<?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>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:41:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@nayzer/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Making It up as I Go: Inventing a Language]]></title><description><![CDATA[The interest in constructed languages (conlangs) has exploded in recent years, due in large part, I think, to shows like Game of Thrones that feature several intricately detailed conlangs. But for a long]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@nayzer/making-it-up-as-i-go-inventing-a-language</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@nayzer/making-it-up-as-i-go-inventing-a-language</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nayzer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 03:38:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75NjSFNZFcmvHNXK2PSSfuUbQczipwHj8oJLfZ7yYq4CU5VkWo4jukQSiEVk537WWQhM9KVFtKRX4DVSjFETgUp7eKFLi2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take Me to Church (every two decades or so)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday morning I attended a church service for the first time in probably 20 years or more—and man, oh man, putting that in writing makes it seem even longer. To be totally honest, I didn’t even want]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@nayzer/take-me-to-church-every-two-decades-or-so</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@nayzer/take-me-to-church-every-two-decades-or-so</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nayzer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2017 23:44:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89wEmaeYQ1XFrBZDcjCN3qEbPkWNP17eJbbNC9zNk5afs85MF37GsnhyUhEV8FGmQu5zCax32Hz6J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are You the Gatekeeper? I'm the Keymaster.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I never thought I'd need a Ghostbusters reference to explain my teaching philosophy, but here we are. Being a teacher is something I always thought I’d enjoy and be good at, and I’d say that’s been mostly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@nayzer/are-you-the-gatekeeper-i-m-the-keymaster</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@nayzer/are-you-the-gatekeeper-i-m-the-keymaster</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nayzer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2017 01:29:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe9xcK9NjdEpcVBMUbWBgNqvX3u5iUgb1ZdCzsU86TdQa7Dvzf425GAu6A3pZ5J8SbvJrNh4K79DZgWE85?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dropping F-Bombs: I've Become a *gasp* Feminist!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why is “feminism” a dirty word? Why are so many women who otherwise view themselves as proponents of equality, freedom, and liberty still reluctant to be called “feminists”? Why are so many men who claim]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/feminism/@nayzer/dropping-f-bombs-i-ve-become-a-gasp-feminist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/feminism/@nayzer/dropping-f-bombs-i-ve-become-a-gasp-feminist</guid><category><![CDATA[feminism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nayzer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2017 03:43:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89vvxkpUYTLp5evZrrw3s4VLzgEaa3Vwptt53cT4Fi1xx1zUUJLjd1xFQZGApXwPWYAPmigrBtXy7?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOOBS!...I Mean, BOOKS!--The Books That Made Me Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh wow, sorry for the confusion! But now that I have your attention, allow me to make it up to you by sharing a listicle about books, and feel free to feast your peepers on my most recent office shelfies:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@nayzer/boobs-i-mean-books-the-books-that-made-me-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@nayzer/boobs-i-mean-books-the-books-that-made-me-me</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nayzer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2017 02:16:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdyqDqARTFLsL8PbZwMuzwdLbCtP5xaKUTRrGKa5qo9oGMStgdP1qa3zGJK7KBwvMuCAwZ2ZSReHPQA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Get Ready to Rumble!--Superfight in the College Classroom]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I mentioned in my introduction post, I teach English at a community college. The bulk of my course load is made up by freshman composition courses because nearly every degree program offered by our]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@nayzer/let-s-get-ready-to-rumble-superfight-in-the-college-classroom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@nayzer/let-s-get-ready-to-rumble-superfight-in-the-college-classroom</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nayzer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2017 00:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYvfvSfQM7WsfrkdjPbMiAeEpXL9rshjh7A43eQff6pdZmSrHG2vh8im2MrMAxDv1CYYGbDYDGz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meme Challenge #18, Entry #3: Oops]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yeah, I sank to bathroom humor. I'm not proud, but the 12-year-old who lives in my brain thinks this is hilarious.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/memechallenge/@nayzer/meme-challenge-18-entry-3-oops</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/memechallenge/@nayzer/meme-challenge-18-entry-3-oops</guid><category><![CDATA[memechallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nayzer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 02:37:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89ppvbgc38aGkKksjH82BtBEuhZsNBySRHnpXgRzzpgieRecdCgiMCShPDRFhuqFbw1CLtBQ5vj82?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meme Challenge #18, Entry #2: It's So Meta]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/memechallenge/@nayzer/meme-challenge-18-entry-2-it-s-so-meta</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/memechallenge/@nayzer/meme-challenge-18-entry-2-it-s-so-meta</guid><category><![CDATA[memechallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nayzer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 02:27:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89nkdcRhpRubbZ1JnofJw1h5j1ZngcYeTYmJwyK5hSGhDsAXR5ei7HGNRWvSGTdbP1om5Etok4evA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meme Challenge #18, Entry #1: Workplace TMI]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/memechallenge/@nayzer/meme-challenge-18-entry-1-workplace-tmi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/memechallenge/@nayzer/meme-challenge-18-entry-1-workplace-tmi</guid><category><![CDATA[memechallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nayzer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 02:18:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89uUYBzo9dRiQaHMuavNrF8kuHb7FStezj73QySiuey6dJTrfDcepe4o9HBDpqWu3YnyRJMXzvQEa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Great Big Howdy from an English Prof Who Gets Lit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, y’all! My name is Renée ( @nayzer ), and I joined Steemit at the urging of my best friend, @jrhughes—since she’s basically the smartest person I know, I tend to take her recommendations to heart—so]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@nayzer/a-great-big-howdy-from-an-english-prof-who-gets-lit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@nayzer/a-great-big-howdy-from-an-english-prof-who-gets-lit</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nayzer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2017 02:10:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2UWUQrzwz6GR2jKqLQ54byoeGaArfuwqHM7PTDQxBNuvgfx3oVRctskzE4KAKSkuLLZXLwTy2Vt5zC5jMVmyVYCn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>