<?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>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:49:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@johnjgeddes/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Whispers of Need             …Inside a Child's Head]]></title><description><![CDATA[The house came to be haunted…Behind the shining modern rocking-horse, behind the smart doll's house, a voice would start whispering ― D. H. Lawrence ![Captain.png](UPLOAD FAILED) Nights Alone She wasn’t]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/whispers-of-need-inside-a-childs-head</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/whispers-of-need-inside-a-childs-head</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:12:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oracle        …  The Yin and Yang of Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The whole 'know thyself' thing isn’t a journey to a fixed destination. Learning about myself changes me, forcing me to learn more. 'Know thyself' isn’t a goal; it’s a road.” ― Garon Whited Changes According]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/oracle--the-yin-and-yang-of-changes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/oracle--the-yin-and-yang-of-changes</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:51:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jPuxAVmV3AWU62LvncFD3hsn8CUmHzm8W2yUgS4KntTPLjZTB2uaLJouWWR9xck8joBfArzkZ7an1RS7JctjL8keDHyKTJ9CEvz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jesse        …Part 2        …Job Well Done]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surrounded by flames of jealousy, the jealous winds like a scorpion, turning the poison sting against himself. ―Friedrich Nietzsch Backstabber I had misgivings from the start about working with Jesse.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/jesse-part-2-job-well-done</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/jesse-part-2-job-well-done</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:58:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jQYnEdSW6CoR4TNBXNyFPK9yhFN5BYjp4B1G3Bxc36n9XdUdHy9PwpTTwJkK4NSjzdLicVRnMxGXoDBhU3DZVXuCV1FZjDa8uz6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jesse        …Part 1        …Lighting the Flame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Betrayal can only happen if you love... ― John le Carre Making a Point Jesse’s a scary dude. I took a walk with him one night and every streetlight we passed went out. I got this picture in my head of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/jesse-part-1-lighting-the-flame</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/jesse-part-1-lighting-the-flame</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:21:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jPvi9hYUbbmyCSEWt2N65aVtsNmrZUQhGcfwubXZ8Z16MQop8Mn2pKmMV2gkongKXkNgpG8SG63qQSJt4Po63EnA8dxzxPoVYNA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenhorn           …Part 4        …Two Solitudes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love consists of this: two solitudes that meet, protect and greet each other. ― Rainer Maria Rilke Reconciled at Last... So, here we are in the woods where the coyotes roam and we’re stranded in my truck]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/greenhorn-part-4-two-solitudes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/greenhorn-part-4-two-solitudes</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:15:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jPw7aY6TSepig65PyzVvttKb83sX38dob43uT6HrtYpA9NNyNDwwPSvVAWMaSnRTAG1Go4oXsKjHLkneZqwHKKheczSyPgDBVKt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenhorn           …Part 3        …Stranded and Surrounded]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women, whatever their outward show of respect for a man, always regard him secretly as an ass, and with something akin to pity. ― H. L. Mencken A Long, Cold Night Stella, my beautiful but nosey neighbour,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/greenhorn-part-3-stranded-and-surrounded</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/greenhorn-part-3-stranded-and-surrounded</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:57:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jPuxZXzxxJcpJXqu7yq22KfAs9moRFwzMirr42uVthsXWj1hjHepDZ9iaDN3w94w4n99zJkNATMBuLAGTtYygdtoxqmMmWXdCdL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenhorn           …Part 2        …Feuding with Farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm a lazy man. With lazy dreams. I need this girl to wake me up, make me vibrate, irritate me. I need an angry woman, an unforgiving friend. ― Ursula K. Le Guin . Stella...Prosecutor and Persecuter I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/greenhorn-part-2-fueding-with-farmers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/greenhorn-part-2-fueding-with-farmers</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:39:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jQYm3vbL59nSBfD5z5FU5t2YFdoRsDUNJakVjuWKpyjib8dgYHfeotDDiZpJhWYmovhGrTq3TEUQfmJXtRos9bbrx4pUUTjDCbg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenhorn           …Part 1        …Adjusting to Farm Country]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hayseeds they might be, but they should be informed hayseeds. — Richard Peck Good Fences Make Good Neighbours? Sometimes you make a mistake and have to live with it. I did. 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Ancient]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/treasures-of-the-east-part-1-a-youth-misspent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/treasures-of-the-east-part-1-a-youth-misspent</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:26:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jPuxZVgrXTbrfeRM34qnxbqXWr7sbebkYT12CtCS5qZzVRsPemnf1t7ndanoQGSKuZHYXAcQYr7cmuvUPvwvMUDRijRXyBY5y8a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts and Crafts              …Part 8      …Building a Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's to all the places we went... and all the places we'll go. ― John Green Building a Future Stella and I were sitting iin my front room trying to make sense of what had just happened―we both narrowly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/arts-and-crafts-part-8-building-a-future</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/arts-and-crafts-part-8-building-a-future</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:18:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jQYniBPmiEmCE1HdJnej7pWbqRm7oneA74EPh5B3tLeezTKPuj8ZmXsNz3k1dtCYeFqod51GNFYgwyoAEfPDMr6pCkWHZx8pvfp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts and Crafts              …Part 7       …Improbable Outcome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'! ― Audrey Hepburn Making Sense of a Dream I could hear Stella's voice calling me from afar but I felt groggy and was struggling with brain fog.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/arts-and-crafts-part-7-improbable-outcome</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/arts-and-crafts-part-7-improbable-outcome</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:10:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jPvhhzRvbp1b2igk711pmH5JNL2bKwpe4sLdktnGN18w3dn4jTra23VHoqWzmneuiCudWDKjYpVGSnyBbGuBcJfwjuHzhWBdX2N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts and Crafts              …Part 6        …Crisis Intervention]]></title><description><![CDATA[She wasn't looking for protection, but a partner. ― Ernie Gammage Stella Intervening I seem to have spent most of my adult life adoring Blythe Summers from afar. 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