<?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, 24 Apr 2026 05:40:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@perspective/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[test]]></title><description><![CDATA[test]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lgbt/@perspective/confessions-of-a-divorced-lesbian-barista</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lgbt/@perspective/confessions-of-a-divorced-lesbian-barista</guid><category><![CDATA[lgbt]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2019 15:50:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thunder in a Race across the Sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[and I, and I couch comfortable, kicks up lean into that vibration motherlode sky vibin hard tonight someone will break tide on the beach crashing goddesses I effervesce the slip of idea neatly filed between]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@perspective/thunder-in-a-race-across-the-sky</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@perspective/thunder-in-a-race-across-the-sky</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Nov 2017 18:14:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVTi9zSAcKzk8Po7xP3MEo7KYsr7Hv9GqwLRii4MdzKTEK82zXAmUyAghc8hL7TqLDGya9yfWz7T5D5iDSVaEFA7S6DL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Way She Likes It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dani wishes she was a Gilmore Girl. She thinks extra warm blankets at the foot of the bed in Winter and dresses tailored to her body. She thinks spa days and club lunches and witty dialogue she never has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@perspective/the-way-she-likes-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@perspective/the-way-she-likes-it</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:33:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY8AUH6VFfw8w9PqJgaPY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Descent]]></title><description><![CDATA[you knew it during the descent second leap off the bluff water fast-approaching your knees to your chest heart hammering you knew it because this fall was not the tumble elevating your heart rate the kiss]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@perspective/the-descent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@perspective/the-descent</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 19:34:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY7o4dopPCuQXg9M4LoHg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friendship Fries]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had a friend who lived up the road a ways. 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I may wish for simplicity but I love the variety that lends itself]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@perspective/seashells-seashells-time-for-change</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@perspective/seashells-seashells-time-for-change</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2016 18:31:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXqz7nkvgZjSRJAzAWu8A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Force the Feeling]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to gratitude, I sometimes have to force the feeling. My thoughts can quickly slip into a negative spiral when it comes to people who have been unkind to me. It is easy to wish harm on someone,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gratitude/@perspective/force-the-feeling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gratitude/@perspective/force-the-feeling</guid><category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2016 16:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXqKUCV9y2g9zme3u7Tgz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Map]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony is talking about a trip to Europe. I've never been off U.S. soil and he is saying he wants to make it happen and why not? It's not like we have any obligations here beyond jobs. I have the time]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@perspective/world-map</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@perspective/world-map</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2016 15:42:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXptU1bQh8ox3q27a2Tj4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best Case Scenario Following Election 2016]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life is a blur. I can't see much past right now other than possibilities, and that's dangerous. Peeking through those windows stokes fear. I haven't mastered the art of happy thinking. I get there day]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@perspective/best-case-scenario-following-election-2016</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@perspective/best-case-scenario-following-election-2016</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2016 15:14:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXpWfC4F4ffvWAc7KM6VU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Was Forgiven]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pain flooded these pages with every tremor rifling my legs rewind that scene again, the one where I drown and you pull the water from my lungs, force in air while I quake against the earth rewind it all]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@perspective/all-was-forgiven</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@perspective/all-was-forgiven</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2016 15:40:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXorFBTdXbqkDXjihHeqt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resetting the Bar]]></title><description><![CDATA[When my friend got married, I struggled to imagine the woman who had accepted him as a partner. The reason was he was lazy. He spent his days sipping tea and playing guitar. His life was lived in his head]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/relationships/@perspective/resetting-the-bar</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/relationships/@perspective/resetting-the-bar</guid><category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2016 16:22:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXoUWTdaejkKrzye6bn4e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Photographer's Nightmare]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was a professional photographer for a year. My camera was gifted to me by family in an unprecedented group giving. I practiced with it daily and studied every book I could get my hands on. After several]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@perspective/a-photographer-s-nightmare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@perspective/a-photographer-s-nightmare</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2016 16:16:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY8tXs96MwZCmkvTTjXzN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wish Magic]]></title><description><![CDATA[We could head out to the bluff and sunset. Strip down and warm each other skin to skin under the stars. Camp among the rocks making wishes and slow, wet noises of satisfaction. We could dine on each other's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@perspective/713yya-wish-magic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@perspective/713yya-wish-magic</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2016 18:19:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY8EDYBtYGtdWTjchUHvE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unsubscribe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Take me off your list I do not want your junk cluttering my mind feed I do not want your paper or electronic files I do not want you. Delete my number, stop calling when you're sick or sad or lonely or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@perspective/unsubscribe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@perspective/unsubscribe</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2016 18:36:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY7oEK6i2ZsPdhYzurhsk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stepping Off the Path of Fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[What are you telling yourself you don't deserve? I am prone to overthinking. Everyone does it sometimes. We commit ourselves to the path of an idea and chase it for hours or days. We become obsessed without]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/positivity/@perspective/stepping-off-the-path-of-fear</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/positivity/@perspective/stepping-off-the-path-of-fear</guid><category><![CDATA[positivity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2016 16:00:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY7RFrFuq2jZPBBGm3bxz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweep Me Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Anthony kisses me I find the stars and live among them. I'm not ready for this. I'm not ready. He's at the door right now and I know if I open it he will sweep me into a kiss and, god, I love him]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@perspective/sweep-me-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@perspective/sweep-me-up</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:30:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXrMkxyKSrdV5TR5amWJA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wish Magic]]></title><description><![CDATA[We can do all the wishing we want on dandelions. Purse our lips, breathe out, watch the seeds fly. But wishes only take root if we believe in our innate magic we are the creator of good in our lives I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@perspective/wish-magic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@perspective/wish-magic</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2016 17:57:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXqzMMuJACT5fz1vxHjgS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candy Corn]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a dark and stormy night. Dani watched lightning streak across the sky outside her window. Anthony was on the couch eating candy corn one stripe at a time. "Is this actually supposed to look]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@perspective/candy-corn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@perspective/candy-corn</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXpWufKvC2jqmwwfUBAjY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talking with Leaves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Underfoot, the leaves crackled and folded. She'd stepped off the path and was headed for the stream she'd found on her last solo adventure. It was good to be alone. Her head had been crowded of late, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@perspective/talking-with-leaves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@perspective/talking-with-leaves</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:31:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXp9QU5VjburQv5BjES38?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self Check In]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been stumbling in the dark searching for the best course of action: one that allows me to relax in a sense of safety while also being myself. While I have come up with many options, none of them]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@perspective/self-check-in</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@perspective/self-check-in</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perspective]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:17:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXoUksqJZQemBGdCPJ2yk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>