<?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>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:31:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@michellesamson/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Shadow (an original poetry)]]></title><description><![CDATA[image credit Dark clouds and thunders A Pile of clothes turn ghost An eye that sees fear Feeble and cowardly mind Hiding from the unseen. The son of the shadows Runs from his own reflection He fears the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@michellesamson/shadow-an-original-poetry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@michellesamson/shadow-an-original-poetry</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michellesamson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2020 11:22:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGkE7moUEDKrWLaiAXZADzKvxvxYBoBXgovNZKhckk81Pg6X2W9VmqMqMQbTKCfaDurNs7VVxZt4HDRcHBn1CFf87nxRcxqeFhp76G4JynWcWqEM8PWhfxYKdznP2eLbg59NP22ywL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberating your soul from pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image credit Happy Saturday Hivers, I was home alone thinking of something inspiring to write today, the first prompt that came to my mind was ''Finding yourself". It didn't do justice to how I was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181465/@michellesamson/liberating-your-soul-from-pain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181465/@michellesamson/liberating-your-soul-from-pain</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michellesamson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2020 14:45:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqASPAqXGPan36goyU7yqWQqyzTTTEfi1EtvXFmsT9rqhKzaWhQpbycvSEjvGSeKAbJBvkS3U4eG3W814Y9XpFqKoRhmXDa81522ZzwhLiKS9HXAj3uxPnrJMap7cKvoVjkeQ1JZ5KXArz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Validating your existence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes we find ourselves deep in thoughts, wondering if we've done enough to make ourself seem worthy to others. We try to make ourselves worthy through our education, career, marriage, children, appearance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@michellesamson/validating-your-existence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@michellesamson/validating-your-existence</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michellesamson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2020 17:08:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2KZBmxW92GugAz1awMo1oPd9ZQAipGNKi1UMDszxWfGZhpk7fCbEsAxQzM89qeeF15czrPKQJv7QJeHNYFUiMBBmYvbMbB37NCKVLqCVqLrDs93V2MGT6ty9woSDU3Ji9HgC1GoHULHNkesyx5tkiscWkgh5sABK3BtQvu27wrFGNsVZopnV2hf696vj2Na1TD6e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theinkwell poetry challenge| Daughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[image source Sweet old memories, From the day she was born. Her face was the star, And my heart was the moon. Goodbye, I kissed her, It was her first day at school. My cute little pumpkin, In her beautiful]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@michellesamson/theinkwell-poetry-challenge-or-daughter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@michellesamson/theinkwell-poetry-challenge-or-daughter</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michellesamson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:37:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYDUDAUQfmdSVQys4xPJkXXczqiG3guSci4oDofkoxKhEsi8PerHYNjAirdeUKNeuSYtFKhzwA1cZwi5Jr7x7yaZUUiBPcKEi6jDXpeVYsDSxH9KpA9dG8GF6oWD7YkSuz5k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Introduction to death]]></title><description><![CDATA[image source Death the word is enough to make any living thing afraid despite being one of the most unavoidable characteristics of living things. Researches have shown that humans are not afraid of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@michellesamson/an-introduction-to-death</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@michellesamson/an-introduction-to-death</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michellesamson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2020 16:47:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeymBGfUKWuftbY799dsEUhDMpVTQs6R62SuF7fbANA5V4qSw4HCNYVg4aCPkemVhjZ83UBDQgZGnVKwkvCzNsbvYNcjY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theinkwell fiction challenge|Daughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[image source Tears streamed down my face as I walked down this beautiful path, it wasn't tears of pain or heartbreak, it was tears of extreme happiness, a smile couldn't do justice to how I truly felt.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@michellesamson/theinkwell-fiction-challenge-or-daughter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@michellesamson/theinkwell-fiction-challenge-or-daughter</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michellesamson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2020 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYDUDAUQfmdSVQys4xPJkY4eTyfgPXL5WyFPq4mLUAwwUaAPkyvTnbF2kcvz7zZrdakVWmPj6F6rRu89CsQPCZXtT43uRzjkh9dzngdEXXdjjHwmhmhN3nsZeX2k7Pc9JvQv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theinkwell poetry challenge|stranger's face]]></title><description><![CDATA[image source Like an after sunset, Her face glooms Her eyes sparkle with brokeness Her smiles are of wary. 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"No, I won't do it", I responded feeling insulted,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@michellesamson/day-992-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-10-bugs-to-eat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@michellesamson/day-992-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-10-bugs-to-eat</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michellesamson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2020 18:12:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYDUDAUQfmdSVQys4xPJjfKeuG4B1GFu89J8oX7N58oFWdAB54asPjdQpj8aBg2dTFsf7c3ccr6GV3hFWBAR3juCQkHV7u5DbFYzdKYnsuvVuSgEP4W8GT7gwDU8oQwQPoRY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Karma get back at them? Read this first]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello hivers, happy Thursday. A friend asked a question on Instagram today, he asked if the bad things parents do comeback to affect their kids as karma. 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The sound of the chirping birds stopped, we were covered in darkness, everything came to a halt at the sound of my voice, my teary eyes were filled with rage,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@michellesamson/theinkwell-fiction-challenge-or-star</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@michellesamson/theinkwell-fiction-challenge-or-star</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michellesamson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2020 14:01:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxtVnttk7BKQDWVRnh3rwiL2ZBsA8fB6f8kLKUi8j2b3wcdG9khbPLi8EbPT3suwhM5ucxLu3rBqU4juroLxYtmj14XxqmWGRkaP2os4bfrpD6AWq8nVN4WSh1zTQTxPWztvC7nNrmPc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why you shouldn't try to appear busy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello hivers, hope today has been a good day? image source I was sitting with a group of friends this evening, they were all focused on their laptops trading and the only person who wasn't trading was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@michellesamson/why-you-shouldn-t-try-to-appear-busy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@michellesamson/why-you-shouldn-t-try-to-appear-busy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michellesamson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2020 19:54:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGkE7moUEDKrWLaiAXZADzKvxvxYBv4U1GSRNsxEsEB7z4JZhxyzZjF7XJ6rnHAMNp5FaErxMiT485yYJ2xfSPqzpZaXRVR4GJ3ia9ptVZTavRJoFyo6oJEPBU5CkYLH9qkGuiaeSJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lily's corpse]]></title><description><![CDATA[image source The shock on their faces as they sat in the dining room, you could tell each of them were scared. 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Due to the lockdown in my country I have more time than I usually do so I decided to watch the first season of "13 Reasons why", As someone who have once been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@michellesamson/13-reasons-to-not-commit-suicide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@michellesamson/13-reasons-to-not-commit-suicide</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michellesamson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2020 17:22:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGkE7moUEDKrWLaiAXZADzKvxvxYBv84KCg4knttnuzZMXEVA6jbpSgu187oN6wWjDQGyp8LpUuBVtEHHWLj54nQdK9PGk2V43d8gkworFLPeRyRCJjYPXYxz5nPomiVeNH718WiYe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgiveness:Why you shouldn't force it]]></title><description><![CDATA[image source When the word "forgiveness" is mentioned, alot of people get the "I need to forgive for my own good" vibe. While it's very okay to forgive someone who has hurt you, it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@michellesamson/forgiveness-why-you-shouldn-t-force-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@michellesamson/forgiveness-why-you-shouldn-t-force-it</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michellesamson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2020 15:26:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa5zNbRVVrXnjUH7HeFHWfeS6aA812tgjd9ophfMZmWj7iP1gCZCRSH9rU3kB8CxtZQNnwCT7wJHAp6cj2NATA24iusUW9W8DGHr2MtJJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theinkwell fiction challenge|Anniversary]]></title><description><![CDATA[image source The lady pushing the cart through the supermarket, she was beautiful and well built, anyone looking at her would think she didn't belong to this world, no one would believe she was in her]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@michellesamson/theinkwell-fiction-challenge-or-anniversary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@michellesamson/theinkwell-fiction-challenge-or-anniversary</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michellesamson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2020 17:32:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYDUDAUQfmdSVQys4xPJoGnRTYxPD8V1sFF9PsThi8uJfB5XDG6spsChd7QcxbNGJ76rx17YDgiGjDbxmjxcQSp2U5YCNRQZaDiXewByMrmdRBHmaH9bMWyVwf7cDCcbM5qQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>