<?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 14:13:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@noughtshayde/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Spark off the Stone- Prologue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothing. All around it, was nothing. Within himself, millions upon millions of dormant voices lay, squirming and writhing in their own abyss. Every once in a while, either once a minute or once every million]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pulprev/@noughtshayde/a-spark-off-the-stone-prologue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pulprev/@noughtshayde/a-spark-off-the-stone-prologue</guid><category><![CDATA[pulprev]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 09:01:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9p2AYcDJfPKpHafMXizqFPSZu1fAMEbeghHXm3bApLnLFiQPFTB5rBFotCkTWW9PXCJHPJXWNJ8uALTdZRvrvLNtxUehmxJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back for Real.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a long time since I've had enough free time to write. I've mentioned coming back before, but after several personal things came up (including a move from west coast to Texas, getting my own]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pulprev/@noughtshayde/back-for-real</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pulprev/@noughtshayde/back-for-real</guid><category><![CDATA[pulprev]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 07:10:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcRtM3mVzt1sGBkW5e33EJG1AcPj7rAKKa1kGJD1uoYFvWJA12rX2evekoKkmQ4KK9SqGA5KoRCnogmcfa3dFdytot7Sn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Hate (most) Modern Horror Movie Twists]]></title><description><![CDATA[This mini-essay, rant, what-have-you, has been in the works for quite some time, but has only really become a necessity once I watched a few horror movies recently. It's been bothering me for a while now,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/review/@noughtshayde/i-hate-most-modern-horror-movie-twists</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/review/@noughtshayde/i-hate-most-modern-horror-movie-twists</guid><category><![CDATA[review]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2018 21:47:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGM3JdycGKFQo7ALS3GhuMGL8qbG8zfSd9jRWGo6stv7CgthPAjrC8Ww267ZNpamzhfo84oHVpY9YRTTLsxLYpDsXat9JTtYLy3534ra3TKFjxG6gZJpwUacVGuXMacBkfTUu74vvfMJMMvh91mxRuSj9EJut?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Future of this Blog- Where I've Been, and Where I'm Going]]></title><description><![CDATA[As you can see from the title, I think it’s time to discuss why I haven’t been releasing anything in the past month, and what this means for the blog moving forwards. When I originally joined Steemit,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@noughtshayde/the-future-of-this-blog-where-i-ve-been-and-where-i-m-going</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@noughtshayde/the-future-of-this-blog-where-i-ve-been-and-where-i-m-going</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 05:12:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cold Front]]></title><description><![CDATA[I felt it again today. We were standing, your eyes piercing through mine, a cruel efficiency. It crept over as your smile turned into a flatline and your lids shot wide, dog's eyes, shivering and waiting,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@noughtshayde/cold-front</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@noughtshayde/cold-front</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:18:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiRu9und6cTs93Zj1bxarsUfAJaVjfEHQsicKXqb3a4vQthyoPoa5JMnXvHU3JVZTpFYrWMa6dujqCoKfG94vt71EGm9t6xy4Ya2u4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review- Star Wars Darth Bane Trilogy: Book 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[First off, I apologize for not posting for so long- the weekend came up, and then I got lazy and just wanted to read, and- Well, actually, that's also kind of what gave me the inspiration to write today,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/review/@noughtshayde/book-review-star-wars-darth-bane-trilogy-book-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/review/@noughtshayde/book-review-star-wars-darth-bane-trilogy-book-1</guid><category><![CDATA[review]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 07:54:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVMUFKcZAHbwhnLjBHDU3BXLHruwj6GLWQo2ZFkPmddMYeF2QKtoeEJoYkxkkM2AfKPDtC2MeEMCPveqaUkqVK3pReyL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What To Do When You Can't Think of Anything- The Cure to Writer's Block]]></title><description><![CDATA[In keeping with my streak of blogs describing my random thoughts throughout the week (and also because I have some bigger things in the works that may take some time, such as some book reviews and another]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@noughtshayde/what-to-do-when-you-can-t-think-of-anything-the-cure-to-writer-s-block</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@noughtshayde/what-to-do-when-you-can-t-think-of-anything-the-cure-to-writer-s-block</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 08:29:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9tze4kG3yaE6p6VNq4JevrD5UJx2rWmCBrWEXDBjV7CKtmURhoWxLWaFzg6ZFkYS9uAtRCuDytg4GdExGSXqExVaPjpvUYW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Most Fantasy Stories Are Bad- A Mini-Essay]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's time for another Random Blog! I didn't title it as such this time, however, as this isn't so much a blog as it is a...mini-essay? Casual essay? No idea what to officially call it, but basically I'll]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@noughtshayde/why-most-fantasy-stories-are-bad-a-mini-essay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@noughtshayde/why-most-fantasy-stories-are-bad-a-mini-essay</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 08:18:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9tx9WHomEV2hu2ne2XMW233bDFL4y4D62R2deQsehMB75pqnAVkQgXH8e8icr7Zf2FkfhhRks81k3dHt3W5GqncFjN1ua9t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Random Blog 1- League of Legends]]></title><description><![CDATA[So as it turns out, I don't quite have the gumption to keep up massive writing speeds, nor the creative ability to make multiple, lengthy fiction posts each month. I also found out the hard way that being]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@noughtshayde/random-blog-1-league-of-legends</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@noughtshayde/random-blog-1-league-of-legends</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 21:34:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTHbzUnxpUeBx4MhC3SDiSewu5iej1mzfzBNS7wUSvSJDvU33mASho2W7jMuLDiag7UYZSueY2zogPcXmv2A526?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Turn of the Key Chapter 7: To Be a Knight (End)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The house loomed ahead, a cancerous blemish against the night sky. A lonely figure, buffeted by wind, staggered up to it and stopped, pulling his ratty cloak tighter against the rain. He cocked his ear,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@noughtshayde/a-turn-of-the-key-chapter-7-to-be-a-knight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@noughtshayde/a-turn-of-the-key-chapter-7-to-be-a-knight</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 02:55:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2S1TEskpAdgda6uXMaydRryifYhFZQyYRAu7cfutHsxt6X7D3du3HgPeX9tPm38muAvBXGqjW7gjhTaYtugNA942?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Turn of the Key Chapter 6- A Flower For Your Loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click clack whirr My daughter, who has sullied you? My sweet darling, who has fed you food of mortal man? Has let even a speck of soil mar the white of your innocence? The gleaming surface of your wedding]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@noughtshayde/a-turn-of-the-key-chapter-6-a-flower-for-your-loss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@noughtshayde/a-turn-of-the-key-chapter-6-a-flower-for-your-loss</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:17:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2S1TEskpAdgda6uXMaydRryifYhFZQyYRAu7cfutHsxt6X7D3du3HgPeX9tPm38muAvBXGqjW7gjhTaYtugNA942?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Turn of the Key Chapter 5- The Inventor's Fair]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Poppy walked through his doorway, Wink couldn't help but feel nervous. He didn't exactly know why- it was just a bowl of stew, after all- but he wanted to make sure he gave her the best. While Poppy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@noughtshayde/a-turn-of-the-key-chapter-5-the-inventor-s-fair</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@noughtshayde/a-turn-of-the-key-chapter-5-the-inventor-s-fair</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:49:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2S1TEskpAdgda6uXMaydRryifYhFZQyYRAu7cfutHsxt6X7D3du3HgPeX9tPm38muAvBXGqjW7gjhTaYtugNA942?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Turn of the Key Chapter 4: Just One More Reason]]></title><description><![CDATA[There he was, finally. After wandering through the crowd of people, trying to pick them out from the teeming mass, he’d finally latched onto the sound of his mother’s voice, crying out in a single, desperate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@noughtshayde/a-turn-of-the-key-chapter-4-just-one-more-reason</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@noughtshayde/a-turn-of-the-key-chapter-4-just-one-more-reason</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:10:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2S1TEskpAdgda6uXMaydRryifYhFZQyYRAu7cfutHsxt6X7D3du3HgPeX9tPm38muAvBXGqjW7gjhTaYtugNA942?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Turn of the Key Chapter 3- The New Farmhand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wink must have fallen asleep at some point, because the next thing he knew he heard a lowing right next to his ear. Ole Beth needs to be milked again...I think I have time for that, he mused, already forcing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@noughtshayde/a-turn-of-the-key-chapter-3-the-new-farmhand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@noughtshayde/a-turn-of-the-key-chapter-3-the-new-farmhand</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 17:21:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2S1TEskpAdgda6uXMaydRryifYhFZQyYRAu7cfutHsxt6X7D3du3HgPeX9tPm38muAvBXGqjW7gjhTaYtugNA942?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Turn of the Key- Chapter 2: The Laughter of Flowers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of seconds passed as each of them stared at the other, Wink not knowing what to say next and Poppy patiently waiting for one of them to continue the conversation. when almost a minute had gone]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@noughtshayde/a-turn-of-the-key-chapter-2-the-laughter-of-flowers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@noughtshayde/a-turn-of-the-key-chapter-2-the-laughter-of-flowers</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 12:38:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2S1TEskpAdgda6uXMaydRryifYhFZQyYRAu7cfutHsxt6X7D3du3HgPeX9tPm38muAvBXGqjW7gjhTaYtugNA942?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Turn of the Key- Chapter 1: The Girl Next Door]]></title><description><![CDATA[The people all around him swirled in an endless cacophony of colors, smells, and sounds. For a boy of his age, it was nearly too much to handle. He scrunched up his face, unsure whether to cry or scream]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@noughtshayde/a-turn-of-the-key-chapter-1-the-girl-next-door</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@noughtshayde/a-turn-of-the-key-chapter-1-the-girl-next-door</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 11:22:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2S1TEskpAdgda6uXMaydRryifYhFZQyYRAu7cfutHsxt6X7D3du3HgPeX9tPm38muAvBXGqjW7gjhTaYtugNA942?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out to Lunch]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sorry if you're angry I'm sorry if you're mad But my brain is out to lunch My body's here, my mouth forming words fingers typing emails pen scribbling a jumble of letters, all meaningless I wonder,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@noughtshayde/out-to-lunch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@noughtshayde/out-to-lunch</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 07:09:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1UtNorhGbvwWbaPyocBG2BjejSr3EmsAGUoMU66ZUSjvGgmNNtyPKKq8pWVe1bvLKxvnz1CHdVPUpnNAyU52rKd5revJ3uMzy3TmoK8sY59ncj83UBTjk9dTvi1BWHhg3UthY3Q2X26fyLYv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Anime of the Year?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every once in a while you'll come across a piece of media that hits you. Hard. Every once in a while you will find that one show, that one movie, that one, well, anime, that grips you in such a way that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/review/@noughtshayde/the-anime-of-the-year</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/review/@noughtshayde/the-anime-of-the-year</guid><category><![CDATA[review]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 03:17:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs788zyadQph2Pv1EDwC8k5agqzwt7p9GwvJc5aYAjExZ1Nd1rzSaarGa1QxBRs7QZQgEDBn9ki8vXs1LJBVTp9sNqa6STsL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Be Back Soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been FAR FAR too long since I've posted here. Part of that is my fault and part of that is good ole life, coming up behind and... Yeah, it's been a crazy week or so. I've been recording nearly every]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@noughtshayde/will-be-back-soon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@noughtshayde/will-be-back-soon</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 08:30:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75dDvqVfyvjmDyBNtVhNyFSFCcusDuHMAYbCdtwv9tnSwCptLPKCgrWiNm2VNDQhhcr4L84NsaMuxVjgaAbBsTiFxzDpEA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Masterpiece- Chapter 8 (end)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The moment she died, I knew where he was. I felt her through miles and miles of data and circuits, and I knew who killed her. A bundle of trouble that one was, and I knew it the moment he was birthed.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@noughtshayde/masterpiece-chapter-8-end</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@noughtshayde/masterpiece-chapter-8-end</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noughtshayde]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 23:23:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLkWHYR6x7MHkNqjtfBPnykr3yJZh5RRdFN4x1fYCS1WVJC1sBPPYKGkoHdC7yeYeP9nkLapKXjQSRZrYMGPq4BJ6RcQzKgY2W844Q47dudEQa7SXeCyvsmaMyVGQWshmVfgS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>