<?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 17:29:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@twistedtaste/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Two faces of the same coin ~]]></title><description><![CDATA[Remember the time you touched the hot iron? Did you touch it again? Or did you learn to stay away from it? When a bad situation arrives in life it always hurts. Some things hurt a little more than others.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pain/@twistedtaste/two-faces-of-the-same-coin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pain/@twistedtaste/two-faces-of-the-same-coin</guid><category><![CDATA[pain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[twistedtaste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2021 01:12:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rh8GigF1P1PjoCdovkLCjwZM12x7dEziRrNet67Zu6v9aWFbNBS1axQmLRCLSD3v8y85oQ8bJLN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The lump in my throat ~]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can feel it. It is always there. I swallow and I gulp. It still stays. It doesn't budge. I can't breathe anymore. So constricting. It is a constant reminder that I am eventually never free. No matter]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/free/@twistedtaste/the-lump-in-my-throat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/free/@twistedtaste/the-lump-in-my-throat</guid><category><![CDATA[free]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[twistedtaste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2021 23:57:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgpkr7gyQcYYY9XGP9w9GdES2i7qu6HXTPQLEwGRwdU15vVMF34mBL4SVSCzHBZuLCqchPUM68E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The girl with the arm cast ~]]></title><description><![CDATA[My tibia was shattered. Doesn't sound like a problem. I could walk with crutches. But my arm was sprained too. So crutches wasn't an option. I can still smell the plaster. The time I was with the doctor]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mylife/@twistedtaste/the-girl-with-the-arm-cast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mylife/@twistedtaste/the-girl-with-the-arm-cast</guid><category><![CDATA[mylife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[twistedtaste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 00:05:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2ri6pxSbNqnjQR78CiUPyZvM2DN28m1C4kDnXg2r7mCgkaosCtVBnnqLGzGUFHmXiVr5qMJmubU2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The girl in the well ~]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my fondest memories from our drives to the farm house were the pitstops. We would often stop at gas stations. Back then they weren't as hygienic as today. But I unconditionally loved the corndogs]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mylife/@twistedtaste/the-girl-in-the-well</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mylife/@twistedtaste/the-girl-in-the-well</guid><category><![CDATA[mylife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[twistedtaste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 23:19:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgym4nkihJ3hKW7xW83RBEQJpQcfrz8P9hUwmYQSCRzw8e3qHdfFfpUK8fzfVKc4ogno7YXH5Rg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The girl by the well ~]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once every year we drove all the way to our farm house. It wasn't as much a farm house as it was a forced family event venue. 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There'd]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/storytime/@twistedtaste/the-creases-of-my-palm-speak-to-me-of-a-shaken-fate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/storytime/@twistedtaste/the-creases-of-my-palm-speak-to-me-of-a-shaken-fate</guid><category><![CDATA[storytime]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[twistedtaste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 23:05:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2ri6yV9HoHcJ74E9rFj6jePbM87GoSavPq4bSe4eqbKPKMXzNJEspBUkVzTg2ToN8mpa4jbgUbti?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The southern wind blew my scarf away ~]]></title><description><![CDATA[The clicking of the bulb grew numb. The clanking of cranks turned into music. Every now and then a whiff of repulsive disinfectant swept by as the barman wiped the table. The laughs of the burly men started]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@twistedtaste/the-southern-wind-blew-my-scarf-away</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@twistedtaste/the-southern-wind-blew-my-scarf-away</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[twistedtaste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2021 23:38:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgfK6GfofqvEv4YvqPnMFwKtX6NX7nu4sAv9ANfYKGqnrCnC4gCfutsZWLYBDjCLDFNgjc2pw3L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'masochism  ~]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are a lot of theories. An evidence-based explanation as to why so many people who live regular lives (on the surface) delve into a taboo practice is yet to appear. It does not surprise me. Carnal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/masochism/@twistedtaste/i-masochism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/masochism/@twistedtaste/i-masochism</guid><category><![CDATA[masochism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[twistedtaste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:25:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rh3xkPibTxmQdW4cqSimhzVQGkU7uuh1nzdNe6B9ftMg58AXUiaimRopM17QPNoYJpLpp1jKgnA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why masochism?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is an uncomfortable conversation to have. Often undermined by the trivial yet solidified feelings of taboo towards it. 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It is a part]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spiritual/@twistedtaste/what-it-takes-to-conquer-pain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spiritual/@twistedtaste/what-it-takes-to-conquer-pain</guid><category><![CDATA[spiritual]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[twistedtaste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2021 22:40:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rh3xtY8woMN8yXh1p3YDG3Cd5s6YKqhNsk3315xo3JWNqczfoVzX3ggSnXr4rg65kwitWSJnmpS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh, what a life would it be ~]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am lost in thought, guided by faint hope, kept on track by reality, and powered by desire. What I need the most is what I do not want. A conundrum you have faced just as much as I have. We dream and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mythoughts/@twistedtaste/oh-what-a-life-would-it-be</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mythoughts/@twistedtaste/oh-what-a-life-would-it-be</guid><category><![CDATA[mythoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[twistedtaste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 22:19:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgpCz6A2LUmFK2ka5Qzgt2P5mtkmMJ8WjJW2YnrDosct9quXmPeoSaa82Jx8LjDsfNitPJZtzSa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'd like to be put in a pod ~]]></title><description><![CDATA[I attended a funeral this morning. Open casket. Not a Christian funeral service but an atheist one. There were many familiar faces. Its the beauty of having a small and tight circle. Every little detail]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@twistedtaste/i-d-like-to-be-put-in-a-pod</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@twistedtaste/i-d-like-to-be-put-in-a-pod</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[twistedtaste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2021 22:10:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgak5SeWoooJhp6FYZAtWgNZG5B2CKZxhPZ1Ewd1uW89R2FsTnqidsd83RFjLhiB4NK26dGFWqL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My tastes won't be pacified ~]]></title><description><![CDATA[My buffet is lined with suffering, my banquet born from distress, my diet demands pain. If we are all unique then I am unique in the way that I have a gluttony for pain. I am not easily pleased. Oh, if]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pain/@twistedtaste/my-tastes-won-t-be-pacified</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pain/@twistedtaste/my-tastes-won-t-be-pacified</guid><category><![CDATA[pain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[twistedtaste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2021 21:39:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgydjA9wg3LS7rEMiuJTKjY1gurbvQ84151VBbGdDqjxrXp9ZAQ1BBYNzQokzoZYwQNRcwEtjQ2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Al that lays beyond the pale ~]]></title><description><![CDATA[I do not love pain. I love the feeling. It is the most real emotion one can feel. It is the sensation that differentiates a dream from reality, it is what doctors look for to determine viability. The truth]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pain/@twistedtaste/al-that-lays-beyond-the-pale</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pain/@twistedtaste/al-that-lays-beyond-the-pale</guid><category><![CDATA[pain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[twistedtaste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 22:56:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rh99gEnnYzyd8vctkU9bhteaAAzs8UChUiY9SMY8cNooQZb7EahFcVhXf1Rqna5FnjZDT9MKAW2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The unturned tarot card ~]]></title><description><![CDATA[I push myself through every single day my chanting the same mantra I have been for many years now. I keep telling myself that if it doesn't end happily, it isn't the end at all. It is a childish thought.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/peptalk/@twistedtaste/the-unturned-tarot-card</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/peptalk/@twistedtaste/the-unturned-tarot-card</guid><category><![CDATA[peptalk]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[twistedtaste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:42:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgyVQCibVaefAsT1pS6xy45ADLRpjVEiXjyrDJkAmjM61hukXfyuZXVj21xWsiyi8YcLn5w4L3p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["All of me" as a person ~]]></title><description><![CDATA[Very contradicting, is it not? The thought of perfect imperfections. How could two completely opposite things that strictly contradict each other be peas of the same pod? Wasn't mom an oxymoron? She never]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/imperfections/@twistedtaste/all-of-me-as-a-person</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/imperfections/@twistedtaste/all-of-me-as-a-person</guid><category><![CDATA[imperfections]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[twistedtaste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 20:09:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgeUQCXnPkHv8uBuEDQMtmoSPihdp9U61vMz4ckGBMCMKFAsN8wAbcgFzdXTiqCYKRhcMn3GGPx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paint me blue at an orange morning ~]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you know what happens after an appendectomy? I was told it would take 1-3 weeks to recover and get back to work. I got lucky! If it were to be an open appendectomy and not a laparoscopic one, it'd easily]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blue/@twistedtaste/paint-me-blue-at-an-orange-morning</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blue/@twistedtaste/paint-me-blue-at-an-orange-morning</guid><category><![CDATA[blue]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[twistedtaste]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 20:58:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rh4g7LQ1FELqafG9HKdUCDrh7WyGVgyroPd6TgMdiagbY3Q2XK5EUWi7kZ3f7AUroJGQYhjKtaJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gladioli and lilies for my cradle ~]]></title><description><![CDATA[People think of me as an agamic masochist. Hellbent over alluring agonizing and excruciating pain towards myself. It is as if I find myself in it. As if it completes me. 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