<?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, 07 Apr 2026 12:48:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@mrfluid/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What I Know - this morning's reflections on life]]></title><description><![CDATA[The image, from left to right, is my cousin, Bella, and myself enjoying a peaceful moment in the midst of a less-than-peaceful family reunion. It seems that children can always teach us about life, as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mrfluid/what-i-know-this-morning-reflections-on-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mrfluid/what-i-know-this-morning-reflections-on-life</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2016 15:08:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvz9vxu4Ber5NYa8ZxYrALePvZ3bGKn6F8eX2mmDCdQninPEfcF2NLJiKNCq64woL51cTaNChyrMnQHXn7BXUPdwtNrMCU2k8ac5r1naZb8ntSXLMenYkFaBJLN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frog in the Water  - music video by Mr. Fluid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frog in the Water - music video by Mr. Fluid Shot and edited by Kira Cummings for Kooky Creations. Animation by Kira Cummings. Song taken from full length album, "The Sowing", released by Reagan]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@mrfluid/frog-in-the-water-music-video-by-mr-fluid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@mrfluid/frog-in-the-water-music-video-by-mr-fluid</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2016 13:26:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9RyT8nHuc6pfRwAxaYvGH9qqESYsnsLrttTQEbnEbLTxn8KzbguytBfqfe839VBJ7hVHRJ7x9fmtYfsxzPhV1NKzxcAL7MvvEzNwWf9pFFo4vJdbnw5Q2f2yu59i6Zf2qL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seasons of Man and Woman, Part One - a poem by Mr. Fluid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Christine Wilson at Watford Art College : Art and Design, taken from Seasons of Man and Woman, Part One Summer Ride the breeze through the lucid green meadow And green living in the earth of her]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mrfluid/seasons-of-man-and-woman-part-one-a-poem-by-mr-fluid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mrfluid/seasons-of-man-and-woman-part-one-a-poem-by-mr-fluid</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2016 17:19:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1fSsTuDRmRXVY6siZ4FuE4wYRh7B5KvsJ9zNpDMNNuJPrpsemCwoAyjamg2BJPnpByept47EEED2hkntK8a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colors of Greed - a poem by Mr. Fluid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Painting is "Isolation" by Karen S. Thompson, taken from Colors of Greed Skating on the ice of your vindictive mutiny Arose a stranger called Miracle And toward me crept I want a home without]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mrfluid/colors-of-greed-a-poem-by-mr-fluid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mrfluid/colors-of-greed-a-poem-by-mr-fluid</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 16:24:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/KWcVEhPeHcGvXUKj8HrRraT6QnCQczz5c1dksPrqXGpPqQnt2oxGm8GanppqSrFw4sHEKrSN5Fm3jspZfL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Beginning - a poem by Mr. Fluid]]></title><description><![CDATA["The Wolf Man" image by Blain Hefner, taken from The Beginning It was a warm crisp Sunday There was blue in the sky where it had been gray And green had returned to the grass The park was quiet]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mrfluid/the-beginning-a-poem-by-mr-fluid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mrfluid/the-beginning-a-poem-by-mr-fluid</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 19:20:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDC2cS9n3a6zrYVs4XnKsJZ2ga2tTuHwBTZVtZuFaPykzQa4LvkfJRsHL8zLNftvvo54bkY9FVycAMbYZd2NiptFcz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should I post my novel on Steemit?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Should I post my novel on Steemit? I have written a novel, whose genre I can only describe as Literary Science-Fiction, and was just recently asked if I was thinking of posting it here, on Steemit. There]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@mrfluid/should-i-post-my-novel-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@mrfluid/should-i-post-my-novel-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 16:15:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rJF8BrNm9kTa2nmJy2wWdz6oy4tvaTn6Cs6ZdHfQ4SHPUoo2YoaCJVQNCqdZLf6fDuE8mHAmBeNGtxEB6cQ6cmmyEGoUf1kr4Ung42ZhvBvqgpMNAYzMH48c34Qe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weighing the Year - thoughts on approaching 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weighing the Year "Life - Death", digital art by DilekGenc, at The year’s closing strikes me as I cross the street to my day job this morning. The marks I’ve made, were they deep enough? The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newyear/@mrfluid/weighing-the-year-thoughts-on-approaching-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newyear/@mrfluid/weighing-the-year-thoughts-on-approaching-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[newyear]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 16:22:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQbWfyXHnChCT3ejMdycYb5KCtNZBzf2V4YwJdr9SZYQzvB5NEtfL85izcJ57rbLx3R3YdMEV8pAfAcYuKbDLw7o8P7bH1xYVVkyET9E3kT7vnZk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eyes - a story by Mr. Fluid]]></title><description><![CDATA[The image is Beautiful Eyes, digital artwork by David Ridley, uploaded to www.fineartamerica.com on November 5th, 2012. Eyes The distorted intercom outside the liquor store plays Christmas carols in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@mrfluid/eyes-a-story-by-mr-fluid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@mrfluid/eyes-a-story-by-mr-fluid</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 17:30:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVeteBF6UQCYSzxkm1USfo1CGjGbVqyjQpYB9prEzyjzcMWMdiCvnG2NoXLVXheg5svunBFcPASiEp32xpid9qkGYT5KNuAUX3so7m8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music for the People - music video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Music for the People The video for "Music for the People" is shot by Kira Cummings for Kooky Creations and includes footage of myself performing that spans back nearly a decade, from MS to CO.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@mrfluid/music-for-the-people-music-video</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@mrfluid/music-for-the-people-music-video</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:46:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9RyT8nHuc6pfRwAxaYvGH9qqESYsnsLrttTQEbnEbLTxn8KypKgiiBa13trhLyc2dRzbNMW1SuqL6ywWaovP8d4apDjqnAHsx3xskgwQ6sc8BnwXmmfcnc3iP8RctxVACv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hellfire Sermons at Funerals are Simply Unethical]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hellfire Sermons at Funerals are Simply Unethical. If Christianity doesn't prey on the weak and take advantage of people at their most confused, and most vulnerable, while they're feeling down on life]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/literature/@mrfluid/hellfire-sermons-at-funerals-are-simply-unethical</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/literature/@mrfluid/hellfire-sermons-at-funerals-are-simply-unethical</guid><category><![CDATA[literature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:36:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNohD6i8aXock3puVGrtVV9yJQnUjZ4th4bGQZLi9TrFC35pfBzfTbNj5KzPrPy9QpPSQ4fK9hAaqGLVYAbj84JPBZ1bCBZnEa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darkness and Light - a story about my day at the bank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darkness and Light The line at bank leading up to the teller is always jagged, roped off, as if two S's were connected vertically, forcing the members to sort of slither their way to the front, suggesting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/literature/@mrfluid/darkness-and-light-a-story-about-my-day-at-the-bank</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/literature/@mrfluid/darkness-and-light-a-story-about-my-day-at-the-bank</guid><category><![CDATA[literature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2016 17:09:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1fSsTuDRmRXVY6siZ4FuE4wYRh7B5KvsJ9zNpDMNNuJPrpsWvZ2LqCHN1pb4uvWqhS51usGoKiE4p5rChdQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Race in America - music video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Race in America Released April of 2016, "Race in America" was the first single of my latest album, "The Sowing", directed by Clay Hardwick for echomech and featuring 360 Degrees and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@mrfluid/race-in-america-music-video</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@mrfluid/race-in-america-music-video</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2016 15:41:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGDEAMLudBvhNd46xK5t6SJ2XtKmhBTCfE27XZ2WezYv1CBLmmsUK6mefCiSsnYKLgXPNhJkm3f8ciP5NqsRVydwiXV3BNv9meyXJvVme4tMnBdVoFPck8wYZeYoqz9st6ni?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Freedom" - a poem by Mr. Fluid]]></title><description><![CDATA["Freedom" the blue wind wisps under the branch shakey 'follow me' says the mother waiting the young jay would soon discover freedom in the sky beyond home but not until surrender my grasp on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mrfluid/freedom-a-poem-by-mr-fluid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mrfluid/freedom-a-poem-by-mr-fluid</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2016 16:39:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNohD6i8aXock3puVGrtVV9yJQnUjZ4th4bGQZLi9TrFC35pdFFVAAXULLm93AjdMsFadrTR6yAndKURaJnq8E7hihsDZ9aMJN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Last of my Light" - a song by Mr. Fluid, loosely based on Albert Camus' "The Stranger"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction: Just over a year ago, I wrote and recorded a song for the project Yarbrough & Mr. Fluid: Small Talk EP, available as a free download online at The lyrics are loosely based on the novel]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mrfluid/last-of-my-light-a-song-by-mr-fluid-loosely-based-on-albert-camus-the-stranger</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mrfluid/last-of-my-light-a-song-by-mr-fluid-loosely-based-on-albert-camus-the-stranger</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2016 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDC2cS9n3a6zrYVs4XnKsJZ2ga2tTuHwBTZVtZuFaPykzQa4L3TZt7pN3udR2tQDxm8GvvShyNtLa2q7BYPgbRSDUr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Being" - a poem by Mr. Fluid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Painting by Henry Asencio: Untitled, Woman in Black Dress "Being" being new in each moment she is drawn to my mind and knows that passion outweighs pennies and too my boo doesn't need your view]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mrfluid/being-a-poem-by-mr-fluid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mrfluid/being-a-poem-by-mr-fluid</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:21:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rJF8BrNm9kTa2nmJy2wWdz6oy4tvaTn6Cs6ZdHfQ4SHPUonuciEgKhboA1k4g5yfUsEU7KNaz8uk2ruLzyRJNx1fVcjgBduYPaJ6HC2mcy7pq7w3bYAyonvf46sg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass Media's Greatest Hits.]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Mass Media Has Been Successful At in Recent Years (a limited analysis): -Reducing the Anti-War Movement of the 60s to "Dirty Hippies", Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll. -Simplifying the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/media/@mrfluid/mass-media-s-greatest-hits</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/media/@mrfluid/mass-media-s-greatest-hits</guid><category><![CDATA[media]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 20:52:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNhvhBjjTrK5FaxGvrQVNmWgPjhz2FU6YkzigFHPWuMfqmtvHy5NL7qsevjS6GawLYhbi9vdnN463U4o1vJsLS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lack of Balance in American Hip Hop music.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The big fail of Hip Hop music, atleast as it's perceived in American culture, is in its fundamentals. It lacks balance. Critics may say not enough "positivity" is in the lyrics, but what do they]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hiphop/@mrfluid/lack-of-balance-in-american-hip-hop-music</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hiphop/@mrfluid/lack-of-balance-in-american-hip-hop-music</guid><category><![CDATA[hiphop]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 19:37:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5CEvyaAfMXebL91AYZNAi92qMLkpVYiUn68RSTvtKe7fFbPdV3wCui6x6aiqVb3Hc4jRiCVCEbKg6Gm42?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things That ALWAYS Make Me Smile.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Things That ALWAYS Make Me Smile: Ska music Black women Really cheesy horror movies Guinness on tap Children breakdancing Muted trumpet in the French Quarter Helping a friend in need Jackson, Mississippi]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mrfluid/things-that-always-make-me-smile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mrfluid/things-that-always-make-me-smile</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 19:03:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbkodzNPcRWemmNryJh4gF5TzsMVtgWrbVBBkxE3LNz6ESHAADtWH9PGBhyMcvEq7pjEBt4tnpYs9JHGnVTuVTnn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[STEEMIT PHOTO ID]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introducemyself/@mrfluid/steemit-photo-id</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introducemyself/@mrfluid/steemit-photo-id</guid><category><![CDATA[introducemyself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:04:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3q52DkcPcpmLGMgYrH3cJCFuzVzT59d5SnoEy5nePxcLHs2UadgpoTy46zQFX3b8WkeJ7E8oNrMCa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love & Fear in the Bible, I'm Confused...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love or Fear? When it comes to the Holy Bible, deciding how to feel about God can be quite confusing at times. Consider these verses, taken from the King James Version: 1John 4:8 KJV He who loveth not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@mrfluid/love-and-fear-in-the-bible-i-m-confused</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@mrfluid/love-and-fear-in-the-bible-i-m-confused</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfluid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 14:05:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKopgPmA7SYpFABfwYAXeMtu6ZVhoiFaHjfKoXmgW5qv5r8fVDDazMgAGWuPfzQM1PnARb1D9AaPKwgEqZy8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>