<?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, 15 Apr 2026 07:16:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@jedau/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[This is why I'm all in on $VET]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this crypto bull cycle that we've found ourselves in, coins that shoot up x100 feels like a normal Wednesday thing. Where a 50USD investment could easily be worth thousands after a couple of weeks.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@jedau/this-is-why-i-m-all-in-on-usdvet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@jedau/this-is-why-i-m-all-in-on-usdvet</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2021 13:32:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnMq6PJn6jRwbAh7c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thought Bubble Thursdays #21 - Good Grief!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s been a good few months, but since I haven’t gotten the chance to talk about it yet, let’s talk about WandaVision. To those who haven’t gotten the chance to consume this wonderful television series,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-164671/@jedau/thought-bubble-thursdays-21-good-grief</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-164671/@jedau/thought-bubble-thursdays-21-good-grief</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-164671]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021 03:05:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VtZ7W8JABVRmJSA2AFw15XBGyXJrqhDonJrFX1Tj2ATxDQkWMpM3ejHpzinNmWT5BSrLkjw2dUFA5DoYFrFsWQJyShtZgiU2NhVtFsUGrHunv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s okay to be okay about not being okay]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mental health struggles are something that I don’t usually talk about, or even care to admit. Perhaps that’s a product of my upbringing and the environment I grew up in. But, over this past lockdown-laden]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120078/@jedau/its-okay-to-be-okay-about-not-being-okay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-120078/@jedau/its-okay-to-be-okay-about-not-being-okay</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-120078]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2021 10:41:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/DVAkPJXe6RxYjhmfF37Wz3k3LvyUyD5WFGZi448Y84MTSeonJUVbCSDrVNRWQKRpYtVcSDdyBYa4tM?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thought Bubble Thursdays #20 - Reassembling the League]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holy throwback to a much simpler time, Batman! It’s Thursday, so you know what that means! Hello, internet! (Trying to be more general because the last time I was actively posting I always mentioned]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thoughtbubblethursdays/@jedau/thought-bubble-thursdays-20-reassembling-the-league</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thoughtbubblethursdays/@jedau/thought-bubble-thursdays-20-reassembling-the-league</guid><category><![CDATA[thoughtbubblethursdays]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 16:12:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VtZ7W8JABVRmK2ANRbp1SKrVDqQQH89YhWcv8gTD6RuBHbpcMpqS4hHVFFfWNPz5RPzst9WwGnFtDepuQ3qtEUwXiMBNE3UemXv3fVAyvocHU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of Homes and Matters of the Hearth]]></title><description><![CDATA[As many of you know, I dabble in telling stories quite a lot, but I haven't really spoken in length about my origin story. This isn't going to be that post. In due time, all will be revealed. But, for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@jedau/of-homes-and-matters-of-the-hearth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@jedau/of-homes-and-matters-of-the-hearth</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 18:34:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrTehyxXyVhrHdij4paVsNaqydKwakpB6HzJSUTw38GPQFUT2kYekkjhpoHsPfZTo8tL95y3monM1n9Feqi2tME5NFQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hive I got a story to tell...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've spent a year writing this comeback post, spent countless of hours thinking of a title, drafting and rewriting countless revisions, creating and modifying images, and this is what I ended up with.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@jedau/hive-i-got-a-story-to-tell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@jedau/hive-i-got-a-story-to-tell</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:32:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGiGXyTjWfFK87bzwDk72BiCbPV4Vv6jcCQjJjeTgRRucGnbaew5TZouYn6sm6Z5eJCzJaYxmeLk95UXR2uC9U4UWyV4EN3zb9EfJWKxgmo7P9A5cjEp68q4WxzLikR3y1fuhHPDpveST3QwDogetdV5qN3mi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PortmanTuesdays]]></title><description><![CDATA[𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕕𝕒𝕪𝕤 [pawrt-man-tooz-deyz] noun 1: a day when you can mix two or more words to form a new word that means something completely different than its root words freely and without]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/portmantuesdays/@jedau/portmantuesdays</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/portmantuesdays/@jedau/portmantuesdays</guid><category><![CDATA[portmantuesdays]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2019 16:10:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9RTqgzgfVW71fTRU48bhjs6RAqJ3Prs4h1f3WvqnibqjXkvx154MSpXGs3kJpKJFDFtFbK7c69?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILLER (Part 0)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a new year, so you know what that means! Tons of stories to tell, with so little time to write them. With the cryptos down, I'm fortunate that other financial ventures have been buzzing for me. On]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@jedau/filler-part-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@jedau/filler-part-0</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2019 10:35:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKGxq8wdcWAiFpcm29FF1vQ7VZHkTuxCYW9PSBhiJCycEjYzvkass9KedpVtNkV?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PortmanTuesdays #26]]></title><description><![CDATA[ｚｅｉｔｇｕｉｓｅ [tsahyt-gahyz] noun 1: a facade you put up to make it seem that you are in tune with the trend. 2: a brave face you put on when you just can't even. And... that's... a wrap! For 2018 and this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/portmantuesdays/@jedau/portmantuesdays-26</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/portmantuesdays/@jedau/portmantuesdays-26</guid><category><![CDATA[portmantuesdays]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2018 15:16:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9RTqgzgfVW71fTRU48bhjs6RAqJ3Prs4h1f3Wvqnibqkmx4vGjNtJicrGvzkBM84qW949ZDF4Z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It started in a playground...]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's funny when you think about where children used to meet new friends. It's either at school, in the playground or whatever place that parents take their kids. Nowadays, a lot of children meet new people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@jedau/it-started-in-a-playground</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@jedau/it-started-in-a-playground</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2018 11:56:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VQdTyiPbX5pinWcNaFfcfhkBffPKKgSnbDFMeqMNzDXrZDGoW1kzAT3s3TBFSQkuXTovHsoYzU1JNr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thought Bubble Thursdays #19 - Along Came a Spider]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a while since I made a post here, so let me... shake off some cobwebs. Eh? Eh? I said, shake off some cobwebs. Anyone? All you see is crickets, but all I see is food for my eight-legged friends.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jedau/thought-bubble-thursdays-19-along-came-a-spider</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jedau/thought-bubble-thursdays-19-along-came-a-spider</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 04:11:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZfAQdfFAZTm5QCbRtgd76RGzdgKwyFjwxRRDK33cEXXo8o7wdhwJABG4YK74X5UQqkMgdFzZnokA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parting is such sweet sorrow... (or, A November to Remember... to Forget)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Normally, this is the part where I do a creative introduction, providing both an overview and some (hopefully) entertaining quips. But, not this time. Today, I choose to be vulnerable. It has been a tiring]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@jedau/parting-is-such-sweet-sorrow-or-a-november-to-remember-to-forget</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@jedau/parting-is-such-sweet-sorrow-or-a-november-to-remember-to-forget</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:16:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovVpSiPA5TuExW5VrH9XVN323BX4XodyCBbBpPaokrs9Gb3En65TkG8D6JX3VbmH4fMsAASJxtZGhp4zGeMKct6u4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Scariest Story of All Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's that time of the year again when the chills are chillier and the campfire stories are much crazier. For the past two years, I've published critically-acclaimed short stories which many have dubbed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@jedau/the-scariest-story-of-all-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@jedau/the-scariest-story-of-all-time</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:14:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKGxq8wdcWAiFpcm29FF1vQ7VZHkTuxDChA8Yc9tSM9nRmNNJn17v7ooHUdbYRj?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thought Bubble Thursdays #18 - Immortal Dragon Falls Off Wagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[A post that is good enough alone can stand on its own. -- No one ever I've held out on writing about Netflix's Marvel's Iron Fist for as long as I can, but the celestial entites have aligned and now I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jedau/thought-bubble-thursdays-18-immortal-dragon-falls-off-wagon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jedau/thought-bubble-thursdays-18-immortal-dragon-falls-off-wagon</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 16:12:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZgr7mD2rWSukN4DcTHeLS8WvAWKtFPEYqSojxFVyEgjftFu1P9he4NjXzVkJAaKS481U4XVx8s2W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PortmanTuesdays #25]]></title><description><![CDATA[ｙｅａｓｔｅｒｄａｙ [yees-ter-dey] noun 1: fungi used for fermentation that was utilized in the immediate past. 2: if it's still itchy, you better go get that checked. Back-to-back Dexter GIFs? Hmm… You might be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/portmantuesdays/@jedau/portmantuesdays-25</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/portmantuesdays/@jedau/portmantuesdays-25</guid><category><![CDATA[portmantuesdays]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 10:21:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKGxq8wdcWAiFpcm29FF1vQ7VZHkTuxDZ7sobdHfZeb6emFFxgit1xJMddXzYpV?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life Always Finds A Way... (To Screw With Us)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, my tire pressure monitor lit up, but we couldn't find the source of it. I brought in my car to the vulcanizing shop the other day, and they found a screw had a punctured it. A measly, one-inch]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@jedau/life-always-finds-a-way-----to--2018-8-5-22-58-42</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@jedau/life-always-finds-a-way-----to--2018-8-5-22-58-42</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:59:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKWrzMsLgnyaPHbpJ5dZX9fNkq7z1vL32zmj6LjyLDj7a8jGimE9gzJmU2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PortmanTuesdays #24]]></title><description><![CDATA[ｘｅｎｉａｌ ｋｉｌｌｅｒ [zee-nee-uhl kil-er] noun 1: a friendly person that secretly commits a series of murders that typically follow a predictable behavior pattern. 2: basically, every successful serial killer.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/portmantuesdays/@jedau/portmantuesdays-24</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/portmantuesdays/@jedau/portmantuesdays-24</guid><category><![CDATA[portmantuesdays]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2018 12:05:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/DVAkPJXe6RxYjhmfF37Wz3k3LvyUyD5WFGZi448Y84MLVsVvbSUhZYfres1nvxVyKMggVLqyGo2LFf?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thought Bubble Thursdays #17 - Up, Up and, well... Away]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, I know that I've been leaning more towards Marvel recently, but that's because they've been hitting it out of the park compared to their Distinguished Competitor. The news cycle has been rather slow]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comics/@jedau/thought-bubble-thursdays-17-up-up-and-well-away</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comics/@jedau/thought-bubble-thursdays-17-up-up-and-well-away</guid><category><![CDATA[comics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 12:39:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZk9HqsKhr1b67oBq7x84rh3wawzKpQ6oVXxSbQz13ECXLF3ADSHfZK7YtS1YxupThJ4xN1zuyfNn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HIGALAAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fireworks Up above Painting the sky One after the other Dying for the people below The crowd cheers after every execution Unaware of the sacrifice for their pleasure Smoke fills the night sky and everyone's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@jedau/higalaay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@jedau/higalaay</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2018 03:33:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WPPwm1ycYzY3cQs5UjSPSUw9vBBxyvYzLDhPp4P9dhTEW7sDeCiAF7muNKVt3YTHsdjv2AAvNMckk6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sky is Clear [5MinuteFreeWrite]]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is for @mariannewest and @improv's Freewrite Day 318. Today's theme is the sky is clear. Let's get to it. Enjoy! The sky is clear. Nary a cloud, as they say. It is the perfect night for monumental]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jedau/the-sky-is-clear-5minutefreewrite</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jedau/the-sky-is-clear-5minutefreewrite</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jedau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2018 13:49:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW7jhkNFCR5phaTH1Vxh9WKXt7UpyrXgEJZ6qx6MXXGGcMZ6f4SKxPeYqExcrA3bYZLdWsreDAZBPV5RPXaMsag3m6v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>