<?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, 10 Apr 2026 13:22:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@socraticmthd/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Light in the Darkness]]></title><description><![CDATA["I don't want to get personal, Al." My voice trailed off; I had no idea how to bring up the subject that interested me most right then. He smiled. A very intuitive guy was Al. 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I must have looked more shabby than I'd realized; an obviously prosperous woman—who I recognized]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@socraticmthd/blood-on-the-snow-almost</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@socraticmthd/blood-on-the-snow-almost</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[socraticmthd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:35:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJNJ5wrBow5tTU3d3mrKoHh7reMKhy7NdxhKYuAZbesudw62odriGvBrXB7Yvmx1WRPWuDixoyMRAubodxYC55G5PLua2XLqVD4njBSnNLMVrwUjE9pS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Date with an Angel]]></title><description><![CDATA[The angel behind the counter seemed to have completely forgotten our recent fond encounter. I was about to pull out another twenty to save time, when the black-haired seraph called to her. "Please]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@socraticmthd/a-date-with-an-angel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@socraticmthd/a-date-with-an-angel</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[socraticmthd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 21:48:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQN2gQBFWCdUVB66D8YbdA9kB6B7oFDoGfBmAxwnuuKYBukdq4Bazp1wriz2jUmwCNXteFtMbtTZmMrvJJ73QnMwEYEWZDx2Q4rxtmrjuCvXBkWPphqJ766?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Clients in Three Days — Both From Hell]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of days later, I sitting at my desk when I was shocked to see another client walking in to my humble place of business. Two in three days. That was a record. I disliked this guy at first sight.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@socraticmthd/two-clients-in-three-days-both-from-hell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@socraticmthd/two-clients-in-three-days-both-from-hell</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[socraticmthd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:33:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZL7pQuJF1tKzKMXTzYJTpbLqMjTn6PRcWCeSfACdr4NTDJ3UoB3K3FRh6thxTrka7wSS35SoVTx429VV54D9oCR1gu19xpxbVuABtKLEj8b7kCGcN4oxWW79?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Man with the Luminous Eyes — Chapter 1: The Client from Hell ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone. I'm JM; I've been writing for most of my life — and working on this project, off and on, for an embarrassingly long time. I've procrastinated on publishing; I don't like marketing, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@socraticmthd/the-man-with-the-luminous-eyes-chapter-1-the-client-from-hell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@socraticmthd/the-man-with-the-luminous-eyes-chapter-1-the-client-from-hell</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[socraticmthd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 08:50:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCCBezQq66i9ia7pNa7ExhyGRybqAzD2MoKKqQqzXG7XpYcAairvsYEn2WCtMMAJLgmW2AAt5Jv7wwKjsXZBZskTcwLXEK18HXNdzivHCgHvcxb6gqiw6R4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Man with the Luminous Eyes (on Substack)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been working on this novel for a very long time. Pressure from friends and readers is forcing me to get over my dislike of marketing and get the thing published. 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