<?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 08:04:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@onethousandwords/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What is your Steemit Legacy? : writing in permanent marker on the blockchain]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you die the people who love you, acquaintances, old high school friends, and your enemies will storm your Social Media. I know this because two years ago my sister stood from her jigsaw puzzle, walked]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@onethousandwords/what-is-your-steemit-legacy-writing-in-permanent-marker-on-the-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@onethousandwords/what-is-your-steemit-legacy-writing-in-permanent-marker-on-the-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[onethousandwords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 19:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdToSwHy6TBZGmn2pXB4ZRD23bBQGmsHEmJqF2wKmJugq1RtQeQ4z5GFwv3HpCnya7jokUiNTEuNip3kiWf2JZCzbi2zd3QpJVSrJa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than a Monolith: the desecration of Australia's sacred heart (SWC)]]></title><description><![CDATA[She rises in the distance, still in the desert heat. Not a hint of sweat as the sun begins its morning beat. She is home here, nestled in the crevices of earth below. The curves of her profile back lit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/jerrybanfield/@onethousandwords/more-than-a-monolith-the-desecration-of-australia-s-sacred-heart-swc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/jerrybanfield/@onethousandwords/more-than-a-monolith-the-desecration-of-australia-s-sacred-heart-swc</guid><category><![CDATA[jerrybanfield]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[onethousandwords]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 19:35:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiG3i2pffk7Y9VrJJ4jVgwqvzYkEvDmM1dVpj8jho4iAfFyGGvuwqbBZs2aefCAqEEm8xEm5bMwqqRu5K9veykQpWAieGh6Bgicp3bVVZXwPvKJRt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Battle of Bombo: in search of a Blood Moon on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[If something happens once in a lifetime and you don’t see it did it happen? 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