<?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, 06 Apr 2026 20:11:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@phoenix32/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[New Opportunities]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had the fortunate circumstances to connect with Aunt Kat. When I worked in the school district back home, I got to meet her and know her better. She and my mother have some good history as teacher union]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/creativity/@phoenix32/new-opportunities</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/creativity/@phoenix32/new-opportunities</guid><category><![CDATA[creativity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2020 16:33:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt4rLxqbTfr5MwzkdHYCvdbjhQFjZWXb93FyWm42rfgSfm1LqDHA22BYJ1Qkw128DK5oczbdAQTsMHyN4YUd?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back in the Saddle]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been one hot month or so since my last post, and I have to say that I have been rather busy. A good number of things happened, in no particular order or sequence that would be consequential -- the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/back-in-the-saddle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/back-in-the-saddle</guid><category><![CDATA[mental-health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:25:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScy36aoMkJ8zpfwnbZ2a5Z4kLQeHZK6GnEsguCZuS1RPiBtzjZLuMAqVUvM2GUeEpCCyfKBAT6e3GYKEWrcVFnEnAcenPRLz8aRQbw7JDtcV?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introspection - Heroes Part 4: The Redemptives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future. I love redemptive heroes. I really do. As much as I wish I could be as brave and bold as the Leaders, as much as I am very much the techie and so identify]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/introspection-heroes-part-4-the-redemptives</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/introspection-heroes-part-4-the-redemptives</guid><category><![CDATA[mental-health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 15:00:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e37AA5BVsTtcEvg9tquguwuDo2DDjj1nBQ2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introspection - Heroes Part 3: The Artifices]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have a certain affinity for the characters on my list that I refer to as “The Artifices”. Not conceived or born of the traditional or standard means, no, these are not quite people as we would define]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/introspection-heroes-part-3-the-artifices</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/introspection-heroes-part-3-the-artifices</guid><category><![CDATA[mental-health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:06:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy2ofdgrJNxeZC3WCHPBwR7MjUDzY4kBNr81Myy26yHqJaLrmc3z3csGrYNYdoR1JoKU65pA1vZmV15bSxBBHuP3wpzMwG4tUBs9Khfas6b3dn5ewZS5kz9wMQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introspection - Heroes Part 2: The Leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regarding fictional characters, one of the saddest moments of my young life was watching Optimus Prime die on the big screen. It was awesome, it was tear-jerking and heart-wrenching, and yet it did not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/introspection-heroes-part-2-the-leaders</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/introspection-heroes-part-2-the-leaders</guid><category><![CDATA[mental-health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 14:58:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7yEDRZ1DHu7b6YZZ5DsrD8H7Diwd9EMABmCsLgLprgDF1zwikCh4pZBQymNeDwbdEt1B3JHDpjGNM3weLLkYMaAVhjQwTt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introspection - Heroes Part 1: The Engineers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been taking stock of my life, as I am on the cusp of literally packing up (once again) to completely move to… somewhere… I have no idea exactly where I will be landing. And in an effort to kind of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/introspection-heroes-part-1-the-engineers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/introspection-heroes-part-1-the-engineers</guid><category><![CDATA[mental-health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2019 17:46:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWXyZ4dNLKgWyuyTTuPCkhZry9r6ThEoQYFjq23udNyZQEov6oewfPVkvfqk5DSxsiBqdYjVqQUqhR3WjeHCte2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiding in My Room]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been hiding as of late. I admit it. It has not been easy to get up and get out to class, or even to prayer. Not that I don’t want to pray, nor that my faith has been shaken. But to keep smiling in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/hiding-in-my-room</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/hiding-in-my-room</guid><category><![CDATA[mental-health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 17:07:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHfA7UpdULz874T52uqm3at4s4CuYXZhecVMmpxDbijxsCs9QVQe7SNC5SgDnNrcTcQ6VnHEtib8EQZkmQYgpeg5PUogPQ7a7sWy496ceoEv1F42T8cK1EN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gradations]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems that I have finally found something to write about that has some substance to it. A recent conversation with a good friend helped me see something. Talking to him and seeing the look on his face]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/gradations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/gradations</guid><category><![CDATA[mental-health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2019 20:33:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW7ZRiy7tEYL3gqdrSw5F4axPtU295oyhgGvvWLLjJ7wrFhyEYTThQJq8cVbeZ6Su4GWkQczqcL9hDux7CEM9FTAgEr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still Banging My Head Against the Wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The season of midterms is coming to a close, and of course I had a 10 page paper to write for last week, as well as a homily to write for the practicum class. Meanwhile, all I want to do is continue playing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writers-block/@phoenix32/still-banging-my-head-against-the-wall</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writers-block/@phoenix32/still-banging-my-head-against-the-wall</guid><category><![CDATA[writers-block]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 18:34:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScWSkmvRk5zo6B2U9cGdDjwsif8AHAZqUPsC5Y7EhGDKcimv5fn5wgtmMsUoWGDNnr25kodB992gRsL6fCQtVXks3dzML7f2yYyZB58jdJiS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writer’s Block]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve had some massive writer’s block as of late, and it has troubled me a bit. 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Granted, many of the things are subjective — being 60 miles inland, not smelling the ocean when I step outside, the dirth of Wawas, et al.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/new-jersey/@phoenix32/don-t-you-think-i-know-where-i-live</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/new-jersey/@phoenix32/don-t-you-think-i-know-where-i-live</guid><category><![CDATA[new-jersey]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2019 16:53:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjo1TNkXyehut92jVYT6PG8GWYzLbAHYnuLHPYzWReX4qxZJRX8hU96Ta2EGWTbrPWaCsgVGhpmN4NGc4c8W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[If You Thought "Calm Down" Was a Bad Phrase...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost three weeks ago, I posted about a two-word phrase that is just irritating and frustrating: "Calm down." (See: "Don't worry." Dude... I cannot possibly begin to tell you how]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/if-you-thought-calm-down-was-a-bad-phrase</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/if-you-thought-calm-down-was-a-bad-phrase</guid><category><![CDATA[mental-health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTCbCd1L4AQP82AFWYYzZC15DpSZWeSYgzVN9L3uMGesF7zJLCuG2YcMpkhm8TgjN38rfNdz7wQTPdG4pdvFLrEHZP12ukqjkC8CuSuHrLbT7dD8TrdkuKnJxDrp9QAXtFhXeng6eBruk6Z2CT8iN9?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Summer of Many Moves]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last couple of years of my life can be described in a single word: nomadic. I have not had a "real" home to call my own. I used to have an apartment, and while it was at times messy, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@phoenix32/the-summer-of-many-moves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@phoenix32/the-summer-of-many-moves</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 16:34:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt2kQofPe6CfVpRh6mD781hWBqgPGbdfVYE7F7xx2PGhsiY5H6zHh8RkgjhURtT9BBHC7uJK5wxCpupoBXJ6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journal - A Short Story Part 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[AUTHOR'S NOTE: Part 4 can be found here - The air was stubborn, clinging to the chill of the winter, a reminder of the capriciousness of early April. He had stopped paying attention to the seasons since]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/short-story/@phoenix32/journal-a-short-story-part-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/short-story/@phoenix32/journal-a-short-story-part-5</guid><category><![CDATA[short-story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 02:29:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Words We Choose and the Words We Use]]></title><description><![CDATA[While I am currently a seminarian, I am old enough that I have been out in the ‘Verse for a while. I have a dating history, and I often joke that my history would shock and appall Taylor Swift. I have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/the-words-we-choose-and-the-words-we-use</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/the-words-we-choose-and-the-words-we-use</guid><category><![CDATA[mental-health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2019 01:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH81bJaPeSKoE3cLSy5DTDw4jKxmyEjWkkEUefi6aGVqK1oY3QJwsxxEtbfLKdPoG2KUZh7f6M9xP3HYkPTQRDhFktQtH62i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Calm Down" - A Rant]]></title><description><![CDATA[You're angry. You're hurt. You're frustrated. You're barely holding on to rationality. And someone says to you two words: "Calm down." You're completely rational. You're centered. You're relaxed.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/calm-down-a-rant</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mental-health/@phoenix32/calm-down-a-rant</guid><category><![CDATA[mental-health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2019 16:43:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQybj4WUXScWv5QPLninWRxfbcWNsx7SenD7Fp581gZTx2u6eCqfgK2qBUyroZeQp7wcNyTGJNrnjbFc7MqPWSR5R5KyDGeJjWhKtESAEwP7hFVQWuFSTaR5Y5fvAWABoxskrcEYwGaqen?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journal - A Short Story Part 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[AUTHOR'S NOTE: Part 3 can be found here - "A Hero Named Hiro" — Monday February 8, 2010 I always found it funny that one of the heroes in the show “Heroes” is named Hiro. “Hee-ro.” A hero named]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/short-story/@phoenix32/journal-a-short-story-part-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/short-story/@phoenix32/journal-a-short-story-part-4</guid><category><![CDATA[short-story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2019 01:52:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journal - A Short Story Part 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[AUTHOR'S NOTE: Part 2 can be found here - The sun rose over the hill, the first day of his freedom. He had turned 18 over two months prior, but he did not quite feel like an adult until the previous night.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/short-story/@phoenix32/journal-a-short-story-part-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/short-story/@phoenix32/journal-a-short-story-part-3</guid><category><![CDATA[short-story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2019 14:55:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journal - A Short Story Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[AUTHOR'S NOTE: Part 1 can be found here - He sat in the dimly lit dorm room. The young man would be back from class within a few minutes, and his roommate was out of the room, possibly attending classes.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/short-story/@phoenix32/journal-a-short-story-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/short-story/@phoenix32/journal-a-short-story-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[short-story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[phoenix32]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 19:41:21 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>