<?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>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:02:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@jirogers/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Six-Word Story Challenge - "Infestation"]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jirogers/six-word-story-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jirogers/six-word-story-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jirogers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 08:38:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5zYFZD4u6DEvu2eDsRaRFsC3D1uZkZ8vM9ESQ5TR3H52THsyesy4hTkZvrSpmm4AbQorNRBcuRDwSjiwSVC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today's Quote]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jirogers/today-s-quote</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jirogers/today-s-quote</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jirogers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 11:05:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5ydnH9F339WUMsACmVHn3G9Jw62hhDuuHqepsZJwGdrDrUsc24YpwzfWfuJVgjCWrVfrRgdvFx7H9gvYz4n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Protocol 9" Short Story - Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Has it only been three days since we left Vorta? Between the trailblazing and the skirmishes, it feels like decades. Captain Trati cast a wary eye up at the foliage above them. The oppressive presence]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jirogers/protocol-9-short-story-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jirogers/protocol-9-short-story-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jirogers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 11:53:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75PoTFdJGniGe5hVXms9pM4tW4fd9eBdFWqWzx8GBfFxccN12abrANXSqPQmxrVt4no6htCR5HQJjUtfpaZewfZKrB2tiA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Protocol 9" Short Story - Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protocol 9 Year 2592 – A Seep Story Captain Jason Trati yawned. He’d already given his portion of the report, but he was stuck, listening, until the end of the meeting. Bureaucratic nonsense… How the hell]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jirogers/protocol-9-short-story-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jirogers/protocol-9-short-story-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jirogers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 11:47:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVTLxQMjn5tuTKyHKeNE5Rvdjwds9PTJst5c3xWvxiYFV5eLDJ5zr7e5y4WWMmfcp6w4Ugv1UB2qFmgAR7gKSsVK3diW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Today's 'Apt Quote'...]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quote/@jirogers/today-s-apt-quote</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quote/@jirogers/today-s-apt-quote</guid><category><![CDATA[quote]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jirogers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 04:40:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeJjXCMyzUYuxysTMmp89sidTFL6dvbpKSmsRW1UJqXWBEVbdCB8FFvZS1FMs97WUXn8jUvGXTFB6Ji?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Shamelessly Promoting Someone Else..."]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's today's 'shamelessly promoting someone else' post*: This is a collection of 22 novels by 22 different, international indie-authors. Discover a new favorite, today. *Note: my book does appear in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jirogers/shamelessly-promoting-someone-else</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jirogers/shamelessly-promoting-someone-else</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jirogers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 22:03:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWVEa5TxnoPRiGMS1Ae6MyfiK8oyuudvqQtwY431cFfqqRm4SmThnXd4CM1dGHqFdsEVrg3v9qxwF6frhNBZtTGD1uss2BfwdLUArAHR3unaxEjk4Qd2E3RLEWz72mRW9hp4SWVqKiWxD1Lgjiq62kW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dystopian Science Fiction: Short Stories...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I publish a newsletter/zine called "Tamyrh Quarterly" featuring short stories set in my dystopian/sci-fi world. I'll post the story from issue one (published in October of last year) here, in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jirogers/dystopian-science-fiction-short-stories</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jirogers/dystopian-science-fiction-short-stories</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jirogers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 07:40:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrb2eycEZQ9Hi7BNtDHJfXbzfiJeapzP6Q294c4R8JDmZmqhK18d8GgsYSbHBojdMCM4UqE9XSHNztJS8XrNzvaSguMH8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Brief Visual Interlude...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does anyone else here like fractal art? These were created using Apophysis.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fractals/@jirogers/a-brief-visual-interlude</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fractals/@jirogers/a-brief-visual-interlude</guid><category><![CDATA[fractals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jirogers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 06:50:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu2FiiXWiTzQ1D33fPfvJD8qATcLZjTajUr1ckHJfBz1V77xhTrhvFoweb9K8YawdSQCFNEUo7qL9fVxkp97UV3k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to introduce myself.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings. Who am I? Well, the biography on my website starts off like this: "I am a green-eyed, ginger-haired, caffeine addict who is currently working on ‘The 942 Series’ of science fiction novels.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@jirogers/time-to-introduce-myself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@jirogers/time-to-introduce-myself</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jirogers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 03:43:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2hN42gRcW7tioSH1MBKTJuqVNsZJHU3tGvgJjtzdukFHtsDjGJ11JnBzvXJy64RCJsFw56ZhuvT1rgPNzQ5np1GS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>