<?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>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:06:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@ruthykay/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Beautiful Sunday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waking up with the sun filling my room, the radiation filled me with warmth. It's 7am already. I rushed out of bed. Church service is by 7:30am. I can stake to be there by 8am. I already had my gown ready]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/beautifulsunday/@ruthykay/beautiful-sunday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/beautifulsunday/@ruthykay/beautiful-sunday</guid><category><![CDATA[beautifulsunday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ruthykay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 18:09:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77ceWoe5WWm6zL7c7HX3c5aWQ3AjhNnXKFfSE6Vo5xi31CLeVgDjczU4NDDXmzV8Mghphji1KLWmtT4ph8gVe2STDoECsY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turn Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[My dear friend Olubola, a fellow editor tells me to "turn up". I'm sharing her piece to say to us to turn up our lips. When the heat is so much and it's like a slow fade, turn up your lips, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@ruthykay/turn-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@ruthykay/turn-up</guid><category><![CDATA[stach]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ruthykay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 05:27:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxztrpyUmv8ip857pziDJ18jCGcP1KpAbWjx6v5A9MwVNcxgWVGSpccEiugyLCxgvFakkFxsX76fDW24oqJmfFbuFuBp33JsZ5R8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SOPHIA'S FLUTE]]></title><description><![CDATA[I hear it in my dreams, sometimes in the day. Looks like I'm hallucinating. She was my favorite daughter, 5 ft tall, slim and fair to look upon. She had the face of my mum and happened to be my second]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ruthykay/sophia-s-flute</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@ruthykay/sophia-s-flute</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ruthykay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 17:50:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8neiJ6XHaRdz97PR3NVcaSSrcCNfopL9CAz4khyGZcNTBUworG3NTTxocgfktrfbx7fd89e7rXmiruK2dqxDu688rM9G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, I got engaged in a discussion with a chief. Was stating how getting to re-write an exam was a 'crime'as it's coupled with some much stress and extra and higher financial involvement. He cut me short.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@ruthykay/rise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@ruthykay/rise</guid><category><![CDATA[stach]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ruthykay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 02:17:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxtmLeUQZRpysL1TP2jnPRBR9Bjx3CmZd4JEMmb62bmpCjEaJFJ3aFnHi8WKzYLUGfk36nCQQMf1A8JNuxMWYVrxfgvS81eWykYe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A tale of pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to pictures, I'd say I'm a freak. You'd wonder why. There's this longing of being amazing in my pictures and giving it the face I'd want it to duplicate. It's in those times I put up a smile.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@ruthykay/a-tale-of-pictures</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@ruthykay/a-tale-of-pictures</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ruthykay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:55:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76AM9XtW2JN5aUcTG29BntBhoJcwEoFfgdMFioNySeFV5kFCLnzK6PM8r78LqUFLBfb8msCtssvasGVrnruwiXu49zbo2N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's prevent Lassa]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's evening already. Uju came back hungry. She had spent most of her time in the hospital. There was a casualty, patient had what seemed to be a viral hemorrhagic fever. Uju was just about to pounce on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@ruthykay/let-s-prevent-lassa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@ruthykay/let-s-prevent-lassa</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ruthykay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:34:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyyB1DWXZoSpKt5zmSktYqrzPDKJQteSQaQfQudbbz4UZuXXyrhYg1fL7La75xjuNdF8isHr99YivcYS1X5CuUChm8tbt8bsSGqdx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live while you can.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi fellow Steemians, been a while. Just thought to share my thoughts with you guys. Everyday presents us with an opportunity to live, to love and to make progress. It may not be like someone else who you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ruthykay/live-while-you-can</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@ruthykay/live-while-you-can</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ruthykay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 15:59:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77rAaoBUuP8M7P7mnadQkaA7GrTVtZtj7mV3AKZUwx1NgJaUuJRhRYEg3ToVxJRvkfC4TvDFavyvroUVUSQmeWAyPLJ9F4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Put a "Will" on it]]></title><description><![CDATA[I became fully awake at about 10am. I had slept late from surfing the internet and watching some YouTube videos. This has become my routine ever since we were given a two weeks break. Waking up this late,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@ruthykay/put-a-will-on-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@ruthykay/put-a-will-on-it</guid><category><![CDATA[stach]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ruthykay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 19:05:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxxAyVE7FSug7vkY3D3SNkHe1RdA8qDdMppmnVcbeKv1FcGcc7itWniGeAtPjrTNz2dcoDg1ZdAXj7nz7JxggGvGt9JfnQ7w5Kbk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open mic week 66 contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Because being ordinary makes us do extraordinary things, that's putting away pride and racism and all sort, I made a cover of Ordinary People by Cobhams Asuquo. The chorus though. Have a nice viewing😉]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@ruthykay/open-mic-week-66-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@ruthykay/open-mic-week-66-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[openmic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ruthykay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 10:57:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e6HnDVipAHDqJGUVruxUbg2Raam1MXaJWbg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE FREE]]></title><description><![CDATA[The silence was bridged. I overheard the landlord express dissatisfaction to Uche my neighbor who haven't paid his bills since the year commenced. Just after he left, I hurriedly went over to sympathize]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@ruthykay/live-free</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@ruthykay/live-free</guid><category><![CDATA[stach]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ruthykay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 09:29:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdZ6xropScWbXdm1GN9MGqsWX2DoQfAhMCTARvZDgqVYbF8yaK6g7csFAXBVeKZshHVxMuwdR8xvg1wNgE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazing Adjustments That Happened To Me Ever Since I Found Out Steemit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some months back, I was geared towards self development and financial investments. I had gotten so tired of wishful thinking and hope that I could start off something soon. Days tickled by since that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/untalented-adjustments/@ruthykay/amazing-adjustments-that-happened-to-me-ever-since-i-found-out-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/untalented-adjustments/@ruthykay/amazing-adjustments-that-happened-to-me-ever-since-i-found-out-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[untalented-adjustments]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ruthykay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 13:07:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxwG1s7mVMiH7H2fjJF9omPn9SCPkCGQ6PyM9nBrkaWkD65xqhNb3zEtAQz4aDmf5rUVoJRsgiJQdPRjhnd3h5RYJPWyYrWqu6W2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazing Adjustments That Happened To Me Ever Since I Found Steemit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some months back, I was geared towards self development and financial investments. I had gotten so tired of wishful thinking and hope that I could start off something soon. Days tickled by since that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/untalented-adjustments/@ruthykay/amazing-adjustments-that-happened-to-me-ever-since-i-found-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/untalented-adjustments/@ruthykay/amazing-adjustments-that-happened-to-me-ever-since-i-found-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[untalented-adjustments]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ruthykay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 12:43:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxwG1s7mVMiH7H2fjJF9omPn9SCPkCGQ6PyM9nBrkaWkD65xqhNb3zEtAQz4aDmf5rUVoJRsgiJQdPRjhnd3h5RYJPWyYrWqu6W2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beautiful Disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the flood came a rainbow, a golden site to behold. From rejected births, royalties were begotten. Was beaten up but gained better fight tactics. Was walked out upon and had myself found. From a broken]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@ruthykay/beautiful-disaster</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@ruthykay/beautiful-disaster</guid><category><![CDATA[stach]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ruthykay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 08:40:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89vDGo9wXouAcNHRWZUe3H1saKS2qib6erg3734xCfz113AyXkUkGSRuMFsDdNTGP6uzP9Ag4UT8a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazing Adjustment that has happened to me since I found Steemit.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just like any average Nigerian lady, the social media has been one of my stop by joints everyday. It became so terible that amidst important events, I'd still find my way to the media with no income from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/untalented-adjustment/@ruthykay/amazing-adjustment-that-has-happened-to-me-since-i-found-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/untalented-adjustment/@ruthykay/amazing-adjustment-that-has-happened-to-me-since-i-found-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[untalented-adjustment]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ruthykay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 07:32:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs78FZ2xHs7tHmw4v7wa7iRr25HN9QfULErZndX4sC6t9j1XKkHefsnonFM5CHyYPseRewDL8izJQ611Z6N1eHaQabWAsvsY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living life the happy way]]></title><description><![CDATA[It may have been difficult for her to raise her legs. 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Lots of things interest me in life, of which writing and meeting new people are at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@ruthykay/ruthy-on-steemit-life-s-got-better</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@ruthykay/ruthy-on-steemit-life-s-got-better</guid><category><![CDATA[stach]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ruthykay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2017 16:00:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75u3oYXTwxcWjHf5vHPEiPZsc1V7pz4CVkMioE7XaL2itTB89Uzju2LWsZZpYzvLZYRTXYaQGYQRpKy5c4nEmo2oGgfKKC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>