<?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, 13 May 2026 02:36:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ikemnye/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[CRON: Episode 2 (a serialised short story)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emperor Cron, ruler of one of the Nine Worlds of FAMBER, has sought refuge *and exile on a backwards planet in a distant galaxy. Persuading the natives to administer to his every need has been surprisingly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ikemnye/cron-episode-2-a-serialised-short-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ikemnye/cron-episode-2-a-serialised-short-story</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ikemnye]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2017 06:00:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybtxc4KZsWMY638YPRiQM8qnZPjQKFZdJAErxiBCpa71ruqzXozrDacJj9YQBKd4MEWqxf1riSdSAvPvhYkYvtakW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[She Was Leaving! [from The Chronicles of Gus the Bastard]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sat in my living-room, dressed and primed to venture out of doors, I was waiting. Again. She? Well, she was leaving. Finally. However, in truly typical style, she wasn’t doing it nearly fast enough for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ikemnye/she-was-leaving-from-the-chronicles-of-gus-the-bastard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ikemnye/she-was-leaving-from-the-chronicles-of-gus-the-bastard</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ikemnye]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 07:25:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5yq26PvtcYyYu9VoAuu6msSYx6B7Jc926ZM3K36Mih88Rkxo3x7c8ALo3m6xoxSdAVMuehbxYCxHFh3iQva?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Road to Inspiration]]></title><description><![CDATA[CRON 1]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ikemnye/the-road-to-inspiration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ikemnye/the-road-to-inspiration</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ikemnye]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 01:18:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1UtNorhGbvwWbaPyocBG2BjejSr3EkST2rni6sXfpELieGtzB2671snVstLBRjDXXPGYr8AueM2NUsQ3j4mV6xkbvrS95GWVqQKE9k2cpPoN2tPj67eWV5U4gBhPTSqzS2SUgVMuiTozygXG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CRON: Episode 1 (a serialised short story)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emperor Cron, ruler of one of the Nine Worlds of FAMBER, has sought refuge and exile on a backwards planet in a distant galaxy. Persuading the natives to administer to his every need has been surprisingly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ikemnye/cron-episode-1-a-serialised-short-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ikemnye/cron-episode-1-a-serialised-short-story</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ikemnye]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2017 07:05:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxsqb1jQ46vGeKnesd9aRYh8FLg3to2qSqRRmkukZSuwZAwRr43qUhDgpSmt4wd8uCSMBY93YivCnUqJyPGHfzqy64gpvY3tFnUN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Way it Works Sometimes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Song. When I first heard it, I was alone in my bedroom in my parent's flat in London late at night, and it came on the radio. I can't remember why I was back there; I'd moved out by that point, become]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ikemnye/the-way-it-works-sometimes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ikemnye/the-way-it-works-sometimes</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ikemnye]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2017 03:19:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eEMogktJPS1x55LvQkaF8gDa5gPgLnwEzxe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEMONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[The demons are brothers. But they are unequal in stature and ferocity. The Poor Man goes out daily to face Despair. The World is not of his making, and it bends barely to his will. 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"Despite the teachings of your most popular entertainments, there is no glory in war. Only Death…and deeds by the Living that warrant such. It is the best way to lose your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ikemnye/dam-s-reaction-to-excitement-for-war</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ikemnye/dam-s-reaction-to-excitement-for-war</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ikemnye]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2017 07:12:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suffering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suffering Did you hear the story of Odysseus? He that went to war for his king. Did you hear of the heinous misery one simple curse did bring Ten circuits round the Sun, the planet made. Ten years to return,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ikemnye/suffering</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@ikemnye/suffering</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ikemnye]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 14:11:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8nehFcnQ33LHAGqsTFULj4FESbiFicRkR7BpUtboWN9TAegvkZyBPKa5Ram5bpNgVKuKesFXGEZJnRdjbacRnG4goSTY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>