<?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, 17 May 2026 13:37:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@jay-d/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[There's Always Next Year (Or: How to Be a Vikings Fan)]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Blair Walsh sailed his kick wide left to end the 2015 season on a desperately cold January night, Vikings fans sighed and muttered the eternal motto of mediocre sports teams. There's always next]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/football/@jay-d/there-s-always-next-year-or-how-to-be-a-vikings-fan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/football/@jay-d/there-s-always-next-year-or-how-to-be-a-vikings-fan</guid><category><![CDATA[football]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jay-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:37:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961VSzcx116yY9uP8z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lost Short Story (Flash Fiction)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author's Note: A short story/flash fiction about a lost story.  Image Credit (licensed under Creative Commons) : NATT-at-NKM at Flickr Well I’m not sure if this is true or not, but this is the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@jay-d/the-lost-short-story-flash-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@jay-d/the-lost-short-story-flash-fiction</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jay-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2016 14:46:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961UTnx56NsK4zW8c6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Grave For Every Floor (Short Story, part 3 of 3)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author's Note: The third and final part of my short story about a Dubai migrant worker. Read part 1 and part 2 here. Thank you for reading! Today I felt pretty good all the way up to the evening prayer.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@jay-d/a-grave-for-every-floor-short-story-part-3-of-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@jay-d/a-grave-for-every-floor-short-story-part-3-of-3</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jay-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2016 13:24:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961KFiyazzDt2RDf2N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Grave For Every Floor (Short Story, part 2 of 3)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author's Note: This is the second part of my short story about the life of a Dubai migrant worker. Read part 1 here if you haven't already. Thank you for reading! Thursday. I’m so tired. But I’ve got to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@jay-d/a-grave-for-every-floor-short-story-part-2-of-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@jay-d/a-grave-for-every-floor-short-story-part-2-of-3</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jay-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2016 16:04:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961NnxowqQApCdpJwG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Grave For Every Floor (Short Story, part 1 of 3)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author's Note: About 7 or 8 years ago, I first learned about the living conditions for migrant workers in Dubai, building the spectacular skyscrapers the world was buzzing about. In the shadow of those]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@jay-d/a-grave-for-every-floor-short-story-part-1-of-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@jay-d/a-grave-for-every-floor-short-story-part-1-of-3</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jay-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2016 14:07:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961YhRQ69Zaj6JUmNE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gravity of Grief (Original Poem)]]></title><description><![CDATA[An original poem about the birth and death of stars, and the gravitational forces of life.    You asked me how the stars are born I said: I’ll tell you how they mourn If you want to know of how]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@jay-d/the-gravity-of-grief-original-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@jay-d/the-gravity-of-grief-original-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jay-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 13:09:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961NYFN191tFEwAbMp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>