<?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, 23 Apr 2026 13:13:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@lorvain/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[@ecotrain's QOTW: If there is a God, why do so many bad things happen?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something about the way the question is asked has me conflicted. The question itself implies that there is in fact a God and that God has dominion over what does and does not happen, or at least should.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@lorvain/ecotrain-s-qotw-if-there-is-a-god-why-do-so-many-bad-things-happen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ecotrain/@lorvain/ecotrain-s-qotw-if-there-is-a-god-why-do-so-many-bad-things-happen</guid><category><![CDATA[ecotrain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lorvain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 05:16:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding My Sins: Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've never considered myself a strictly religious man, though religion and faith have always fascinated me immensely. There has seldom been a moment when I didn't think they were impossibly important aspects]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@lorvain/understanding-my-sins-introduction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@lorvain/understanding-my-sins-introduction</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lorvain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 05:36:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something Sweet]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a sky of slate gray, ageing trees of darkest black. I turn my gaze heaven bound and see you smiling back. The lone star calling me home to the embrace where I belong. A time when we were parted, I blink]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lorvain/something-sweet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lorvain/something-sweet</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lorvain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 12:43:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribute to those whom pass.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I stand here now with empty heart, My world is all but torn apart, What ushers home this feel of dread, Now that you have laid your head, Your eyes have closed one final time, Your memory is all that fills]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lorvain/tribute-to-those-whom-pass</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lorvain/tribute-to-those-whom-pass</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lorvain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 11:26:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A short lil' poem.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Could it be, would I be, lost and never found. Should I see, there is no we, when your heart is always bound. I will lead, and set you free, from the prison in the clouds. Reality, and all I need, when]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lorvain/a-short-lil-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lorvain/a-short-lil-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lorvain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 21:59:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[You are Spring, My Love.]]></title><description><![CDATA[You are Spring, My love. The blooming jacaranda and the warm kiss of the sun. Where once was ice, frosted white, a new cycle has begun. Songbirds sweet when dawn ascends, for you are Spring, My Love. You]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lorvain/you-are-spring-my-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lorvain/you-are-spring-my-love</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lorvain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 12:41:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin/USD (BTC) Chart Analyst - Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[G'day, Legends. Two days ago I posted my analysis of Bitcoin and created a detailed overview of BTC activity. Today I've gone back and noticed a few things. Bitcoin hit the marker I labelled as 'Current]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@lorvain/bitcoin-usd-btc-chart-analyst-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@lorvain/bitcoin-usd-btc-chart-analyst-update</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lorvain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 04:01:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jg9x7TNvf24GgsmixkRXtp2h9iAj51HjmcYt1t2bE392Q9ry72B2oW6ihhvCK5bfufVxTMFc3Anp2JWXs4MDrzBAjFm5WB4pGn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take me to Oblivion again.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many moons have passed since last we laid eyes. Too many times has the sun lightened the sky and harboured my demise; tell me of those wicked times; lie to me through the darkest night. Come now, my sweet,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lorvain/take-me-to-oblivion-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lorvain/take-me-to-oblivion-again</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lorvain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:55:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Order]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Order It was the fourth hour of Sun's Ascent, but the sun had already begun to creep above the grassy hillside overlooking Sanctuary. Songbirds were singing to the sound of gently swaying trees that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@lorvain/the-order</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@lorvain/the-order</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lorvain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 11:58:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Last Gift to Oblivion]]></title><description><![CDATA[My voice is that of whispers. Is this truly me? A shadow from the darkness. Why can I not see? No one knows the real me. If ever that’s a thing. What is it that drives me onwards? Lost in placid vanity.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lorvain/one-last-gift-to-oblivion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lorvain/one-last-gift-to-oblivion</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lorvain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 07:53:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin/USD (BTC) 1-hour Chart Analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[G'day, legends. Here's a brief look into what I've noticed with Bitcoin over the past week or so. Before you read completely into this, however, you should be aware that I am by no means an expert, nor]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@lorvain/bitcoin-usd-btc-1-hour-chart-analysis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@lorvain/bitcoin-usd-btc-1-hour-chart-analysis</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lorvain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 09:29:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtwKBYBbQncx8vhc45kdCioDe4noFHpiKBRCjkJmL98tDNNn19EEs7FpqKhcAPwyuW173R3PaCyYXd2Us5pcwxp6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decree of Morality]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great spires of glass and gold shine evergreen in the darkness of shadow. The lone light in the sea of black beacons home a feeling felt briefly, sweetly, never lost in the darkness of sorrow. Towers of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@lorvain/decree-of-morality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@lorvain/decree-of-morality</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lorvain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 12:52:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[She is an Iron Fortress]]></title><description><![CDATA[She is an iron fortress, with a golden heart inside. A rose of gentle kindness, protected by thorns on all sides. She radiates with beauty, masked In shadow by self doubt. A smile so enchanting, a love]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lorvain/she-is-an-iron-fortress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@lorvain/she-is-an-iron-fortress</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lorvain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 11:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A thought weighs heavy still]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saving Lie A tear of absolution drips down the face of equivocation. The smell of bewail stains the air around me. I did it for me; I do it for you. Can one truly be free from melancholy? Yes! I am! Perhaps]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@lorvain/a-thought-weighs-heavy-still</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@lorvain/a-thought-weighs-heavy-still</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lorvain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 12:23:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[G'day legends, grab a cuppa and sit awhile.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let's spin some yarn. Figured it was due time to chuck together this introduction post and get into the swing of things. First things first, I suppose. My name's John, but I often go by Johno offline.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@lorvain/g-day-legends-grab-a-cuppa-and-sit-awhile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@lorvain/g-day-legends-grab-a-cuppa-and-sit-awhile</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lorvain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 10:47:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu9UPYWfNoftatjFYSaFWYnCiFarcyLW7UWh1on6NqWQNiHViWDJoniirhmBcY28JDLWeNnhdspRBHKxXbopLbX7K2tcnpoQYB77GuaatbdWubgQkk7wvRxFBEbgvnZHBSFQfsmGVebKNaoKF7MSxNKx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>