than surprised, I'm shocked. Why… Why? Why did you do it, how did you do it, what did you even do? I've been wondering that for a while. Why do I think you did something?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/rite</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/rite</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2018 00:50:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kxwvqHDCUrKRUWs6CZt38wG83VMvwAYUZ1Rnhq8qkp9nEjo5wWuTnm2qdacTJsxdF7cEZuNrDnpEbTr6nC66z9v1CmJ4hDywMqMCMLRKDhLEd1oaSpFgiw6fDPCHnrTTrMF4vXG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cartoons physics, Godly faces]]></title><description><![CDATA[The other day I turned to John and asked him "John? Do you know that you don't exist?" He was quite shocked to hear it. "What- What do you mean I don't exist? Do you mean on some deeper]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/cartoons-physics-godly-faces</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/cartoons-physics-godly-faces</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2018 04:42:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meanderings]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you look into the great beyond, you'll find that it stares back, that you gaze on naught but yourself. How? Why? Who? When? Should I use all those other one-word questions instead of actually saying]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/meanderings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@hyperbole/meanderings</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyperbole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 05:27:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WVbYNMnAdjzomy2FMSbbGrKrskQLuBp5obbfEFiuKuUUjput8V42gWWQR9kH1ofxce4AuUN2DWEBgJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>