<?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, 17 Apr 2026 07:02:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@scantyhairedsamm/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[LIVE NOW - A SHORT POEM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why should I follow These paths that are narrow Deprive myself the joys of today So I can enjoy tomorrow What if then I wake up and realise I never had tomorrow?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@scantyhairedsamm/live-now-a-short-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@scantyhairedsamm/live-now-a-short-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 05:37:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZsbM1eoWnE6v7FroqXgtPsFyhyhwwzXaA8jxra5tyfTJKzLyDpHnR5gzA699DrdS387gHYrJbjLar?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TALES OF A  DESTITUTE - A POEM]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sky is dark Seems the rain is here No! It's signs and miracles in the air He's despaired By friends and someone he thinks is his peer Bring him here! The voice uttered The boy is sore bad With bruises]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@scantyhairedsamm/tales-of-a-destitute-a-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@scantyhairedsamm/tales-of-a-destitute-a-poem</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 02:01:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChakmcTFKCgkjz5BtUS5TfzxQfRPwMsQgi27532PkyrvgUA5vs7NrPzcSjEvS5f9oPip8hXaxphQvTQgN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[STEEMIT - IF I HADN'T TAKEN A PAUSE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Guys, it's @scantyhairedsamm here again and it feels so good to be here once again. For those of you following me, you may have observed that for a while now, about a couple of months I haven't been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@scantyhairedsamm/steemit-if-i-hadn-t-taken-a-pause</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@scantyhairedsamm/steemit-if-i-hadn-t-taken-a-pause</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 08:03:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K614cVRTHbhxGcDkXQ321sxxSRgcq6LtTRnMuY1uLou6SAfAWbxX94Wsb87WWVyvHhYW11fEpMKBUNcEBc38?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MORNING IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[At sunrise, the average Nigerian wakes up so early you could wonder if he ever had enough sleep last night. He can't be seen relaxing, he goes out to find his daily bread with or without butter. He tries]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nigeria/@scantyhairedsamm/morning-in-southern-nigeria</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nigeria/@scantyhairedsamm/morning-in-southern-nigeria</guid><category><![CDATA[nigeria]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 02:56:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76JcsSvQR28u57AUrtBJwDvwJEE1u8nYY3RScN44VG56RuSHHEkG3GwZ1CeHzqFeCekcG49TbqQ8bPiK2GgsLvK5WSsKQi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Need For Regular Offline Minnow school Meetup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyday we see many Minnows faced with challenges thinking about quitting this community.. It is not because they are not competent enough to thrive here, but the burning desire to blog about something]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/minnowsupport/@scantyhairedsamm/the-need-for-regular-offline-minnow-school-meetup</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/minnowsupport/@scantyhairedsamm/the-need-for-regular-offline-minnow-school-meetup</guid><category><![CDATA[minnowsupport]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 13:58:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs769zRBWqAPrMwEARC2EnzzNdfHubrAiQAiPzBCf7p28fjWKzDdCFEcAhjfATVsrN74Gqy6LBkAzbL7mUzxSX3BBAh54RA6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHEN LYING TO PROTECT A FAMILY TURNS INTO A TRAGEDY]]></title><description><![CDATA[As family, it is our primary obligation to protect our siblings. Sometimes we go a long way to make sure family members get the happiness they deserve. But sometimes though or intentions are right, the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@scantyhairedsamm/when-lying-to-protect-a-family-turns-into-a-tragedy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@scantyhairedsamm/when-lying-to-protect-a-family-turns-into-a-tragedy</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 12:25:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5xvRox7nRobwpaNQ7TLtjs8xDhJpMtTbxsDbQp9wujTQHogA2wsA9qwzS6N7ckA2WEUrDXNv9X9vPm4onAi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[**INTRODUCING THE STEEM-CHARITY PROJECT**]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Guys. A few months ago when I joined steemit @bait002, the founder of the offline Minnow School told me that the community rewards hardwork and also, that I should think of what to do for the community]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@scantyhairedsamm/introducing-the-steem-charity-project</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@scantyhairedsamm/introducing-the-steem-charity-project</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 08:43:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMt2NCxweUcVRYkG5zfmperWVYmenJxC6gbMvJGEtF5iUFKAARjbuiPy9TV6ErvUTvTX97Q1rwSWVy1xqM4ovSz2irbo6zHmune?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Delicious Nigerian Bole (pronounced as boleh) | One of the reasons you should visit Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear steemians, what you are seeing on that plate is mouth watering isn't it? Lol 😂 😂 Certainly it is. It is a combination of roast yam, plantains, potatoes and fish, with red oil gravy/sauce further]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travelpine/@scantyhairedsamm/the-delicious-nigerian-bole-pronounced-as-boleh-or-one-of-the-reasons-you-should-visit-nigeria</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travelpine/@scantyhairedsamm/the-delicious-nigerian-bole-pronounced-as-boleh-or-one-of-the-reasons-you-should-visit-nigeria</guid><category><![CDATA[travelpine]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:27:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiSsRFEB8j5ZRAees893ArDPo9pSXU3gffd8b9mEb4fsvkr3dy2HPwxvFfUof3oCNLhDzMtovwgU4BrnpSvBjnWH3UkCDuc6LhcrNi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEAR MINNOWS - HERE IS THE REASON I WILL NEVER QUIT STEEMIT DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF LOW UPVOTES]]></title><description><![CDATA[BEING A MINNOW OR BEGINNER I think the hardest part of being a minnow for most steemians including me is getting low upvotes on their posts, especially one which took them painstaking efforts to develop.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@scantyhairedsamm/dear-minnows-here-is-the-reason-i-will-never-quit-steemit-despite-the-challenges-of-low-upvotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@scantyhairedsamm/dear-minnows-here-is-the-reason-i-will-never-quit-steemit-despite-the-challenges-of-low-upvotes</guid><category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 15:17:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMqVHkW7yF5t2gdrYKBAWC5dqzDi8z5rzGbHHS2s4f8pvGMRwa6CfRWWDW4dturcyqcYqPec3M9juY3cagoAGZeyAePDaVf8CCe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TRIP TO FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT IN THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTHARCOURT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Steemians! So today we took a tour round the department of Fine Arts and Design in the University of Portharcourt here in Nigeria and we were dazzled at the beautiful things we saw there. The creativity]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@scantyhairedsamm/trip-to-fine-arts-department-in-the-university-of-portharcourt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@scantyhairedsamm/trip-to-fine-arts-department-in-the-university-of-portharcourt</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:21:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxuXYWYDkW5Lt9h4NR2PCmUZJNeQCjpiV1nxbCf53LM1dXPqmsu24of1VzhDHBJUtErVVn5EoeBqHyAaVYMCTGjidEoiw2FWms42?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MINNOW SCHOOL TOUR TO THE STEEM ACCELERATOR HUB  (STACH)  WITH @ejemai]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello dear.. It's good to be back. Well couple of days ago my friends @maduprecious @bait002 @fabulouspee @meemee and I from the minnow school took a tour to the steem Accelerator Hub (stach) here in Nigeria]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/meetup/@scantyhairedsamm/minnow-school-tour-to-the-steem-accelerator-hub-stach-with-ejemai</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/meetup/@scantyhairedsamm/minnow-school-tour-to-the-steem-accelerator-hub-stach-with-ejemai</guid><category><![CDATA[meetup]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:16:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e2cpA2XomTrY4BVK3fgy3WD6K353y1FojGA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE SUNSET]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ah.. What comes to your mind when you see the sunset? It's a time that most people love, because work is over and it's a time for rest and for other people leisure. I love the sunset because after a stressful]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@scantyhairedsamm/the-sunset</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@scantyhairedsamm/the-sunset</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 17:56:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxvWZZ1DrBjuDdVFEAxmiww6kGuXSDpV7pcwVreToGRBcuQZTnpe4W6Szp7nAevB3SoKzF9HVVZq4eCkN3q4oX3ahZr7cCkVy3iv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ROMANS 1 : 16 | HOW THIS SCRIPTURE TRANSORMED ME]]></title><description><![CDATA[I grew up in a Christian home. My mother was a minister, sisters were in choir and my brother was an usher. But me? I was the only different one. I never liked going to church programs at all and sometimes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@scantyhairedsamm/romans-1-16-or-how-this-scripture-transormed-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@scantyhairedsamm/romans-1-16-or-how-this-scripture-transormed-me</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 22:51:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdK5MjLtTC2hugzqAJFs1xNQzEK4854uVzAiUPwkqX38o1cycoWQndh7du28zMqwMGmMzQeaYwYZvMjYjQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HANDLING INFERIORITY COMPLEX  #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[An inferiority complex is the lack of self-worth, a doubt and uncertainty about oneself and feelings of not measuring up to standards. Wikipedia.org Now there is nothing unhealthy about an inferiority]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@scantyhairedsamm/handling-inferiority-complex-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@scantyhairedsamm/handling-inferiority-complex-1</guid><category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 20:32:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe7mSxhHga9S7ZwvikxnP9rxRZCUb2R5QDzWzUdYKTqt2uHHtttLZ1QptzQz5aiSiLfS2vLEqMf7RiY64W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOLIDAYS ARE OVER | FEELS SOOO GOOD TO BE BACK TO SCHOOL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yeeeeeaaaaaahhhhh The holidays are over and it definitely feels good to be back to school. I know you must be wondering why the excitement, yes I'll tell you. Like most people, school for me was a lot]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@scantyhairedsamm/holidays-are-over-or-feels-sooo-good-to-be-back-to-school</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@scantyhairedsamm/holidays-are-over-or-feels-sooo-good-to-be-back-to-school</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 03:30:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLmH9ratvxxwRvELDWRJK9P3zgJbK9ThNo6Jk8yMLNMqfH3wDXBWz68ARsW8mPS2JvYWQsaWmZppQf4kkZT1cWsd8XExMviwaYFskJ519kqWVi6qCVu3bHY1wPUzLaSD1QbN6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IT WAS THANKSGIVING IN CHURCH TODAY | YOU COULD TELL THESE KIDS WERE HAPPY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello steemians Today I went to church. The service was a very special one, for one reason it's the first Sunday of the year and another, it was Thanksgiving, I couldn't miss it for anything in the world.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thanksgiving/@scantyhairedsamm/it-was-thanksgiving-in-church-today-or-you-could-tell-these-kids-were-happy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thanksgiving/@scantyhairedsamm/it-was-thanksgiving-in-church-today-or-you-could-tell-these-kids-were-happy</guid><category><![CDATA[thanksgiving]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 14:03:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs788EFAkkxq8cf5iyUiiG4RUv624vVnQ9GuPbKM4aZbyoG8k9Ea5vmMzpFpNWXa1LbDP7NKGfyzKQ8WQ6WW34UzApJwHN8W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE GREATEST LESSON I HAVE EVER LEARNT IN MY LIFE]]></title><description><![CDATA["Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts - Unknown" It happened around March 2010, I was still in secondary school. I came back home from school one Tuesday afternoon,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@scantyhairedsamm/the-greatest-lesson-i-have-ever-learnt-in-my-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@scantyhairedsamm/the-greatest-lesson-i-have-ever-learnt-in-my-life</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 11:47:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe81iMmj54F8bvdgxEf28LiqdgFg8N4hBCruB7aPy1Q4CZ5vjGqFnJTAxxUmZJ1GNGBNptMygkF34YjFaN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I WISH I HAD A PICTURE OF ME WHEN I WAS A BABY.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wish I could see what I looked like when I was just a baby. My face, smile, hands...everything. My parents only tell me how I behaved, but they cannot describe perfectly what I looked like, and even]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@scantyhairedsamm/i-wish-i-had-a-picture-of-me-when-i-was-a-baby-7da19f55d8ced</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@scantyhairedsamm/i-wish-i-had-a-picture-of-me-when-i-was-a-baby-7da19f55d8ced</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 08:32:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN2Q8HQLudoRisqBpCj3c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[**HOW STEEMIT IMPROVED A PART OF MY LIFE**]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've always knew I have this innate ability to write. 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The cost of garri is determined by politics, the school fee, the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@scantyhairedsamm/politics-is-not-as-dirty-as-you-think</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@scantyhairedsamm/politics-is-not-as-dirty-as-you-think</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scantyhairedsamm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 11:01:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZsRPEjYkKSNPjnS2jBvFCUZTgEHA2oYBcK9X1GPRX7CpkESqh6JvzKVD2yAYNcfKye7jk7aqqiAoG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>