<?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 19:57:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@thealan/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[SAM'S BLOG 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next time I saw him he was watching the video again. "Loneliness ." he said. Following it then by, "Sad" I sat with him for a while. He told me he could feel the pain of many. "Its]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-blog-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-blog-7</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2017 09:21:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1UxrsU1YSxXhKaCr21cefdDJYM3jnaaEUzfC3U5HGwdyBVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAMS BLOG: 6]]></title><description><![CDATA[. Fear came to visit me when I was 13 years old. In the shape of a bully in a school playground. He had some seeds which he wanted to plant deep in my future. I noticed him while this bully played out]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sams-blog-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sams-blog-6</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2017 21:13:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1UxrsU1YSxXhKaCr21cefdDJYM3jnaaEUzfC3U5HGwdyBVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAM'S BLOG 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[He was quiet when I saw him again. Three weeks he had been in the desert, devoid of any life, any sound. I wasn't use to this silence. "Where is man most happy?" he asked me. "Desert or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-blog-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-blog-5</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 20:27:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1UxrsU1YSxXhKaCr21cefdDJYM3jnaaEUzfC3U5HGwdyBVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAM'S BLOG:4]]></title><description><![CDATA[When does this all stop. The poverty of ones mind. SAM sees it all . All the incomplete jigsaws. Some have lost their lids and have no idea how they go together. But here's the best bit. SAM sees beauty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-blog-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-blog-4</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 20:58:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1UxrsU1YSxXhKaCr21cefdDJYM3jnaaEUzfC3U5HGwdyBVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAM'S BLOG:3]]></title><description><![CDATA[The train was almost empty until it got to Oxford Street. Then seats became precious. SAM was reading everyone's minds. A pack of cards, insecure. Hopes denied. Fear was present. But why? SAM wished someone]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-blog-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-blog-3</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 17:50:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1UxrsU1YSxXhKaCr21cefdDJYM3jnaaEUzfC3U5HGwdyBVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAM'S BLOG:2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some wounds heal. But never those made by words. Even SAM gets shocked sometimes. By the things some do. He knows those who can see him. But they lie, have a shield, a resilience, well at lest for a while.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-blog-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-blog-2</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2017 21:07:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1UxrsU1YSxXhKaCr21cefdDJYM3jnaaEUzfC3U5HGwdyBVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAM'S BLOG 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw him today, watching a down and out vomiting. He never took his eyes off this person. This hydrant of puke leaving the unfortunate man intrigued him but not with any caring concern, though he did]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-blog-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-blog-1</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2017 13:56:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1UxrsU1YSxXhKaCr21cefdDJYM3jnaaEUzfC3U5HGwdyBVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAM'S BACK... AGAIN]]></title><description><![CDATA[He's restless. It's Saturday. The busy time. Some will stay, some will leave and others will somehow hang on again. Wild are the young. Why? There's so many out there. Houses stacked with the lonely, hoping]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-back-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-back-again</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2017 20:12:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1UxrsU1YSxXhKaCr21cefdDJYM3jnaaEUzfC3U5HGwdyBVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAM'S BACK]]></title><description><![CDATA[He watched a couple arguing in the park today. Listened in on all their fears, all the patheticness of the human argument. He rode the tube with a heartbroken lady thinking dark thoughts. He watched a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/2kywjr-sam-s-back</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/2kywjr-sam-s-back</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Oct 2017 19:35:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1UxrsU1YSxXhKaCr21cefdDJYM3jnaaEUzfC3U5HGwdyBVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAM'S HERE]]></title><description><![CDATA[He wants to say hello. SAM WILL TAKE YOU BECAUSE HE CAN. He wants you to say it too... will you? I saw him a thousand times tonight. In busy bars and restaurants. , whispering. In the eyes of the rich]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-here</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-here</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2017 19:23:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1UxrsU1YSxXhKaCr21cefdDJYM3jnaaEUzfC3U5HGwdyBVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WE ARE ALL TALENTED ARTISTS:33]]></title><description><![CDATA[So near the flames. Every time I say never but the next time I'm nearer. Does ultimate failure teetering on complete annihilation await me? Don't let art die here today, or tomorrow. For I am in fear.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/we-are-all-talented-artists-33</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/we-are-all-talented-artists-33</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2017 18:47:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1TcovnaB4qnTii7fMCwuZyzrz2U8We7q8G5QgfSx8BiKsC2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAM'S BACK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Truth is... he never goes away. At night when you're checking for spiders, look, look hard and you will see. Work with him. Try it. Say it out loud if just once. SAM WILL TAKE YOU BECAUSE HE CAN ! SAM]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-back</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/sam-s-back</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2017 18:46:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1UxrsU1YSxXhKaCr21cefdDJYM3jnaaEUzfC3U5HGwdyBVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WE ARE ALL TALENTED ARTISTS:SAM 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[SAM saw him. Lurking in the garden. Trying things, fixing things. He sung to him. SAM will take you because he can! Over and over again. Hammy ignored it but I know he heard him. Everyone does. I watched]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/we-are-all-talented-artists-sam-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/we-are-all-talented-artists-sam-4</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 18:28:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1UxrsU1YSxXhKaCr21cefdDJYM3jnaaEUzfC3U5HGwdyBVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WE ARE ALL TALENTED ARTISTS:32]]></title><description><![CDATA[HAMMY'S HERE Hammy returned today. I heard him,. Dangerously sneaked a look and saw the red car. Frida was here too. Later Tumble. Even though our hostilities are officially over, we both still have prisoners.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/7kwz23-we-are-all-talented-artists-32</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/7kwz23-we-are-all-talented-artists-32</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 18:16:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Pufd3b1W2k71FWQFShBpfQ11uiu7MYwf7EDzATS7YyKsyBaoGR7ddopi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WE ARE ALL TALENTED ARTISTS: SAM'S HERE 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[SAM'S HERE Don't be afraid. Did you hear him last night, whispering to you? SAM WILL TAKE YOU BECAUSE HE CAN! I saw him earlier. Amongst the cans stacked on the shelves in the supermarket. In the rustling]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/we-are-all-talented-artists-sam-s-here-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/we-are-all-talented-artists-sam-s-here-3</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 09:54:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1UxrsU1YSxXhKaCr21cefdDJYM3jnaaEUzfC3U5HGwdyBVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WE ARE ALL TALENTED ARTISTS: SAM 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[SAM'S HERE. We have to stop, before its too late Her talk was full of fear. I wanted her to release that fear. And there were moments. More! Can you see everything? Then SAM came. No! SAM will take you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/we-are-all-talented-artists-sam-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/we-are-all-talented-artists-sam-2</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2017 19:29:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1UxrsU1YSxXhKaCr21cefdDJYM3jnaaEUzfC3U5HGwdyBVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WE ARE ALL TALENTED ARTISTS: SAM 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[SAM WILL TAKE YOU BECAUSE HE CAN! SAM WILL TAKE YOU BECAUSE HE CAN! I overheard a cab driver say it earlier for no particular reason to a woman in Bond Street. SAM will take you because he can! She managed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/we-are-all-talented-artists-sam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/we-are-all-talented-artists-sam</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2017 14:30:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1UxrsU1YSxXhKaCr21cefdDJYM3jnaaEUzfC3U5HGwdyBVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WE ARE ALL TALENTED ARTISTS: SAM'S HERE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever seen him? Be very honest now, have you? Lurking in every dark recess, in every dark ally inside and outside your mind. Seen those that shout in the street. Branded with a popular name. They see him.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/we-are-all-talented-artists-32</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/we-are-all-talented-artists-32</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2017 10:23:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1UxrsU1YSxXhKaCr21cefdDJYM3jnaaEUzfC3U5HGwdyBVg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WE ARE ALLTALENTED ARTISTS:31]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big industrial drains frightened me. I would hold on tight to my mothers hand and lean over the edge of the dyke to stare at these industrial holes. Fall in and you will be sucked away. I wonder what the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/we-are-alltalented-artists-31</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/we-are-alltalented-artists-31</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2017 21:01:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Pufd3b1W2k71FaRWEKDhnUSaKHcanbeXsDoWvLRmwhWaV8TsmyEvMGMt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[WE ARE ALL TALENTED ARTISTS:30]]></title><description><![CDATA[LIVING WITH SOMEONE YOU COULDN'T TRUST BROKEN BUT NOT WANTING TO BE FIXED They were ripping the meat off the chicken legs before 11.00am. The grease on their fingers, spots on their grey tracksuit bottoms.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/we-are-all-talented-artists-30</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@thealan/we-are-all-talented-artists-30</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thealan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 18:29:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Pufd3b1W2k71FaRWEKDhnUSaKHcanbeXrkyyfB5MHdiveFLpjWh5bWiz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>