<?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, 08 Apr 2026 16:01:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@sweetpea358/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Tale of Two Warlocks - Part 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[In every town they visited, Kaz and Dmitri would find the local gamblers and proceed to bilk them out of their gold. Kaz had to admit that Dmitri was very good at what he did. He was a con man in every]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sweetpea358/a-tale-of-two-warlocks-part-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sweetpea358/a-tale-of-two-warlocks-part-4</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sweetpea358]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:33:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVP3bSmksyF82aTvNfDoNYv4nVMrU4vwPHq7sgoFDVjWdLdi8vDEgrQoFz91u2fVE4uv11SS1xy19NfQLRAUfpNvnHgS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Tale of Two Warlocks - Part 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man lay in a heap on the floor, his blood slowly expanding across the filthy carpet beneath him. Kaz gingerly stepped over his body and began to search through the desk. Sure enough, the bottom drawer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sweetpea358/a-tale-of-two-warlocks-part-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sweetpea358/a-tale-of-two-warlocks-part-3</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sweetpea358]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 23:02:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgA8xoHtoxAPxVbEziFNKczcF1iQUAKPVZgTTNBKNQcv9XgzQoZvL9gtT2EbtWcyHKTtCbkD5xUZpHZogheasTKfeGdBKBPNH4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Tale of Two Warlocks - Part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next town arrived by afternoon. Everyone turned to see what the wind had blown in as Kazimir hesitated in the doorway of the town’s saloon. Their intense stares made him uncomfortable. Surely he was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sweetpea358/a-tale-of-two-warlocks-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sweetpea358/a-tale-of-two-warlocks-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sweetpea358]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:52:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGeUTnkF6tepTVPCfg7gsCnsYFdyuG1gr6VBKGg4ZTNfCK1K7SgLXZpBU29PLftHv3XhtwjKoovsoQvKMi4wKt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Tale of Two Warlocks - Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[( 1860 – Somewhere near the Moravian-Russian border. OOO Sophie’s voice ricocheted off the walls of their humble abode, piercing Kazimir where it hurt the most – his heart. He had spent countless sleepless]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sweetpea358/a-t-ale-of-two-warlocks-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sweetpea358/a-t-ale-of-two-warlocks-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sweetpea358]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 01:15:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgA8xoHtoxAPxVbEziFNKczcF1iQUAKPVZgTTNBKNQcv9XgzQoZvL9gtT2EbtWcyHKTtCbkD5xUZpHZogheasTKfeGdBKBPNH4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suggestions, please?]]></title><description><![CDATA[( The story I posted here on Steemit - Baby Blue ( was shortened from a longer novella. I began writing with a group of characters and soon, it's all I was interested in writing. The Fall of Kazimir takes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@sweetpea358/suggestions-please</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@sweetpea358/suggestions-please</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sweetpea358]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 00:38:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxvDZG9qYrsSvDqYeABF1GqkXYm2VenAWL7ukx8YsEUHkKYbd2HBSmhbU1zcuMRPD8jy4Ky4m8Nbog9GjyzpYwacHBhJkP7ySz8fdYMbbRiLXmNpX5GtuHBJr2a9Rb7j3QQbxPFsrtSA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby Blue - Part 10 (The End)]]></title><description><![CDATA[( Part 1|Part 2|Part 3|Part 4|Part 5|Part 6|Part 7|Part 8|Part 9 “What? No questions today, Doc?” I ask, as I sit quietly on the hard chair. I’ve already decided I’m done with this therapy crap. I think]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sweetpea358/baby-blue-part-10-the-end</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sweetpea358/baby-blue-part-10-the-end</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sweetpea358]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 02:24:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFno17fhnxRKCJLtWmNS2pMEjvSqhNLYipL1QxSZHKUYzdnBiM5mswxsnzcoNb2K6rGW9pKT4JqdCznrC1tP6P2AkEPnBKodAkabG3sGzJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby Blue - Part 9]]></title><description><![CDATA[( Part 1|Part 2|Part 3|Part 4|Part 5|Part 6|Part 7|Part 8 "You have an amazing life, to hear you tell it," the doctor says, once again looking over his notes. If he can't recall my story, how]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sweetpea358/baby-blue-part-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sweetpea358/baby-blue-part-9</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sweetpea358]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 20:16:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVK8XYGYA7PfoZGSGBY2Zaa8YBzbjLzcY2L5En4hYaA5dbZ5nFydobtPByRSFPPfFaGEQAwPm4wcLa9MUykDErxgf71G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby Blue - Part 8]]></title><description><![CDATA[( Part 1|Part 2|Part 3|Part 4|Part 5|Part 6|Part 7 “So, Blue,” says the doc, staring at me like an insect he’d like to dissect, “Are you ready to finish this imagined story and deal with your real issues?”]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sweetpea358/baby-blue-part-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sweetpea358/baby-blue-part-8</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sweetpea358]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:08:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxwTs1Yoh9ZQiVMnD6Jcu8WfKL1E9b6exgcV4wm5fhb1rb76kduD5N6hGDMXNppwqKdMBpiBaNBPnBsn8PHiFgyT68GsLB8rTMci?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby Blue - Part 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[( Part 1|Part 2|Part 3|Part 4|Part 5|Part 6 “I talked to your father today,” the doc says as I take my seat on the couch. “Oh yeah?” I ask coolly. “Yes. He says that your sister and step-father are worried]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sweetpea358/baby-blue-part-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sweetpea358/baby-blue-part-7</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sweetpea358]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 23:30:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKnFEnBwjKLhL15SoynbgJKpQxRd1uotLeP5zpYyhA5D3ZmW2LKZ9KF9yuNxx97iDXy9Ambf7Jys2k9PRqDwgqyeEzVMWhM5gRp1kKFDKdGQQ3VzB7ViJKhJHGjPgL2gLVUJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby Blue - Part 6]]></title><description><![CDATA[( Part 1|Part 2|Part 3|Part 4|Part 5 Days are flowing by as if I’m in a dream state. Sophie comes home to me. Well, sort of. 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