<?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, 13 Apr 2026 14:04:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@nonz/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Word Poetry Challenge #5: Beauty and Madness]]></title><description><![CDATA[source My love for you is the most beautifully insane thing in the universe. It's illogical how something this lovely can cause so much pain, Yet I persist unhinged like a wild bull, In a reckless haste,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wordchallenge/@nonz/word-poetry-challenge-5-beauty-and-madness-3eb318279fe6d</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wordchallenge/@nonz/word-poetry-challenge-5-beauty-and-madness-3eb318279fe6d</guid><category><![CDATA[wordchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2018 13:47:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMfSz35Ms3KfSRYjUqXXt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[STEEMSTORY: BITTERSWEET]]></title><description><![CDATA[source Mama and I were having another heated argument, one which rose so high it made a sham of the blazing Saturday sun atop our roof. My growing rage laced in tiny bits of sweats trickled down my face]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@nonz/steemstory-bittersweet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@nonz/steemstory-bittersweet</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2018 17:16:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UKk66uWcWczNURZbdrYHENC1Nu99s1Lyjnoqg8XeyaQ5puV9WnDDjszLCFqzpLDBzF4n4B7URtWBj4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[STEEMPOEM: MY BABY IS GONE]]></title><description><![CDATA[source I don't know how to be a father my journey just started yesterday as I watched you unfold like a little mystical ball From your mother's womb, Her first true magic trick. I had to stomach a joy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@nonz/steempoem-my-baby-is-gone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@nonz/steempoem-my-baby-is-gone</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 20:25:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VC6D72gEZ3bEHtuJ9DwK723JEUrzG8jXsgLe91zeFaMH1y39HucH5SmHeSEJtYxymSabEgaom4j2Xx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[STEEMPOEM: HOPE]]></title><description><![CDATA[source If there is the slightest chance That tomorrow will offer a better bargain than today I am taking it. I don't know how to stay down for too long, I've reached heights too high To ever settle for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@nonz/steempoem-hope</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@nonz/steempoem-hope</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:56:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvSsnxAz9p9zv6AnwY5SAaeQDvYhjy3gL8EGxxqZFKi15KVTZJ6PHpSdQr9k5JuttAzfPM3d7Ly2mc1ze?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POEM: IF I WASN'T WORRIED ABOUT LIFE]]></title><description><![CDATA[source If I wasn't worried about life, I would be lounging away on my soft couch, with a cup of soya milk and creamy crackers in my hand, While I read any book of my choice. There would be loud music.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@nonz/poem-if-i-wasn-t-worried-about-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@nonz/poem-if-i-wasn-t-worried-about-life</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 13:32:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvZgVY7otsu3ugwG2hdVBwBTWJ6gpxrdGzzX9cTuRnPoAh4cRgJejLTUSCco29V42y8M5TG8RQQrWGXKL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["wait, you've never had your heart broken?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[source Do you feel a certain way when you hear people say things like "oh, not me, I never really had my heart broken before." Really? You know I never thought such people still roam this planet]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@nonz/wait-you-ve-never-had-your-heart-broken</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@nonz/wait-you-ve-never-had-your-heart-broken</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 20:05:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvRp85L6sTE6PTm2RCm1toHwkC9vN9rbT9WVgaxAHNp9pYYQisSTAC7BbRhmG1iNQTUzKqXSVa1uHNVrN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IF YOU EVER WANT TO BE IN LOVE]]></title><description><![CDATA[source I'll come around if you ever want to be in love I so solemly swear, that this heart is yours and yours alone I promise to be here, whenever you're in need, I will be home In your arms is where I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@nonz/if-you-ever-want-to-be-in-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@nonz/if-you-ever-want-to-be-in-love</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:54:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvSMYZq8xWEdu4VVefftjYd3fiLTWzM4Un8scysUdTjgjDJduc5CrmhLwCdK1WqBTPK5s3TQqSnhp8HBU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["AFRICA IS MORE THAN JUST ABOUT HUNGRY CHILDREN AND PYRAMIDS."]]></title><description><![CDATA[source The first draft of this article was brimming with anger and contempt, much of which I had to omit. Just the other day I was going through my feeds and I stumbled upon a picture which had African]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@nonz/africa-is-more-than-just-about-hungry-children-and-pyramids</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@nonz/africa-is-more-than-just-about-hungry-children-and-pyramids</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2018 14:00:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEwHnsXKML7xF4NE4zxEVyvENsPKp9LmDaFv1R2ZgYGBpGkpnQB4m4UQdGafEf5aZsa9vEqZ9jygqfYJPPg9fDghWsAGXoAGSR1s3hg3bPZNNyQzBDRFRBopRrjYM82T2YakUrT8r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NEXT TO YOU]]></title><description><![CDATA[source Can I lay next to you? Just next to you. Close enough to be aroused by the stench of love. Can you hold me in my arms? Tight enough to feel you inside Thrusting, quaking like a thunderstorm, Dense]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@nonz/next-to-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@nonz/next-to-you</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2018 18:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9V4rvLekGwJsRVbiszt34mKxUEnSHHC1SnoHNkw9RHwPCtWvLFy9XYrnaU7fERUdoss7Z5bey3nNA6i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A POINT TO EVERYONE BUT MYSELF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source I was trying to make a point To be something people considered impossible for someone like me. I never truly understood what that meant--to be someone like. I had no defined picture of who was,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@nonz/i-was-trying-to-make-a-point-too-everyone-but-myself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@nonz/i-was-trying-to-make-a-point-too-everyone-but-myself</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2018 18:20:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvSu1faC36DC82xeLrKK6ShGMAgVg3pabPT4danFHAH1gPK8HehWAnGLj4Ket6vxQHPdBJMqPXAnzEtZ4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["A woman's place is in the heart of her man and not the kitchen."]]></title><description><![CDATA[source This is one of those topics I tend to avoid because honestly, I feel it's beneath me. I'm not trying to sound puffed-up or anything, but having conversations about where or not a women's place is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@nonz/a-woman-s-place-is-in-the-heart-of-her-man-and-not-the-kitchen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@nonz/a-woman-s-place-is-in-the-heart-of-her-man-and-not-the-kitchen</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 05:00:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt2kFFH2n285jJ8bJ52qG7wa8mW9rW8hoTnH5MtbyGGTvXjmcBGGYFMKCQhGMe3Tzy7t6tCzrwvYoqMSWq5g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good morning]]></title><description><![CDATA[I woke up this morning to capture this very beautiful moment: [Lagos, Nigeria 6:01] I watched two events unfold this morning simultaneously: the beginning of a new day and the end of the night. It shows]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nonz/good-morninh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@nonz/good-morninh</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2018 06:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9oby7ew7r8apj1LkUxjjq6S6HFsgfGdDrFY5pe8kHLhMq8XPiCXgRSQK8QdmaY2pZ6EJeuYXRY96mHZNSPrMWXhDLmsx3UA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["I wanna love you and mean it for once."]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wanna love you and mean it for once. I wanna cherish this moment like it matters twice as much, Forgetting past and all it's traps of regret that ensnares me, But most days it's really hard, Especially]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@nonz/i-wanna-love-you-and-mean-it-for-once</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@nonz/i-wanna-love-you-and-mean-it-for-once</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2018 00:07:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7xyRbNxmmQgZMNuJA2tTqCS4wuZjgbuARmpdUPgEZCJWPGrpcojKUSFxFbN2F5XzrdcqyCZxDNeLe1hF5VwZCBMx6X4UiS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["NO ONE REALLY READS LENGTHY POST(S)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[source So today I want to talk about the lengthy post(s) and for the obvious reason: most people don't read them. Yes, and if you doubt me then check the comment section of some of these long posts and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@nonz/no-one-really-reads-lengthy-post-s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@nonz/no-one-really-reads-lengthy-post-s</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2018 18:13:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q94YCe44DQD7dRMPSSgq1T5SAiHqN7FvjVMQRjKFXYwWNP6jDWV1dQS4famTNnDDe3UoJVLAH6o2Ji?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["It takes more than writing quality posts to thrive on steemit"]]></title><description><![CDATA[source Like I've said countless times in my previous posts, I'm relatively new to the steemit platform and so far, it's has been a fair experience for me. However I have noticed that most newbies just]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@nonz/it-takes-more-than-writing-quality-posts-to-thrive-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@nonz/it-takes-more-than-writing-quality-posts-to-thrive-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2018 09:44:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9XAEfhiDcijUPoHPPnzg9uC1xuAjpYT7gYwDKnsL4tHNMKtyTf7tRRdo4vTbMN9F3KHqWcJ1PATYr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEETING THE RIGHT PEOPLE]]></title><description><![CDATA[source It's said that in every human is a need to be loved-- we want to be loved by something or someone. And this craving can only be satisfied through good relationships. The quality of a person's life]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/relationship/@nonz/meeting-the-right-people</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/relationship/@nonz/meeting-the-right-people</guid><category><![CDATA[relationship]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2018 21:41:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q99AAkvjeuWu8XQdQLm8UUBwRmvVjc1fztAatcK4drZbPv755DHvuM6xkXmFTLLuy1y4pySK6AmjXc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["You know you were my first time"]]></title><description><![CDATA[picture: zainab (my friend) I remember my awkward curiosity Standing helplessly in your presence Wondering if this troubling feeling in my stomach was love or indigestion. I'd never wanted anything so]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@nonz/you-know-you-were-my-first-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@nonz/you-know-you-were-my-first-time</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 15:40:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WCLizsog9eUA6iSxMSZ128eoJSTGtTp78jz9BvDLDqnnR45czFKHcGoaMXzLiEyHVsgstfQ2w8gL3EXEcftz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulog: MY JOURNEY SO FAR ON STEEMIT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning steemians. It's about 7 a.m and I just woke up not too long. I've been on this site since yesterday, reading and upvoting, generally just getting accustomed to the site and finding people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@nonz/ulog-my-journey-on-steemit-so-far</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@nonz/ulog-my-journey-on-steemit-so-far</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 12:04:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[READ THE DAMN ARTICLE!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most times I find myself in my overzealous mode, trying to do more than I should, and often than not, the resulting effect is far from the desired effect. Today, after a long break from steemit I decided]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@nonz/read-the-damn-article</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@nonz/read-the-damn-article</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 00:49:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[#ULOG : SUMMER FRIENDS DONT STAY]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had a best friend, at age five, named Mishu (I hope I spelt that correctly), then we were still living in cote d'ivoire. He was older than me, boyish charm, skinny, much like I am now. I can't quite]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ulogger/@nonz/ulog-summer-friends-dont-stay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ulogger/@nonz/ulog-summer-friends-dont-stay</guid><category><![CDATA[ulogger]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 17:21:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyy9HJkcJqta5zT6Z2BmsDCEb3ojCyfopAX8dX6rmnkLaXirJu7igeUBvoGQDac2WwRGyrjmHQuuHLh2iP4q7SfH5b5WmVqGDuegW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>