<?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>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:36:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@spark/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Question for Published Fiction Writers: Is it harder to get published if you post your novel on Steemit?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some years ago I heard that if you want to get published then do not put your novel up on a blog or writing website. Publishers want that first right to present the novel to the public. So - to all you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@spark/question-for-published-fiction-writers-is-it-harder-to-get-published-if-you-post-your-novel-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@spark/question-for-published-fiction-writers-is-it-harder-to-get-published-if-you-post-your-novel-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2017 02:26:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hilarious Analysis of Trump's Tweet - "Writing my Inaugural Address at the Winter White House"]]></title><description><![CDATA[This well-written article tickled my funny bone. Joel Golby explores the meaning of the latin letters behind Trump, and the mention of a "Winter White House", among other questions raised by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@spark/hilarious-analysis-of-trump-s-tweet-writing-my-inaugural-address-at-the-winter-white-house</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@spark/hilarious-analysis-of-trump-s-tweet-writing-my-inaugural-address-at-the-winter-white-house</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2017 01:54:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9mPK1FEjaUGbiPpmJAUuGGna8UmHbST8YNUfNNWKbadPL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spark's Audio Blog - HEALING THE ADDICTION TO SOCIAL MEDIA, Steemit, Computer Gaming, Netflix, Youtube, and other Compulsive Screen-Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently have stumbled upon what appears to be an effective tool for working with and healing a minor internet or screen addiction. Healing the Addiction to Social Media, and more I recorded this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@spark/spark-s-audio-blog-healing-the-addiction-to-social-media-steemit-computer-gaming-netflix-youtube-and-other-compulsive-screen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@spark/spark-s-audio-blog-healing-the-addiction-to-social-media-steemit-computer-gaming-netflix-youtube-and-other-compulsive-screen</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2017 05:21:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesDaChVyP1YTs3XgWC1cJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final Chapter (4 of 4) - The Pirate's Last Wish - A Fantasy Tale Set in Thael]]></title><description><![CDATA[This tale takes place in the land of Thael, a rich fantasy world and mythos developed over twenty years by the staff and youth of Renaissance Adventures who explore and co-create Thael through live-action]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@spark/final-chapter-4-of-4-the-pirate-s-last-wish-a-fantasy-tale-set-in-thael</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@spark/final-chapter-4-of-4-the-pirate-s-last-wish-a-fantasy-tale-set-in-thael</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2017 23:42:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesDwmufdKpaTqbVPio3tJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 3 - The Pirate's Last Wish - A Fantasy Tale Set in Thael]]></title><description><![CDATA[This tale takes place in the land of Thael, a rich fantasy world and mythos developed over twenty years by the staff and youth of Renaissance Adventures who explore and co-create Thael through live-action]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@spark/chapter-3-the-pirate-s-last-wish-a-fantasy-tale-set-in-thael</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@spark/chapter-3-the-pirate-s-last-wish-a-fantasy-tale-set-in-thael</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2017 04:38:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesDwmufdKpaTqbVPio3tJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 2 - The Pirate's Last Wish - A Fantasy Tale set in Thael]]></title><description><![CDATA[This tale takes place in the land of Thael, a rich fantasy world and mythos developed over twenty years by the staff and youth of Renaissance Adventures who explore and co-create Thael through live-action]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@spark/chapter-2-the-pirate-s-last-wish-a-fantasy-tale-set-in-thael</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@spark/chapter-2-the-pirate-s-last-wish-a-fantasy-tale-set-in-thael</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2017 18:15:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXrnfR8ftyjmwdHke8ekn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter 1 - The Pirate's Last Wish - A Fantasy Tale set in Thael]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forward: This tale takes place in the land of Thael, a rich fantasy world and mythos developed over twenty years by myself and the staff and youth of Renaissance Adventures who explore and co-create Thael]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@spark/chapter-1-the-pirate-s-last-wish-a-fantasy-tale-set-in-thael</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@spark/chapter-1-the-pirate-s-last-wish-a-fantasy-tale-set-in-thael</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2017 05:11:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXrnfR8ftyjmwdHke8ekn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemitphotochallenge - Entry for Week 20 - Kauai sunrise and Kauai sunset]]></title><description><![CDATA[During two weeks of exploring Kauai, Hawaii, in January, 2014, I did not take many pictures. However, a few sunrises and sunsets inspired me to pull out the iPhone. Sunset, on the northeast coast of Kaui.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemitphotochallenge/@spark/steemitphotochallenge-entry-for-week-20-kauai-sunrise-and-kauai-sunset</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemitphotochallenge/@spark/steemitphotochallenge-entry-for-week-20-kauai-sunrise-and-kauai-sunset</guid><category><![CDATA[steemitphotochallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 06:01:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesBfknxMkparbW9B54X4A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WOW!    TIL - Hundreds of Teens GO ALL OUT to Thank One School Cop! (A short feel-good video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walk down the street and see a cop - do you smile and say "Hello"? Do you treat them like any other person? Or do you look the other way, ignore them, get nervous or anxious even though you've done "nothing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@spark/wow-til-hundreds-of-teens-go-all-out-to-thank-one-school-cop-a-short-feel-good-video</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@spark/wow-til-hundreds-of-teens-go-all-out-to-thank-one-school-cop-a-short-feel-good-video</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 05:18:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e9rGtKhBE668BS8eYAUimxFoSWbFjCJpfB4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing Mark Hoge – I LARP for a Living - I’m passionate about ethical leadership, experiential education, conflict resolution, conscious parenting, storytelling, fantasy writing, RPGs, and personal growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I begin an adventure on Steemit... I feel like an explorer in a mysterious world – like the guy in the picture below. He’s traveled far and is generally a friendly inquisitive fellow. His backpack is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introducemyself/@spark/introducing-mark-hoge-i-larp-for-a-living-i-m-passionate-about-ethical-leadership-experiential-education-conflict-resolution</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introducemyself/@spark/introducing-mark-hoge-i-larp-for-a-living-i-m-passionate-about-ethical-leadership-experiential-education-conflict-resolution</guid><category><![CDATA[introducemyself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2016 20:02:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesUaXB2VkYS9SCWwYmEKp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed Changes to Break one Money Game on Steemit – NO Compensation for Upvoting; YES Compensation to posts upvoted]]></title><description><![CDATA[If upvoting gave the upvoter no compensation, if upvoting only gave the article upvoted compensation - what would the result be? One money game on Steemit: You know it exists. Watch the popular posters]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@spark/proposed-changes-to-break-one-money-game-on-steemit-no-compensation-for-upvoting-yes-compensation-to-posts-upvoted</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@spark/proposed-changes-to-break-one-money-game-on-steemit-no-compensation-for-upvoting-yes-compensation-to-posts-upvoted</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[spark]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2016 18:20:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY7RQgVYK4Y8QTaowPUkE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>