<?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>Tue, 19 May 2026 08:44:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@karibarker/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 10: The Mother-load (Part 1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[“... Don’t leave me okay.... I said don’t leave me, Kari...” That thought lingered around in my head for a few minutes, then I wondered; Should I leave him? What will happen if I did leave? Would he even]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@karibarker/chapter-10-the-mother-load-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@karibarker/chapter-10-the-mother-load-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[karibarker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2019 01:27:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvRGLtecoU6eWJB3XnzCMzrPzwWUEwFDFGPq8eCPLCNHiZe7c84u8D9PHJuGFg4mx9Gm5sKkKbNZfvwki?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 9: Straight out of a Horror Movie (Part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A week has passed and my mind still pondered about what Marian said to me. Yet, I haven’t replied nor called her back; she knew my family well, and the last thing I wanted was her having everyone scared.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@karibarker/chapter-9-straight-out-of-a-horror-movie-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@karibarker/chapter-9-straight-out-of-a-horror-movie-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[karibarker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2019 00:42:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9weNWwYFGyMWQabQ7ezJpGjS4VdseT7RqLb5WLfqnA5f86gLXNYxrDz23YNpVa7P3bDUbB3p4Dwpmt1zqKuiTPxkQnCknZC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 8: Straight out of a Horror Story (Part 1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Narrator: Day 4399 in the Big Brother house. Kari has lost most of her senses, but still holding up strong!! I FINALLY, know exactly what Mother Dearest expects from me. Let’s remember - during the interview]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writers/@karibarker/chapter-8-straight-out-of-a-horror-story-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writers/@karibarker/chapter-8-straight-out-of-a-horror-story-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[writers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[karibarker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2019 02:43:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9weNWwYFGyMWQabQ7ezJpGjS4VdseT7RqLb5WLfqnA5f86gLXNYxrDz23YNpVa7P3bDUbB3p4Dwpmt1zqKuiTPxkQnCknZC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 7: Stranger Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just when I thought my fear of Corey had slightly eased and I got a little more comfortable, there it went running away. On the seventh day, I woke the morning ready for the day to be over - I was beyond]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@karibarker/chapter-7-stranger-things</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@karibarker/chapter-7-stranger-things</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[karibarker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2019 23:06:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvV1yhtAS1ueUw2GqsozoTfHrKpDECD5CcaADQ6HaNxrBtcqSEbUCsSBvNd3SuMWfwLNLHnP5qHhMpxce?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 6 : Strange things]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am still recovering from this week. The day before the week started whilst I was lying in bed watching reruns of the Golden Girls, the parents came to my room. Knock, Knock “Kari... can we have a word]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@karibarker/chapter-6-strange-things</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@karibarker/chapter-6-strange-things</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[karibarker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 02:16:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9weNWwYFGyMWQabQ7ezJpGjS4VdseT7RqLb5WLfqnA5f86gLXNYxrDz23YNpVa7P3bDUbB3p4Dwpmt1zqKuiTPxkQnCknZC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 5: The First Puzzle Piece (Part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remember I told you that certain things seemed off with the family. At the beginning of the week, Liza said to me: “Never leave him and Cathy alone, OKAY!!” “Hmm, ok.” At first, I thought home-girl was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@karibarker/chapter-5-the-first-puzzle-piece-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@karibarker/chapter-5-the-first-puzzle-piece-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[karibarker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 19:48:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvV1yhtAS1ueUw2GqsozoTfHrKpDECD5CcaADQ6HaNxrBtcqSEbUCsSBvNd3SuMWfwLNLHnP5qHhMpxce?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 4: The First Puzzle Piece (Part 1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am ALIVE!!! — Barely. As I rolled out of bed this morning, I thought, “You know what? This week wasn’t that bad.” I’m happy to report that things have started to shape up – somewhat. There were still]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@karibarker/chapter-4-the-first-puzzle-piece-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@karibarker/chapter-4-the-first-puzzle-piece-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[karibarker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 18:59:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvV1yhtAS1ueUw2GqsozoTfHrKpDECD5CcaADQ6HaNxrBtcqSEbUCsSBvNd3SuMWfwLNLHnP5qHhMpxce?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 3: First Day on the Job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beep Beep It was 5:30 a.m. and my alarm went off. I reached over to the night table beside the bed to turn it off. I then rolled over onto my back, facing the ceiling and whispered, “Bring on day number]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@karibarker/chapter-3-first-day-on-the-job</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@karibarker/chapter-3-first-day-on-the-job</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[karibarker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2019 17:44:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvV1yhtAS1ueUw2GqsozoTfHrKpDECD5CcaADQ6HaNxrBtcqSEbUCsSBvNd3SuMWfwLNLHnP5qHhMpxce?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 2: Red Flags]]></title><description><![CDATA[I could picture the headlines already: “Former Diplomatic Vagrant becomes New York Times bestseller.” This felt like the actual beginning of my journey. There was no time for games, yet this was a gamble.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@karibarker/chapter-2-red-flags</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@karibarker/chapter-2-red-flags</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[karibarker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2019 17:17:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvRGLtecoU6eWJB3XnzCMzrPzwWUEwFDFGPq8eCPLCNHiZe7c84u8D9PHJuGFg4mx9Gm5sKkKbNZfvwki?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 1: The Big Move]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Luvs, before I get into the Chapter I recommend you get comfortable; pour yourself a glass of wine or a cup of coffee, sit back and enjoy! Chapter 1: The Big Move One click away. That was it. One click]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@karibarker/chapter-1-the-big-move</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@karibarker/chapter-1-the-big-move</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[karibarker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 01:30:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvRGLtecoU6eWJB3XnzCMzrPzwWUEwFDFGPq8eCPLCNHiZe7c84u8D9PHJuGFg4mx9Gm5sKkKbNZfvwki?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is The Diplomatic Vagrant?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Luvs! Well, my life is like a beautiful disaster. I am a twenty-five-year-old female who some people believe has no idea what she’s doing in her life, since I’ve quit my job as Senior Associate, marketing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@karibarker/who-is-the-diplomatic-vagrant</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@karibarker/who-is-the-diplomatic-vagrant</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[karibarker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2019 08:47:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvV1yhtAS1ueUw2GqsozoTfHrKpDECD5CcaADQ6HaNxrBtcqSEbUCsSBvNd3SuMWfwLNLHnP5qHhMpxce?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>