<?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 00:16:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@mikeill/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Real Fan List]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've had the same mailing list for a long time. And like everything else, entropy degrades it. So it's been time to update it. We use a service called SendInBlue to send our emails. They recommended to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/email/@mikeill/real-fan-list</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/email/@mikeill/real-fan-list</guid><category><![CDATA[email]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikeill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 21:02:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZdharQoQedzbEA2ibDYtawSUnxXrHv8xtkYaBMjnWrDPU4Mm2TmyEyoXuAFDsxs5xtS4ungFYHDQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barrel of Laughs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising from the dull bed, unfulfilled and seeking to release some restlessness. Make another deposit in the bank of verse. Wrapping this blanket of importance around these broken shoulders. There is a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mikeill/barrel-of-laughs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mikeill/barrel-of-laughs</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikeill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 05:12:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao2EbuHAFTX1CNWMbam25xJGPs4sKmLS6XL7oBUvX5DnEMbroPBPMhmXUWQfHDBBB2PAAWrXYEwPvtFpteLkHpou1kMUZ2CnxhMczwuUZWE6wkkmHsY4bRcDHYHNrYWcWQYswKEQ3LRrYtH3Wuv2wVP8vkCFysonMgm2pgn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuck resentment]]></title><description><![CDATA[following along another path to nowhere. Hello old neglected diary. Rags dies. Ten years old. Poor lonely little pup. His tongue turned to death in his mouth. I held him for the terminal injection. He'd]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/resentment/@mikeill/fuck-resentment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/resentment/@mikeill/fuck-resentment</guid><category><![CDATA[resentment]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikeill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 06:31:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdDdsZb18JwzsqTaLpfKWwTsxSCqMbJJnFqrQMD5DRgofrSfyUrSjPDi4KjkhxXSXVaZBSj4y7K9duWx6TP5wHcNE58ecpM7Nc3YKCKxZFt5MzRwo2okoxpsouQb4csxvZS6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanging the Studio Monitors Correctly]]></title><description><![CDATA[How awesome that our old, deal friend John Siket is here for a stay. 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The foundation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@mikeill/re--music-20170913t232412303z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@mikeill/re--music-20170913t232412303z</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikeill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 23:24:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7fJquSrsQeHi8aCbmHMDYVrzZYsyZv7kLwjXdqCTUKHjvzzfQ2rigaieWHDNSea6a3ygN7L2pgAAopE8Ve62R1ZQD133CE4QuuPWucXKiZqP5L3vzHxqETUu4gt7HkvUQKoxzfwDVp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike iLL – Seduction of Sarah Sahonie]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@mikeill/mike-ill-seduction-of-sarah-sahonie</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@mikeill/mike-ill-seduction-of-sarah-sahonie</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikeill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 15:55:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6CKZBh2KpfQuQKCm5JvUivgAhXTdBaqsHziondxVfELnajH1sW6vXUqx4FWpPJBjSFtECLnsVH7XmVVWRtJYderU8Z2GkU9VAEQ9QhEzZeofV7oRu9poiLv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eking Out a Sphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writers writing from the margins do not write to be consumed. 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