<?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, 30 Apr 2026 09:03:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@jrspencer/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Becoming a junkie.....  Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was 7 years old and we lived in an old mill house on the edge of the black river, 1017 Huntington st. It was 1978 and in the middle of September. It was cold that night, I remember sitting on top of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/high/@jrspencer/becoming-a-junkie</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/high/@jrspencer/becoming-a-junkie</guid><category><![CDATA[high]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jrspencer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 22:44:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Chapter 1) AND THE GIRL BURNS...]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I walked down the street I could feel the sound of the city, alive and pulsing in my ears like a relentless bass drum pounding out a rhythm. Suddenly cutting through that beautiful noise of life, I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jrspencer/chapter-1-and-the-girl-burns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@jrspencer/chapter-1-and-the-girl-burns</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jrspencer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 12:13:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs787YXg6uiETw91PNeUprhEYmMRjf8zTUYRajuvqmupvrguV4eXGit5sjb9qsW51jKbwjCnPEeTAe3dr9oKPqEhLxBkakgn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberty,....apathy in America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where has liberty gone..... apathy in America Liberty,..... It almost seems as though it's a dirty word in society today. It is shrugged off with an ignorance that is astounding. I have witnessed the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@jrspencer/liberty-apathy-in-america</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@jrspencer/liberty-apathy-in-america</guid><category><![CDATA[liberty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jrspencer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 13:01:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChb9xFwvrx22Wd9og37bYQQeGaXNkswtQsCp7ymUYiGk1MHigWrKjuhJ9MzKFYK4iJ9Szf61f7ov4kuVx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[OK I think this says it all .......]]></title><description><![CDATA[How many conflicts is the United States actually involved in? How many conflicts is the United States actually involved in? We are currently bombing Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Somalia,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/syria/@jrspencer/ok-i-think-this-says-it-all</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/syria/@jrspencer/ok-i-think-this-says-it-all</guid><category><![CDATA[syria]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jrspencer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 01:59:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787ga7PeZqBw3R2z4JVzGM9XqA6wYdjohTBMjnfaQvgqba5vvagZe1tqiBoJu6x31zMMUkYukMxwoNy9G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Returning soldiers and the aftermath of war.]]></title><description><![CDATA[.There is more to coming home from war than the hugs and kisses from family member's longing There is more to coming home from war than the hugs and kisses from family member's longing for the return of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/war/@jrspencer/returning-soldiers-and-the-aftermath-of-war</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/war/@jrspencer/returning-soldiers-and-the-aftermath-of-war</guid><category><![CDATA[war]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jrspencer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 02:00:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKae8Zaj594qUJafNyNSBw9svATPAkZ7go7jvjCeDpjib64jh8vYoMzGemsrG7EPn4WsHhz1A14bx877Pm5NPkLxVbd7xoW6JqEeBHL4j4YYAeTiZqWLgkV8iWLqjLMSMpK3jnUZ5Cr6KLM8A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The art of being: A conversation with Manal Deeb]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was noon and the rain had started to fall on the roof of my cramped little trailer, precariously parked in the back woods of Oklahoma. As I listened to the soft rattle of a cold morning sprinkle against]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jrspencer/the-art-of-being-a-conversation-with-manal-deeb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jrspencer/the-art-of-being-a-conversation-with-manal-deeb</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jrspencer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 14:25:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77zpX7kzs3r3L3PCnYQaK8qrPHGNkc7VpheDtaxMP7J3heHLx7AwsaTVpkPmJXFgRQv2NtUj7q9jfuSkpRQxQEQUPtcueE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>