<?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, 10 Apr 2026 14:35:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@mgaft1/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Nature's way]]></title><description><![CDATA[For all nature's lovers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@mgaft1/nature-s-way</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@mgaft1/nature-s-way</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2021 19:11:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eQPSKqEeyCXPjTGGN5nNkyTwqFUEyngCj4A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenderness (Lyric Poetry Contest Edition 51) by felixgarciap]]></title><description><![CDATA[This time the veal was very tender The calf was sure of the female gender The chief prepared Veal Piccata You've got to try it, man. You've gotta! CONTEST LINK]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mgaft1/tenderness-lyric-poetry-contest-edition-51-by-felixgarciap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mgaft1/tenderness-lyric-poetry-contest-edition-51-by-felixgarciap</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:17:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8DZzfMnDdMigk6J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brotherhood in Trouble  (An enrtry for @bananafish contest)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi all, Unfortunately, my continuation didn't fit into 700 words as the narrative dictated the word count. Oh, well. If I would be banished for it then be so. ) Cheers. Brotherhood in Trouble Here we were,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@mgaft1/brotherhood-in-trouble-an-enrtry-for-bananafish-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@mgaft1/brotherhood-in-trouble-an-enrtry-for-bananafish-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 16:29:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPDevYrmp1W9EaKWfGC8cehuiaujneDU5ShQ4XapbEhwmCnqxLXVSzaYNNWQ5WZ2yZsuD2kSKRx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (A movie review)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago, I watched the film Witch (The VVitch: A New-England Folktale) the movie about religious obscurantism. The film is dark, heavy, and unpleasant to watch for those who don’t enjoy horror]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@mgaft1/the-vvitch-a-new-england-folktale-a-movie-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@mgaft1/the-vvitch-a-new-england-folktale-a-movie-review</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 22:44:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk2bRb9gatmwEsdvNEZvoQTxdkfJCTiUsG9n8u3DyMGP7Qxr8X85menWLumPC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queen's Gambit (A review of Netflix show)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In short, Queen's Gambit is a show about a girl prodigy (Elizabeth Harmon or Beth, as she preferred to call herself), who, despite difficult life circumstances, and contrary to, so to speak, the power]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@mgaft1/queen-s-gambit-a-review-of-netflix-show</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@mgaft1/queen-s-gambit-a-review-of-netflix-show</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 20:53:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn4xENKcFuYnq4t9L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HELLO HIVE IT'S ME @mgaft1]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am watching a show on Netflix that is called the Queen’s Gambit. It’s a romantic story about a wonder child girl who became a famous chess player and was beating all the men. The story about what would]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114105/@mgaft1/hello-hive-it-s-me-mgaft1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114105/@mgaft1/hello-hive-it-s-me-mgaft1</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114105]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 05:14:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8ww4kueaXoCoWWa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pride and prejudice (The movie review)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The movie is the adaptation of the novel written at the beginning of the 19th century. At a first glance, it seems a simple moralistic story about a rich and influential man, who, because of his prejudice]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mgaft1/pride-and-prejudice-the-movie-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mgaft1/pride-and-prejudice-the-movie-review</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2020 02:12:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnCsQUDPZ8UzQbsD8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ragtime (Part 2 of 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part1 So the wrapper... It started with a black baby being abandoned in their garden of a well off white family. The police intend to charge the child's mother, with abandonment and attempted murder. However,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/movie/@mgaft1/ragtime-part-2-of-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/movie/@mgaft1/ragtime-part-2-of-2</guid><category><![CDATA[movie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2020 12:46:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvp3qu9XRMrERD4svKY6ddex5DeyPVTsqJ12ihAeMoaThtQgUbNdAzJKGSiDjLvWtjkdDdAzDqRMFfLQv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ragtime movie (Part 1 of 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amadeus was the first movie of Miloš Forman’s that I’ve seen and I was charmed. To this day I love to watch some of its iconic scenes. This one is where to a priest saying “All people are equal in God’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mgaft1/ragtime-movie-part-1-of-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mgaft1/ragtime-movie-part-1-of-2</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:47:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eJiRehTe5gSo8nozn1hDDszdP71H5jvJBpa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even passionate love doesn't always look so pretty]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@mgaft1/even-passionate-love-doesn-t-always-look-so-pretty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@mgaft1/even-passionate-love-doesn-t-always-look-so-pretty</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2020 13:34:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eEKAUV643i4mwjdraUXMdq9QLYW1KM4YziJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My son's skydiving adventure]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/skydiving/@mgaft1/my-son-s-skydiving-adventure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/skydiving/@mgaft1/my-son-s-skydiving-adventure</guid><category><![CDATA[skydiving]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 18:45:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e2gYo4DuNnocMf7dT6Dd4QnXYvyyzLvZCQv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Persimmon are almost ready]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fruits/@mgaft1/persimmon-are-almost-ready</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fruits/@mgaft1/persimmon-are-almost-ready</guid><category><![CDATA[fruits]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 23:47:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnBttXbXMj3ETcm3C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The memories of socialism (Part 5 of 5)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Planned Economy Unlike the “Wild West” where the economy developed based on the supply and demand of a free market, the socialist economy was planned. That meant that the central organization in Moscow]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mgaft1/the-memories-of-socialism-part-5-of-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mgaft1/the-memories-of-socialism-part-5-of-5</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 17:08:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVqEiiRDjUyv4ttKEZ4v5RZ5Xvj2TZTCsxmnhx35Yzf6NVDsUk15iq4GG5dRHfj4zsBDhC9hEfTbCFHo81iUZXvk2uYSa6bqEwZrMChiuPrT8zGz5HFuPgcGiZJ7SGoSvT9dY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The memories of socialism (Part 4 of 5)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part1 Part2 Part3 Free Stuff Public transportation was very cheap. The bus, trolley, or metro trip was just a couple of pennies. Medicine and education in the Soviet Union were free. The quality of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mgaft1/the-memories-of-socialism-part-4-of-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mgaft1/the-memories-of-socialism-part-4-of-5</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 19:15:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnFebMzcB1rs38Xsc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The memories of socialism (Part 3 of 5)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part 1 Part 2 Living Conditions Compared to the cost of living in the West, my parents paid very little for the accommodation, maybe 1/20 of their combined monthly income. At the same time, securing a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mgaft1/the-memories-of-socialism-part-3-of-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mgaft1/the-memories-of-socialism-part-3-of-5</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2020 15:07:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk2bRb9gatmwEsdvNEZvoP9Ta6bNQ8hhJQzHBHE9nxeZLemRR5DQXMSZDh7dg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The memories of socialism (Part 2 of 5)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part 1 Human factor Living under socialism, I always heard from the radio, TV, and in school that socialism makes labor a pleasure. This dominant narrative instilled in my mind the concept that people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mgaft1/the-memories-of-socialism-part-2-of-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mgaft1/the-memories-of-socialism-part-2-of-5</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2020 15:06:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBRkdAV68sbt7Ay7qv6SgfZXWStGY8pq2WzasGDMwmWwfu3smkq5sE17hkRchMK9Quus9Py6TQaC8HGDYgtZ9r9JkuZesuDFstF1Aw2TCAh8qtjCFqfQ8e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The memories of socialism (Part 1 of 5)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since early childhood, I remember the emblem of three good grandpas: Marx, Engels, and Lenin. 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In a couple of words, this is a story about an unexpected friendship between a cripple Phillip and his hired caretaker]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mgaft1/the-intouchables-a-movie-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mgaft1/the-intouchables-a-movie-review</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2020 20:39:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45duR7aPzmffmDQbeicV3NeoRu1PGzp5Jy7zN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNCUT GEMS movie review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie Writers: Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie Stars: Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Idina Menzel In this movie, Adam Sander plays Howard Ratner a scatterbrain Jeweler, which is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/movie/@mgaft1/uncut-gems-movie-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/movie/@mgaft1/uncut-gems-movie-review</guid><category><![CDATA[movie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2020 16:35:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePax9XKk4Dkex1aJ6Cr3Xd6DW4oBJaRjKDx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intuition]]></title><description><![CDATA[People often refer to intuition as a strange feeling that hints or prompts to certain actions although an immediate conscious logic might not rectify them. Intuition might even offer a solution that goes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mgaft1/intuition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mgaft1/intuition</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mgaft1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 02:11:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/82kPqomaPXmNsjpEo1MWkrS8vWaabmAintgEazoGwaDk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>