<?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>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:54:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@sandstrider/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The price of pride]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you haven't read my introductory articles, first and second, I'm the middle child in a family of five, meaning I know exactly how it feels to be responsible for another person at all times, getting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@sandstrider/the-price-of-pride</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@sandstrider/the-price-of-pride</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sandstrider]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2017 09:52:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZVVKmXhtvgKqwbwBkEW2Zw4TQ1mz83CawbYMNZZkvXwx6tgq5B2tMqxENjUVGGNKNL4Rq3Xh9NUWAiJiu9nRX9yirENku9iuR22VMQ6j1b2WjoY2rdMYUULr9PDTPfhBzLrkR9NZcW3TNc5apgCkEbJdKU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On ambiguity, choice and consequence..]]></title><description><![CDATA[People - especially elders - always tell me to pick a way and stay true to it, and that making a choice is always better than not, and to "not over-think things", because, i'd be torn between]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/personal/@sandstrider/on-ambiguity-choice-and-consequence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/personal/@sandstrider/on-ambiguity-choice-and-consequence</guid><category><![CDATA[personal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sandstrider]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 10:55:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ChYr1cJZCH5MCAy3RJLzdaUfAradUD6Ky3UVSyaC6rNuHpqEWfU4jcVpenardKXmHvLaKdtgsJCuke6FBHocyPTYggDEigNSs1A8oUrCMDQtXxdHESrHibCANWcyMcyfBwLK3K3WjcUa9rzcvovPrTH4zL4S6TeyYqwuCCLPKAdDJnb6qLdKc24yKmwdnv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perception of reality..or rather, the lack thereof.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saying that something is 100% true o real because it's a "tried and tested" fact - which is based off experimentation - does not seem quite right to me, to begin with, we are creatures that cannot]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/personal/@sandstrider/perception-of-reality-or-rather-the-lack-thereof</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/personal/@sandstrider/perception-of-reality-or-rather-the-lack-thereof</guid><category><![CDATA[personal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sandstrider]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2017 12:20:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVTH5ZgA8d9ERQNcyPZwcnVvnJ3tdiiZqyLsbvsM5LbAVcvY9ZCYApAwEpCpWMW7GimpFA6shpqGqQCNTH8Sbg6CoQsQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short Story: A smile as bright as the moonlight.]]></title><description><![CDATA[You stroll down the beach at night, clad in your light-weight leather armor, looking at the moon like you desire to be there one day, but not before you complete what you've set out to do, you get back]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/personal/@sandstrider/short-story-a-smile-as-bright-as-the-moonlight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/personal/@sandstrider/short-story-a-smile-as-bright-as-the-moonlight</guid><category><![CDATA[personal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sandstrider]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2017 16:20:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787ga37zikxT8TpEJDWUuTADCcFjBR8FW2PAp5Jy4pZUYqsjLhu129daEaHLwTqLviyvaqWTmBaYmvfnv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A little talk about secret love letters, a watermelon, a garbage dump and a doctor!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steemians, hello. Since I joined Steemit, I've been thinking of sharing a bit about myself, my background, early life, my surroundings, some experiences I went through and the people I met, you'll also]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/personal/@sandstrider/a-little-talk-about-secret-love-letters-a-watermelon-a-garbage-dump-and-a-doctor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/personal/@sandstrider/a-little-talk-about-secret-love-letters-a-watermelon-a-garbage-dump-and-a-doctor</guid><category><![CDATA[personal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sandstrider]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 20:55:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYcJ6eeU9X5vfRfGkV1V6hxWg3Dr1YGCsaorK12WmCHWX3PJ8BxD3veoMw3ojWLnFvuQdamDBYz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will you judge a book by it's cover ?..]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, maybe you should! ..Jokes aside, allow me to introduce myself, I'm Muhammad, a 21 year old born and bred Egyptian, hence the nickname. An ex. engineering freshman and a current computer science]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introducemyself/@sandstrider/will-you-judge-a-book-by-it-s-cover</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introducemyself/@sandstrider/will-you-judge-a-book-by-it-s-cover</guid><category><![CDATA[introducemyself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sandstrider]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 09:43:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SsiGtMCVwdpPcjEqYQvrZtkqoZiZiRTSuHHyDvZQCyUxkF5CgZ1e8n6a7CMZ6jx3Uq4tSPgH6CAhkd3q73PrLcsXgy2zZQS88St5pJY36KYGDvdjbMncR4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>