<?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 10:05:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@phil-glaz/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Saratov city, Russia. Photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saratov city, Russia. Summer 2018.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@phil-glaz/and-it-came-the-original-short-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@phil-glaz/and-it-came-the-original-short-story</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2020 16:48:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su5jiAXMrvKwSsWJCWNEkPwvhP3umZ1KburRNG4P7txPqtNXXqwcDnev6ZidU5zBn9kswDsk2v7Qr18EuSb3c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finish the story contest - The Sandwich]]></title><description><![CDATA[That story to @owasco's short story contest. The prompt "Ugh! The bread is soaking wet! Bread is not supposed to be soaking wet!" he snarled at me as he spit a soggy mouthful of half-chewed peanut]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewritehouse/@phil-glaz/finish-the-story-contest-the-sandwich</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewritehouse/@phil-glaz/finish-the-story-contest-the-sandwich</guid><category><![CDATA[freewritehouse]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnKNLqeFQrGwxKcdL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The person needs the person (The original short story)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thanks to @mgaft1 for the translate from Russian to English! The idea of this story appeared during our discussion with @mgaft1 on a Russian-language site last year. We discussed what could be the future]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@phil-glaz/the-person-needs-the-person-the-original-short-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@phil-glaz/the-person-needs-the-person-the-original-short-story</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:29:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyY9MyJANXJ9MHqnrLVjfJAVdbnp1KapE15aE4VGdqrXyTdKL8BVdfTK2YXd4davvC4kWiQsSDzAYT8vQV3hYPRiinqsTgPNtyxm7zLaibjFxFDFvLqyzRF6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend Freewrite -2/1/2020 - Single Prompt Option]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Friends! This weekend I was looking at @mariannewest Single prompt options and one of them “Disoriented” just jumped at me. It so greatly describes the state of young people in nowadays Russia that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@phil-glaz/weekend-freewrite-212020-single-prompt-option</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@phil-glaz/weekend-freewrite-212020-single-prompt-option</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:21:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnH76UyVcDfxgxNxN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The War On Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA["The War On Christmas" “He just marched in and fell down on his bunk,” Tili the elf began. “Hasn’t said a word. He’s been staring at the wall.” Rili thanked him and opened the door to the worker’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/finishthestory/@phil-glaz/the-war-on-christmas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/finishthestory/@phil-glaz/the-war-on-christmas</guid><category><![CDATA[finishthestory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2019 22:44:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnGPjviaaMPBJzdtJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[With the best intentions]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the best intentions by @f3nix "A double toast! At your brilliant timing, for the second damn time." The nurse spoke turning his gaze to the parking lot, beyond the window whose bars, swallowed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/finishthestory/@phil-glaz/with-the-best-intentions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/finishthestory/@phil-glaz/with-the-best-intentions</guid><category><![CDATA[finishthestory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2019 22:56:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnAgzyMdg1RyMMNvJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We-Write #14 At the club]]></title><description><![CDATA[@zeldacroft, @freewritehouse, We-Write #14 The club lights flashed and waved to the beating music. They washed the dancefloor in neon colors, in time to the heavy vibrations of the giant speakers.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wewrite/@phil-glaz/we-write-14-at-the-club</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wewrite/@phil-glaz/we-write-14-at-the-club</guid><category><![CDATA[wewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2019 16:26:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8x3XkF9vm2ihxpN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lewis Carroll and Russian language]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traveling around Russia, Lewis Carroll wrote in his diary an example of a particularly complex Russian word: “defending ones”. In English transcription, it turned out like this:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fun/@phil-glaz/lewis-carroll-and-russian-language</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fun/@phil-glaz/lewis-carroll-and-russian-language</guid><category><![CDATA[fun]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:24:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[We-Write #13 The Host]]></title><description><![CDATA[@zeldacroft, @freewritehouse, We-Write #13 The silver orb gleamed in the light. Resting on a long metal tube extending from a circular base, nothing had ever terrified Jonathan more. He glanced at the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wewrite/@phil-glaz/we-write-13-the-host</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wewrite/@phil-glaz/we-write-13-the-host</guid><category><![CDATA[wewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2019 15:05:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnDe4zzWtHGXD5i4N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Spark]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Don’t state the obvious,” the human Colonel warned the iron sentinel. “But I don’t remember,” a deep metallic din protested. Though called iron sentinels, these were state-of-the-art humanoids made of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/finishthestory/@phil-glaz/the-spark</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/finishthestory/@phil-glaz/the-spark</guid><category><![CDATA[finishthestory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2019 17:06:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnMJecLK1qP6d24E2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We-Write #11 Home Alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[@zeldacroft, @freewritehouse, We-Write #11 An inky air crept through the twilight hours, and now pressed against the windows of the house. Inside, Nathan aimlessly flipped through the TV channels, the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wewrite/@phil-glaz/we-write-11-home-alone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wewrite/@phil-glaz/we-write-11-home-alone</guid><category><![CDATA[wewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2019 17:29:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su5jiAXMrtjQzA4nbbUhW4wM3FxiQ2ttcxzPHZQ4522J2Dfzvzdfh3T2UQEAYu3WaEDGnFvF612RaSgwiEN9C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We-Write #10 The Medium]]></title><description><![CDATA[@zeldacroft, @freewritehouse, We-Write #10 “I can’t believe we’re here!” Clara gushed, gazing at the manor house. Its front steps were preceded by carefully-laid stone, centered around a magnificent fountain.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wewrite/@phil-glaz/we-write-10-the-medium</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wewrite/@phil-glaz/we-write-10-the-medium</guid><category><![CDATA[wewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2019 06:34:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[We-Write #9  The Classroom]]></title><description><![CDATA[@zeldacroft, @freewritehouse, We-Write #9 A first sentence is all it takes to get the story going. Just start writing and see where it goes," suggested Mrs. Mowry as she handed out the composition]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wewrite/@phil-glaz/we-write-9-the-classroom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wewrite/@phil-glaz/we-write-9-the-classroom</guid><category><![CDATA[wewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 19:40:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some words about reading]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I learned a new English phrase: "You are a big reader!" Well... in Russian language there is no exact match. In Russian, we could say: "You've read a lot" or "You've read]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/russia/@phil-glaz/some-words-about-reading</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/russia/@phil-glaz/some-words-about-reading</guid><category><![CDATA[russia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 00:18:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/82kPqomaPXmNsjpEo1JmFDEUfLkC6tCN5uZrS3vecakW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cold Russian summer 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year we've had a very cold summer. Looked like this: And like this Grey sky, heavy clouds, rains and cold - like in the end of September. And this is not a North - this pictures are made between Moscow]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/russia/@phil-glaz/cold-russian-summer-2019</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/russia/@phil-glaz/cold-russian-summer-2019</guid><category><![CDATA[russia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2019 23:51:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgtpjrjgAV8U4bBMwfk37ohHYGziS4ZR4BJQcKycRp2jGi29Ss3Kw5X9fmRRu59Y8jqViA3LWQ66mv5ok6V4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Globalization and rap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian guys and girls like to listen to rap songs from black guys and girls) I don't know - why, but it's a fact) Well, we also have our own russian rap and just believe me - it's sounds terrible!) American]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/russian/@phil-glaz/globalization-and-rap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/russian/@phil-glaz/globalization-and-rap</guid><category><![CDATA[russian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:59:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72LaDKNxFSELBoVoFwWH1cVsy8sniKiDtRThqg7fKJJrHNBrMopodTrhUktjdaY5SNsZaUSv7BnpCe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello, I'm from the Deep Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi everybody! I live in a small town in Russia... and trying to learn English language. I think - maybe, if I'll write here something in English, just a short post every week - maybe my English becomes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/russia/@phil-glaz/hello-i-m-from-the-deep-russia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/russia/@phil-glaz/hello-i-m-from-the-deep-russia</guid><category><![CDATA[russia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:44:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UCHxjagwibdXCLMYNxrPY6YRrJip9MJs1FbBvxD4LK966MqAbrgZo1tvmgy66SPZyLM5aRpgwcML7iBj1NtrLQc1VYntKp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deep Russia - September. Road crossing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crossroads on the outskirts of the Russian city]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@phil-glaz/deep-russia-september-road-crossing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@phil-glaz/deep-russia-september-road-crossing</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 23:34:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonWToSX8tGXNY8jeXKSedJ2aRhGRj6HDecqrgHYibtYRYqD3hdbBmz7Q9LAvXf4AFAzEaMsCHWQFMNfBr7Vx8xAvgpGBBNwj8ZbEGub1L9C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deep Russia - September. Grey sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gloomy grey sky in the Deep Russia]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@phil-glaz/deep-russia-september-grey-sky</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@phil-glaz/deep-russia-september-grey-sky</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 23:20:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonWToSX8tGXNY8jeXKSedJ2aRhGRj6HDecqrjLu5GCsWinyDigTYtBJVYXKXM9U4rQMTRAc8q8D9UtxSK1kN9fjZkCShf2xcK1J6JGcXjoL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deep Russia - September. House, trees and grey sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pine trees and old house under the hopeless sky - in the Deep Russia)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@phil-glaz/deep-russia-september-house-trees-and-grey-sky</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@phil-glaz/deep-russia-september-house-trees-and-grey-sky</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phil-glaz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 23:06:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonWToSX8tGXNY8jeXKSedJ2aRhGRj6HDecqrgkjbHohNdPrvS3XavATGM1Da3agd4C2iXx4PsArviFYPkCcp6r1mx5VxXY8QmBQ31myQvFp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>