<?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>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:38:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@isabellelauren/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How not to tell a story: a critical review of Together by Julie Cohen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warning: this review contains spoilers, so if you have not read the book yet and don't want to know how it ends, please do not read this review. Robbie and Emily they have been together for decades. Now,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bookreview/@isabellelauren/how-not-to-tell-a-story-a-critical-review-of-together-by-julie-cohen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bookreview/@isabellelauren/how-not-to-tell-a-story-a-critical-review-of-together-by-julie-cohen</guid><category><![CDATA[bookreview]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 20:32:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeZpJqcWayFXH16Cq6DqzaEvGFFQPXdpfGp1PUb38Q9PkXnbu4WeYK4KFNpxDmNYEDNUshx5GTHkwK4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good little slave]]></title><description><![CDATA[I felt like writing some erotica and because it doesn't really fit with my website, I am going to share it with you lot for your enjoyment. Warning: explicit sex scenes and some BDSM. “I think this will]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/erotica/@isabellelauren/good-little-slave</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/erotica/@isabellelauren/good-little-slave</guid><category><![CDATA[erotica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 14:50:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsMm8HNtvnbhXuobStTMcFX7qFrZKHcHw6jjdhYjXPptmsrV9hqLfDj5DEDSV2RQYkjgyCYkN6xVRuFceqnFZQEmdnHt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to say goodbye]]></title><description><![CDATA[I joined Steemit in October last year on the recommendation of a friend. With promises of "good content is rewarded with Steem dollars" I set out to create a feminist blog with quality content.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@isabellelauren/time-to-say-goodbye</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@isabellelauren/time-to-say-goodbye</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 14:11:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgEVckX648KY5gVkvR19qZNXN7Zj8fnpe1kvUpXqLDfvCreXL6XbjixfcScFhKjfyES4hDiUFQgRShc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[March is endometriosis awareness month and this is my story]]></title><description><![CDATA[March is endometriosis awareness month. Endometriosis is a chronic disease for which there is no cure. I would like to share a few facts and figures from the Endometriosis UK website: 1 in 10 women of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamgirlpowa/@isabellelauren/march-is-endometriosis-awareness-month-and-this-is-my-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamgirlpowa/@isabellelauren/march-is-endometriosis-awareness-month-and-this-is-my-story</guid><category><![CDATA[teamgirlpowa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 20:34:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTH4icAAei8oo6JFFvWN4hXq1Tn34niGxXVqQUic4pXWWJpYH6xuAAFATnTTiH7D2E8yDu6NNwxtptGf1kjfxFG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you have a back up of all your Steemit posts? If not, why not?]]></title><description><![CDATA[image credit As some of you know, I have my own blog outside of Steemit. I own my own domain and have a host to host my website. I used to have a free Wordpress site, but the limitations of Wordpress got]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@isabellelauren/do-you-have-a-back-up-of-all-your-steemit-posts-if-not-why-not</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@isabellelauren/do-you-have-a-back-up-of-all-your-steemit-posts-if-not-why-not</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 12:05:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77cmKnsjArxbSWvU25Uym4N2JdYSaAURQPeLbkUj8AXthJjUkosif2rHxrwh7RF19cYkKEkx7tmJCQNhJAsJxbEEAwwa3Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toxic masculinity is a problem, but not one for women to solve]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image credit Whenever I write about sexual harassment or women's safe spaces, I can be guaranteed that at least one man will show up in my mentions on Twitter or in the comments to school me that men have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@isabellelauren/toxic-masculinity-is-a-problem-but-not-one-for-women-to-solve</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@isabellelauren/toxic-masculinity-is-a-problem-but-not-one-for-women-to-solve</guid><category><![CDATA[womenspeakout]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 11:50:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77rxoNrozQLkSvcfJhhHBEWpm2vgx55hWZdvX7HRaY1irjuyMQD21bhjFdoyvumcD7V2fbUV94boxE5a1fwCydtJcD95Yr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erotic short story: My First Gang Bang (NSFW)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had wanted to do this for a long time, but now that the time was here my nerves were shot to hell. I had told Hannah not to let me back out, and I knew she wouldn’t. She’d encourage me, chivvy me along,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/erotica/@isabellelauren/erotic-short-story-my-first-gang-bang-nsfw</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/erotica/@isabellelauren/erotic-short-story-my-first-gang-bang-nsfw</guid><category><![CDATA[erotica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVMRMCaKqfCdWE1iqADxAqbqSdZ7Dnhmy74mSGEHj1Jjx16hDyTaZZ6kNEQbeAFpjuSpYHd14LH9Dvtq19kFou8RqJMU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ode to Terry Pratchett's Tiffany Aching: A review of I Shall Wear Midnight]]></title><description><![CDATA[And now for something slightly different. @didic posted a contest a few days ago, challenging participants to write a book review of a fantasy or sci-fi novel, published no earlier than 2010. At first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bookreview/@isabellelauren/ode-to-terry-pratchett-s-tiffany-aching-a-review-of-i-shall-wear-midnight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bookreview/@isabellelauren/ode-to-terry-pratchett-s-tiffany-aching-a-review-of-i-shall-wear-midnight</guid><category><![CDATA[bookreview]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 22:41:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAMbdPNax2isXE8y1m9WFBdBJvzYt5qTwuPPbTGBAB1P86vNTDBWDbTHtcs2vsEc9Dpz2XPdRQPER7dCB48ApgjnV8aNNTzzz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feminism is for everyone]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been having quite a few conversations lately about feminism. And I am surprised at how so many people still have this antiquated idea of what feminism is all about. The vision of a man-hating,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@isabellelauren/feminism-is-for-everyone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@isabellelauren/feminism-is-for-everyone</guid><category><![CDATA[womenspeakout]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 20:20:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgVMvBwFbcVDDu85SMBF2bNeDwar5KsTXM4uMdBQB2WvttMLrEFbcH1ULonQZzHecXGfPf4JfU32862?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing is working - why good content should be rewarded]]></title><description><![CDATA[A week ago @techslut posted an article on her blog comparing Facebook to Steemit, and she stated in particular how @ned could do more to ensure that good content is rewarded and that whales don't just]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamgirlpowa/@isabellelauren/writing-is-working-why-good-content-should-be-rewarded</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamgirlpowa/@isabellelauren/writing-is-working-why-good-content-should-be-rewarded</guid><category><![CDATA[teamgirlpowa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 18:03:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfzUFKmdJDxUspu4Mwm78vkbK9fiiamsws6t3p9swzAaMzN2QQosZqwQiu8jjuk2MUXLXstFp7UpQC6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loving sex doesn't make you a slut]]></title><description><![CDATA[image credit: Isabelle Lauren There is nothing wrong with loving sex. At all. Whether you are a man or a woman, no one should be shamed for loving sex. Having lots of sex doesn't make you a slut. Having]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@isabellelauren/loving-sex-doesn-t-make-you-a-slut</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@isabellelauren/loving-sex-doesn-t-make-you-a-slut</guid><category><![CDATA[womenspeakout]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 14:21:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMeHMYjgpsYAo3YiJUsp3wPCULcWxjBvw1vRdE8dFvdNoyjGjpUAernUe2s7dDhHchHLoar7G79bLLQVhnRUG7Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unplugging for Lent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source: Pixabay Lent started on Wednesday. In true British tradition, we had pancakes on Tuesday to really gorge ourselves before fasting. Except we are not fasting, because we never really observe]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@isabellelauren/unplugging-for-lent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/inspiration/@isabellelauren/unplugging-for-lent</guid><category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 17:18:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35zADayCGph7hWxPCmUdMsGwg62G2U5z1AsFeonFMJAwZUQLztwCHDdQLxkFnSxE2fvQBha8PZ1zokqAQSfqkEA8mxDy3Sx1DHF58?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can male allies have a place in safe spaces for women?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source: Pixabay There is a new wind blowing through society. Women are standing up for themselves, speaking out against decades - no: centuries - of sexual harassment and abuse. MeToo and TimesUp]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@isabellelauren/can-male-allies-have-a-place-in-safe-spaces-for-women</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@isabellelauren/can-male-allies-have-a-place-in-safe-spaces-for-women</guid><category><![CDATA[womenspeakout]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 15:25:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGD1HgYw2kqW4ZqDSzwJwV6uNKXAZKUYzbkYofsUiLanspKx3GYECnajg373z6TzxsH3bgYjjxXnzadHASpf3Prrm4KJCfAjTkXUejx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refilling the well - when creativity has run dry]]></title><description><![CDATA[image by Isabelle Lauren It's been a buys few weeks. I have been working hard on my website ( and have been more active on Steem as well. It's been great and I my payouts have improved as a result. Writing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@isabellelauren/refilling-the-well-when-creativity-has-run-dry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@isabellelauren/refilling-the-well-when-creativity-has-run-dry</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:40:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsMm8HNtvnbhXuobStTMcFX7qFrZKHcHw6jjdhYjXPptmsrV9hqLfDj5DEDqpdPhcKXsbYTnhPT7s3JnLTfYfFvYAgJS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devouring Jane - an erotic story (NSFW)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is an excerpt from my erotic WIP novel. It has definitely NSFW language, so proceed with caution. Jane looked around the room. The room was lit by candlelight and it was darker than it had been in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/erotica/@isabellelauren/devouring-jane-an-erotic-story-nsfw</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/erotica/@isabellelauren/devouring-jane-an-erotic-story-nsfw</guid><category><![CDATA[erotica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 16:17:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35zADayCGph7hWxPCmUdMsGwg62G2U5z1AsFeonFMJAwZUQLztwCHDdQLxkFneaHDC3KzXCcPJQKXnezor4Cqn4unrx9r7LRgbe8W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My body has long ago stopped being conventionally beautiful, but is that a problem?]]></title><description><![CDATA[CW: body shaming/body issues I am nearly forty-one. Long gone are the glory days when my skin was smooth and supple, when I easily fit into a (UK) size 4 and when my stomach was flat. In my early twenties]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@isabellelauren/my-body-has-long-ago-stopped-being-conventionally-beautiful-but-is-that-a-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@isabellelauren/my-body-has-long-ago-stopped-being-conventionally-beautiful-but-is-that-a-problem</guid><category><![CDATA[womenspeakout]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 14:15:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ3bqmzQPTUvurUQ6Cfy6mGk4rkMR7ziWQz53e55mSTfzTsYv1PaL5iF852rGHsCLsFGwYurYJXSvF6vUG2iT7deKvSXsf7xerBjHLvRmQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurray for Erotica!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago I wrote an article about society's attitude towards sex (as opposed to violence). I started with an example of me not being acceped into an (unnamed) online writers' group because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/erotica/@isabellelauren/hurray-for-erotica</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/erotica/@isabellelauren/hurray-for-erotica</guid><category><![CDATA[erotica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 14:07:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa67zGdZwUkV5GjuowkiiBV3496k9BeYcDEPDNzZoKTS9VHtdw1aqH2BuMJHiB18E3AkB1hdY2eky4agQVGAdFWi6PMErsbrPcb1h9kGv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex is normal - so why do we shield our teens from it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I tried to join an online writers group. I have been a member of online writers groups before, but for one reason or other they didn't work out and I was looking for a more supportive community.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@isabellelauren/sex-is-normal-so-why-do-we-shield-our-teens-from-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@isabellelauren/sex-is-normal-so-why-do-we-shield-our-teens-from-it</guid><category><![CDATA[womenspeakout]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 13:12:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNdFwcMjThPctAQo7vmL8cbzJwqjQ68E3NHXKJiaggsUoXhTSNXHPjqofHFfo3zpzFZLwYP4AJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education is the key to ensuring Time is really Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sexual harassment in the spotlight Unless you live under a rock, or don't have any access to media, you will have heard of the MeToo and TimesUp campaigns. Women in Hollywood are speaking out against the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@isabellelauren/education-is-the-key-to-ensuring-time-is-really-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/womenspeakout/@isabellelauren/education-is-the-key-to-ensuring-time-is-really-up</guid><category><![CDATA[womenspeakout]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 13:22:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8negofqkFDznmCqW3WjAdqpJLepc9uihA7qohL97SF2QPsFZQJfjTbD6bzFmbKdMpky7zLfvuc3sZMyHhDweYpdHwaCN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood is thicker than water (#twentyfourhourshortstory entry)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my entry for the twentyfourhourshortstory contest. The prompt was "A vampire grows allergic to blood". Blood is thicker than water I am hungry again. I should have let that last one live]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@isabellelauren/blood-is-thicker-than-water-twentyfourhourshortstory-entry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@isabellelauren/blood-is-thicker-than-water-twentyfourhourshortstory-entry</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[isabellelauren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 13:12:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrZL9fZncqgeXh4q5zrNTGU9scoehLe2kuQrba9VvnSubfUxTFb3mkFhL8MWZsb6Am8dKVqvYgwJBEWivrDRFFKjJ1xkW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>