<?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 21:25:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@shapeshifter43/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[2 out of 3 white women in Alabama will protect unborn but not born children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last night, Democrat Doug Jones defeated accused serial pedophile Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate special election. It's beginning to look a lot like Resistance, eeeeeeverywhere you go... (^^^I stole that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@shapeshifter43/2-out-of-3-white-women-in-alabama-will-protect-unborn-but-not-born-children</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@shapeshifter43/2-out-of-3-white-women-in-alabama-will-protect-unborn-but-not-born-children</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shapeshifter43]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:13:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYNXK4eZZ7V9s6tz3Lg4oVdAUfpD8GPg6p5WZBRW74guk5e9KwhFDUNsvGnZWh1eGwmUCXkdi6J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reminder to women and myself to forgive and be kind to ourselves and one another]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I read Rebecca Solnit's essay "On women's work and the myth of the art monster" at Lit Hub, in which she defends art-making females against charges of selfishness. Today, in a private group]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shapeshifter43/reminder-to-women-and-myself-to-forgive-and-be-kind-to-ourselves-and-one-another</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shapeshifter43/reminder-to-women-and-myself-to-forgive-and-be-kind-to-ourselves-and-one-another</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shapeshifter43]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:53:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVK9g7ovEnzecR8Nfiwz5Y65f9wusxocGyBmjuQY7gDfFqRm9WG6VtZymTT1oQtpa4Z8SjtXsULiRxvsKBg1eVouAkLe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Addicted to shopping...for my son]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote this post two years ago yesterday on my blog another writing mom (when my son was barely 3, and when I was mommy blogging instead of being bowled over by memoir!). The boy and the presents are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@shapeshifter43/addicted-to-shopping-for-my-son</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@shapeshifter43/addicted-to-shopping-for-my-son</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shapeshifter43]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 19:37:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9pq99541ZxxDsbtKMMD3pMWnkt87sJqA5acxZbjVX5fUSGsr9cCSQG5FLxnUbHwaXQdmcLLJvGNmwyDJu1Xv4zDCdqA1SSi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writers, should you compose on paper or screen? 3 ways to tell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remember journals? Remember filling notebooks with drafts of poems and stories? Remember typing them all up when you were sure they were “finished”? Or do you still keep those journal and notebooks? For]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/advice/@shapeshifter43/writers-should-you-compose-on-paper-or-screen-3-ways-to-tell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/advice/@shapeshifter43/writers-should-you-compose-on-paper-or-screen-3-ways-to-tell</guid><category><![CDATA[advice]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shapeshifter43]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 18:12:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRqCmQLhs7ZoybsrgTuvSTU2pMGE9586TAKEzMrPnQTeL8jSd2EWLTxJFESLFDsdkrXkNSF5McGGUaEhdE9MnDLbNwQu8Bh8kdTCVEdg1xfPQK7LYAHKbwxEXcS2D6seh9FGoB5EAg7LMGyUFY7sw4oug4rnFMp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's a very good weekend look like to you?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had what I would call a very good weekend. 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The festive season and the longer nights make me cozy up to awareness of what I have,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shapeshifter43/on-gratitude-for-my-creative-ability-in-a-world-that-doesn-t-often-value-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shapeshifter43/on-gratitude-for-my-creative-ability-in-a-world-that-doesn-t-often-value-it</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shapeshifter43]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 18:20:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAJfKwAVAw5cpwcQtMVq8WT4CHf3MgytufSAtAMPGgFwZUA59kNUJMuUchMTErSLTVrUhfqyMY2qBZZciLxJoxUnhFiMsF2UN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Write every day with these 6 apps]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’re a tech-loving writer who composes on screen but hasn’t explored the wide world of writing apps, you might be missing out on some ways to majorly boost your productivity, motivation, and inspiration.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@shapeshifter43/write-every-day-with-these-6-apps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@shapeshifter43/write-every-day-with-these-6-apps</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shapeshifter43]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 18:08:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVfB3SVhz5TaiuFFziWnzuKbKDTunZrtZtjEy2nVL6Xk5iG2eifV2nYkYEnxxEHyMpzqPzVVVRpDMA6pFSbP7JeMTTj7HWD7nLZs3wQWRc6KGP4jvYkrKHqu2tg3VMuzkE3oTe7HHNQeXLfSUneMHx3WTp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 7,452nd way writing has saved my life]]></title><description><![CDATA[I might be prone to exaggeration, but only about the number 7,452, not about the fact that writing has saved me on numerous occasions. I was a lonely kid who got yelled at a lot, and who spent most of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shapeshifter43/the-7-452nd-way-writing-has-saved-my-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shapeshifter43/the-7-452nd-way-writing-has-saved-my-life</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shapeshifter43]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 14:52:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs781SUVVMoi2V2JFys2k9Eo5KqtgGeqaCMmnNQd2UrVA61wJH7LMa9To6KWshuLoePgeMmWxzbn3rBzymYZp46AUPiaoDSn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Separating the art from the artist? Nope. Not anymore.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm a writer, and writers sometimes do shitty things, so the issue of whether or not we can separate the art from the artist is one that's been on my radar for some time. 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Go to a coffee shop, suggested more than one friend when I spent the better part of last month complaining about how being at home distracts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@shapeshifter43/my-diy-mini-writing-retreat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@shapeshifter43/my-diy-mini-writing-retreat</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shapeshifter43]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2017 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVSXgDiLatkx8ua8tPti4S8AdsRF37qbJirdTpdv4MbsumrSqAGwaAZwMKahRftgqLP22U6kwUom9mkh1waqunR7yUAr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 types of journals to keep]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why journal? To chart your progress, jot down ideas on the fly, list goals and challenges, record feelings, make lists, and so much more. Check out these five types of journals to keep: Personal Maybe]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shapeshifter43/5-types-of-journals-to-keep</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shapeshifter43/5-types-of-journals-to-keep</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shapeshifter43]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 20:42:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgEFjoT8GzLZMgdW7YFwdr97LqQiohfeBDmttUFJT5N54C2b85BPTtDqbquPNtvAXoDL7eXSai9ixZ4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[100 memoirs project #4: Rise, and too much HGTV]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my few and precious windows of down time, when I’m not reading memoir, I’m watching HGTV. Tiny House Hunters. Fixer Upper. Property Brothers. Love It or List It. I love me some Love It or List It. I’m]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@shapeshifter43/100-memoirs-project-4-rise-and-too-much-hgtv</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@shapeshifter43/100-memoirs-project-4-rise-and-too-much-hgtv</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shapeshifter43]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 20:25:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdZQMhRrNVkJoeVDAnwoJHZi9cS6cMsEQAtKT7G3bv7fCLggG6YT8xmB5ty5EvvfV7ijDCo34qR381Gvjx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the universe reminds you your kid is just a kid]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been struggling lately with my five-year-old son's impulsivity. When I was pregnant with Jax, his due date was early February. Ooo, an Aquarius, I thought. Except, inexplicably, he was born on Oct.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shapeshifter43/when-the-universe-reminds-you-your-kid-is-just-a-kid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@shapeshifter43/when-the-universe-reminds-you-your-kid-is-just-a-kid</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shapeshifter43]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2017 16:24:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu3arnMuHJoeYJP4r9vpEvXNLiqFthsFtwNQ54mx2pR5tAsMcTVLmKtdEBe5eKM1KbvzpyJfsVqsa7NES74nViW2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abusers. are. EVERYWHERE.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you get it yet? Abusers and rapists are everywhere. They are the Heathcliff Huxtable family types who seem to be the picture of loving morality. They are your teen heartthrob crush. They are small-town]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@shapeshifter43/abusers-are-everywhere</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@shapeshifter43/abusers-are-everywhere</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shapeshifter43]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2017 17:39:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVPpboEKXGateYxTvRG5ZvYUfzsSmox3pX2QGSvqcavNnYvYAb5oyGxcZKEDRqyEbBP1jNWHJZSWEpixieWiSDfzsD1Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to make the "write" work space for you]]></title><description><![CDATA[My writing space is a deeply personal realm. I enter it to make art; and while I can technically write anywhere, my home base for writing is a sanctuary for my creativity. 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I’ve had her memoir The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@shapeshifter43/100-memoirs-project-3-the-book-that-made-me-want-to-visit-yemen-10-years-ago</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@shapeshifter43/100-memoirs-project-3-the-book-that-made-me-want-to-visit-yemen-10-years-ago</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shapeshifter43]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2017 14:50:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5yewpTVq8UgAyeh2AMPTBWfV8ogvGWEFqwXKEfBxPq1atW6WmnT78vmNzf7ZCfFAhwrUAGGtz9Jbw6dJEES?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writers of Steemit, want a discount on an online writing course?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I run the Center for Creative Writing, which offers five-week sessions of eight different online writing courses to help beginning and blocked writers find the wonder of the written word, practice showing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@shapeshifter43/writers-of-steemit-want-a-discount-on-an-online-writing-course</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@shapeshifter43/writers-of-steemit-want-a-discount-on-an-online-writing-course</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shapeshifter43]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 18:21:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgA3ZGX5HvYHNTRLCHmxxtuKU5QCSTdvv8ubVNX5oTzzLjpUCbueNk4mw3zAUJxBJ5x2duM2a7QEUWaFzny46hsUhTXGhCPLbg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guys, I'm gonna need you to stop #MeToo-ing]]></title><description><![CDATA[So #MeToo has been quite successful in raising awareness of rape culture. Our feeds have been saturated with stories by women about their sexual harassment and assaults, along with headline after headline]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@shapeshifter43/guys-i-m-gonna-need-you-to-stop-metoo-ing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@shapeshifter43/guys-i-m-gonna-need-you-to-stop-metoo-ing</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shapeshifter43]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 19:40:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8negiVTZgzuqE7WtirbFbcdqMg5oAdMcLrh1qXHHN8zUd85iTDbTSN27s4yz6K51wVPkjsffaDFhc2UsXvuRMMi7t8VU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 reasons why word choice matters so much in good writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writing is one set of choices after another—about imagery, sound, what to include, what to leave out, who to name, who to kill off, where to give background info, when to let readers fill in the blanks]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@shapeshifter43/5-reasons-why-word-choice-matters-so-much-in-good-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@shapeshifter43/5-reasons-why-word-choice-matters-so-much-in-good-writing</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shapeshifter43]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 15:17:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyyBokN3knuBYmsFSFsBa6Q1cJ6RLjvpZJpQfN5Ln3zes3T5zJCTqfk6WXbH2rnG7CQyhiqUYcWMt6APVw4D2Us6jwhfSzwtwrEWS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>