<?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>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:34:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@iamberenice/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What define us / Lo que nos define (eng-esp)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings, friends At my age, after having lived my whole life in Havana, life and its ups and downs have taught me something very simple about people: I'm not interested in what a person says they're]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-131951/@iamberenice/what-define-us-lo-que</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-131951/@iamberenice/what-define-us-lo-que</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-131951]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:35:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqwH6RdjnLTyvcNesXDXp4VJwcQHxQoDuTj1uos4wN41opdbcdsypkWKshQi79cEZkvHKs4MwDwHd3XYJmCE4E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sábado en la noche (cuento corto)]]></title><description><![CDATA[fuente 8:00 pm. ¡Raúl me ha vuelto a fastidiar el fin de semana! Tengo que admitir que la culpa, esta vez, es mía en cierto modo. No pude evitarlo. Tampoco aquella vez en el primer curso al que fui. En]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179291/@iamberenice/sabado-en-la-noche-cuento</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179291/@iamberenice/sabado-en-la-noche-cuento</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-179291]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:39:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBLJq5NapLnpTknryeQ19fo4joLPrrXQuaJ6NYwmB6bDJo9b8MvfP8yuZaQdp6cryeAWjP6yuhKKvcQnegPiuVENvjkWERR31afWhFc83AvvvKMhp6QsY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Carmen otra vez (cuento corto)]]></title><description><![CDATA[fuente Llevaban muy poco tiempo de conocidos cuando el mulato Ramón se enamoró de Carmen. Ella era hermosa como ninguna otra en su pequeño pueblo, y por eso le quiso hacer una canción. No una canción]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179291/@iamberenice/a-carmen-otra-vez-cuento</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179291/@iamberenice/a-carmen-otra-vez-cuento</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-179291]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:00:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqsmkYW9ebF6EUpJvKJ1VoCdc4Zgu5c5jHV7GbRMzMpqjvNt3iRTcEPHDA1hzC6C7i1hakbVANQdQBAD2YX7NE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A prueba y error (cuento corto)]]></title><description><![CDATA[fuente Cuando al fin se dio cuenta que el mundo a su alrededor era puro código, todo se hizo más sencillo para él. Ya sentirse, siempre solo, tenía “sentido”. No sabía cuál era el macabro plan de Dios,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179291/@iamberenice/a-prueba-y-error-cuento</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179291/@iamberenice/a-prueba-y-error-cuento</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-179291]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:33:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpsSeZWGHnL2u4kmfTCy4ZV8FwCHLzyipRc8Asj7TGCnSBTAWYrge9Av3b9AQBzkMpY3kyhhRfEivq1cSMejTt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I needed it most, the miracle happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, coffee lovers. I'm fascinated by surprises. I'm not one of those people who dislike them; on the contrary, I'm always looking for something to surprise me. That's why I'm going to tell you about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-152524/@iamberenice/when-i-needed-it-most</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-152524/@iamberenice/when-i-needed-it-most</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-152524]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqhsSPibW5qM6zzbraEmxFse7Rf1on7sDr3hcY84koFEshXdmUCoPsZjbdToyAED6fvJGHmrmcMmpWKsAox894?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lo invisible a los ojos]]></title><description><![CDATA[fuente Escogió aquella especialidad en particular, porque desde pequeña se obsesionó con encontrar todo lo que se podía, o no, observar a simple vista. Contemplar los diminutos y ocultos detalles de todo]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179291/@iamberenice/lo-invisible-a-los-ojos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179291/@iamberenice/lo-invisible-a-los-ojos</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-179291]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:36:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpyfRFmKS16tox2Az3x8mUVktYd7f9wtubDzwQdhG942KTnmaXC2m2kjru82CWHg15KVwwd22mTFQR4TeJ3tb8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Una breve reflexión sobre los minicuentos (pueden que no estén de acuerdo, pero es mía)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hola, amigos de la literatura. Recientemente participé en un debate realizado en un grupo de WhatsApp dedicado a la literatura. En este debate, un escritor publicó el siguiente mensaje (y cito textual):]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179291/@iamberenice/una-breve-reflexion-sobre-los</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179291/@iamberenice/una-breve-reflexion-sobre-los</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-179291]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:03:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqDvn2M8cu7PfrQyhGutHkwAxhayVeBU4dj1YpA5fhwW3s17wKxR4DxQVAJT1qgUb7FBegfBHvE4EwVU1wFDe6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[El habla de la abuela (cuento corto)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mi abuela paterna era de la zona oriental cubana. Mi mamá y yo nos mudamos a su casa cuando tenía ocho años. A esa edad, creía que el mundo era mi país, por eso me resultaba tan extraña su forma de hablarme.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179291/@iamberenice/el-habla-de-la-abuela</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179291/@iamberenice/el-habla-de-la-abuela</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-179291]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:01:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqsmhiXmV6DrFrue4VAzinXUzaYss1AwZv4ydZfCJ8dP3ZNjHg1m7DdiPSGu5ZdLMpjSEKYQGgPgcwfQfmugxN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jubilación]]></title><description><![CDATA[…porque vivían de sus respectivas pensiones de jubilados, de modo que el despilfarro no entraba en la casa, pero podían apreciar cómo se extendía a su alrededor. Eva Luna Isabel Allende fuente En una noche]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179291/@iamberenice/jubilacion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179291/@iamberenice/jubilacion</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-179291]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZphEeWWmsAkK6k8UyFWYGvc18tK8MW71qHb9swh3GZ1n3U4NC4HKJpBg9EPtJ9z26zxh5hhNoQpjTqrUq59z3p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Batalla campal]]></title><description><![CDATA[—Dime, Carlitos, ¿pudiste ganarles? —le preguntó Ian, luego que la mamá de su amigo lo pusiera en el corral a su lado y comenzara a hablar con la suya. Le encantaba escuchar de las historias de su vecino.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179291/@iamberenice/batalla-campal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179291/@iamberenice/batalla-campal</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-179291]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:39:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zq7DKVYtUEXhtGmKRRWFxjLMRytrNz5x2eM5Xp9rUHFAwWaqii3ue42B2hXeSss2zzHaSR5aw9RQDTieSMF3BC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What if I work from home? / ¿Y si trabajo desde casa? / contest #281 (eng-esp)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings, my friends. Working from home was a decision I made (and my mother wasn't thrilled about it) that I wouldn't change for anything in the world. There are many reasons for this. One of them is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@iamberenice/what-if-i-work-from</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@iamberenice/what-if-i-work-from</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:55:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqAjaaWqJCcPV1o8YUpy4iYb1YcgoKJqEMF1Bne1GjPzDaMJfPiQRkDkU51xYQ8bcSWx8ejxB3A4iEEH3ptjkS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We create the balance ourselves / El equilibrio lo creamos nosotros mismos / contest #281 (eng-esp)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings, my friends. This debate about whether working from home is better, the same, or worse than working from an office is quite long-standing, @jane1289. At least, it is in my family. When my mother]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@iamberenice/we-create-the-balance-ourselves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@iamberenice/we-create-the-balance-ourselves</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:15:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqmCmwbuJWQpktkgzKuGvsDrhSGuSZTwfJhquAFdGQNxUpiEV2uKrk6HxJp7TMVmUTP66nL1oQyjSiq2CNwLg6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where do I look for inspiration? / ¿Dónde busco inspiración? (eng-esp)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings, friends of Holos Lotus. There's an idea I've heard many times: that inspiration arrives mysteriously, almost like a stroke of luck. I disagree. My experience is that inspiration can come from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-131951/@iamberenice/where-do-i-look-for</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-131951/@iamberenice/where-do-i-look-for</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-131951]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:48:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpvPK1ch73DC72TW1m7nuPBZ7kq9qYQQ5WRr1PCHQWT85fsS5irqx6afcYLLTY3hfuqpfiiaxGLjKbsL7eWbwC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobody learns from the mistakes of others / Nadie escarmienta por cabeza ajena (eng-esp)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings, my friends at @holos-lotus. I've spent my life telling stories that, at their core, are variations on the same theme: people learn from their own mistakes, not from those of others. There's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-131951/@iamberenice/nobody-learns-from-the-mistakes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-131951/@iamberenice/nobody-learns-from-the-mistakes</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-131951]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:35:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqhpK6mapccG1swTfb7PWg47ygyYHSSoYbV4GDFHPQSFhbbwEupDZRFmynxD62LbfFirGZqTRgPcbWpRWar1mQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is allways who cannot defend themselves / Siempre hay indefensos / contest #280 (eng-esp)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings, my friends. I cannot allow anyone to be abused, not even animals. I don't care who the abuser is or who the victim is. I don't care if it's someone close to me or a stranger. I don't care if]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@iamberenice/there-is-allways-who-cannot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@iamberenice/there-is-allways-who-cannot</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:05:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpsV7CgQorU6ip3BAYipgBisvk7x3CMPnDY42Fouc2SiEiukRk81BQSx8a1B6xWkyECBt99FeBUz5isCRZmPfL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris is a party / París es una fiesta (eng-esp)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings, friends of the world. Paris is a party (paraphrasing the great Ernest Hemingway and the title of his novel). It hasn't been long since I returned from that beautiful city and I already want]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@iamberenice/paris-is-a-party-paris</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@iamberenice/paris-is-a-party-paris</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 05:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqsURYudnSQyeKWggrPuprwXxi6Q55RfNqgkjaZ3PfHuH7UojJGiT8ujmnEAAibHmFAGfFEnFH9AczBbdZmqSW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protect our natural resources / Proteger nuestros recursos naturales / contest #280 (eng-esp)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings, my friends. If I could create a law for my country, it would be one that forces us to stop exploiting our natural resources as if they were inexhaustible. I'm talking about forests, rivers,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@iamberenice/protect-our-natural-resources-proteger</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@iamberenice/protect-our-natural-resources-proteger</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqpJdzWiVKUPubQNTpUZ9aWSqRDr8K3n9tunptuDjJphgwAEZ9392Rb6eg4ZiK3UvH279GmCGoD2g7qUt4Km3c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm sick of being told what to do / Estoy harta de que me digan qué hacer (eng-esp)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings, friends of @holos-lotus. There's a phrase I've been hearing for as long as I can remember, and it drives me crazy more and more each time: "I'm telling you this for your own good."]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-131951/@iamberenice/i-m-sick-of-being</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-131951/@iamberenice/i-m-sick-of-being</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-131951]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:15:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4Zq7CacnabbVhkbvBDcVmijKpUmm8getxUKoRvSrSN3s4QnXRZbkQBmWmmrKn5fSEJMeSWggGXCguKgrm4vCx2A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee is a necessity / El café es una necesidad / contest #279 (eng-esp)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings, my friends. I'm a writer, and that means, among other things, that I'm a creature of habit. I need routines so the day doesn't slip through my fingers, so the words can finally find their place]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@iamberenice/coffee-is-a-necessity-el</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@iamberenice/coffee-is-a-necessity-el</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpzN1t8dhFWNDnHTYMKVYg9NquZkV4kJpn8ho8J9Ubu9Xp4vdNrkSRsNpwPZ4WBBKUfM865LU2MBiVTjMDNDpA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A hammok, a book and silencio / Una hamaca, un libro y silencio / contest #279 (eng-esp)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings, Ladies of Hive friends. I have to confess something. My perfect afternoon isn't just one. I have several, depending on the moment, depending on what I need. This is one of my favorite variations.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@iamberenice/a-hammok-a-book-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@iamberenice/a-hammok-a-book-and</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[iamberenice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpoydTuMUjkpmqNYtwv6K7ZbBkpCe1UEouQnTQ83iuAb4sSjrrsWGmskxF2uzhJTQactcprXnoxTWwLBh2kjb4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>