<?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>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:54:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@uc-phoenix/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Kiss me [2]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kiss me Forget all else Lost in our world My lips on yours Searching Knowing our tastes Groping our way Finding ourselves Hold me Let’s loose ourselves To the pleasures And sweet desires Love me Right]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@uc-phoenix/kiss-me-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@uc-phoenix/kiss-me-2</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uc-phoenix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 16:37:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYc17n58y33UfiXAePTDuHhvewVGAF1mAEB98XFwHKDEQirxU8BQrMNgLbaeDf2YBXrpgfHpeSr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kiss me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look in my eyes See that longing Let it draw us Closer It’s you I want You feel the same Come nearer still Let me Hold you better Stroking your hair Lifting your chin Kiss me Forget the rest Stay with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@uc-phoenix/kiss-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@uc-phoenix/kiss-me</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uc-phoenix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 12:48:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYgK6WbVCYGNFUAUEZVdwhHY8nzkctLaGVzREWWk8cFtwPVvEksVGj9PkZvNinfNfCdNJu6WWvz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Till Death Do You Part]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Each blow landed with a sting. Curled in fetal position, Ada counted. It would be over soon. He never got past forty. Last time it was twenty four lashes before John flung his belt away and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@uc-phoenix/till-death-do-you-part</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@uc-phoenix/till-death-do-you-part</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uc-phoenix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 07:21:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZjSDgaYaRdAdz41eP15JgiM8rijcHsfWthsogND6k7bZKxsC4dJF1VhZYzSoiHhRfEoWJXn3BL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[She]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beauty appears where you least expect it. I was seeing John off when two girls walked past us into the compound, and our conversation seized abruptly. It was as if a thunderbolt struck us mute. I glanced]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@uc-phoenix/she</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@uc-phoenix/she</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uc-phoenix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 10:46:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZovinPSEjBGx9g2dmEvEPtnAA1uZ9uLurnQGSQG21to8c6HtGbqsvKSanwfwfvqcu9fqMhKcjg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FACE YOUR FEARS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source If you would take just one advice from me, it should be this: Never allow fear be your guide. Rather let love, faith and hope guide you. Yes, some of your fears may come true but all your dreams]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@uc-phoenix/face-your-fears</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/motivation/@uc-phoenix/face-your-fears</guid><category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uc-phoenix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 05:59:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZtUZwAV4gEjrGDCbGqNz8nedwPwkrzd5R1eLShbBDSrTH81EpLS21nsit3z6ckziXFrPfU5c7G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Phoenix]]></title><description><![CDATA[He burnt the phoenix that morning. He watched it all turn into ash. It was one of the sketches she made for him. She made a sketch for almost every event she considered significant in her life. It was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@uc-phoenix/the-phoenix</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@uc-phoenix/the-phoenix</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uc-phoenix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 20:47:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZxw71cbofUc7A5q2BKHNSM7ATjB3uCj4ytTXb8HKLb2vb6iMfToxjyLtLu3KQcFysKQLhBMnAA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[**FINDING MY NICHE: THIRTY (30) DAYS ON STEEMIT…THE JOURNEY SO FAR!**]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eureka! This word alone should be enough, right? Wrong! I could use a thousand words to describe my encounter with steemit and yet it wouldn’t be enough. Yes, I found it! I found something I never knew]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@uc-phoenix/finding-my-niche-thirty-30-days-on-steemit-the-journey-so-far</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@uc-phoenix/finding-my-niche-thirty-30-days-on-steemit-the-journey-so-far</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uc-phoenix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 22:02:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ18YpViz5Cr8tfDJWbZ4t5qGjHferxtkPM3d26nEBsGoNRx3MNrCBDQQmijzKb1a8fnxizbdxa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SPICES: Freewrite Day 125]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the end. No one ever comes back from this. He was whispering to me, his voice trembling badly. I still stared ahead, feeling dazed. I opened my mouth to speak but no words came out. I turned to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@uc-phoenix/spices-freewrite-day-125</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@uc-phoenix/spices-freewrite-day-125</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uc-phoenix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 12:24:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Into the Shadows]]></title><description><![CDATA[She would make him fight for it. They would watch cable television together on the bed and while she pretended to concentrate on the movie being shown, he would work diligently on putting her in the mood.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@uc-phoenix/into-the-shadows</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@uc-phoenix/into-the-shadows</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uc-phoenix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 23:50:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYNMks3JLfdyZFC5BoNUTobBNMmANc7kMVu51vgv6W37Uc1KBUjxRd4unaYN6WGS1QjTYNso5fC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Freewrite Response: Day 118]]></title><description><![CDATA[I packed the last of the boxes. I thought I was ready to go. The driver of the moving van was already growing impatient with my numerous back and forth movement. It seemed as though I wasn't prepared to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@uc-phoenix/my-freewrite-response-day-118</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@uc-phoenix/my-freewrite-response-day-118</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uc-phoenix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 23:19:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My "Freewrite Prompt" Response for Day 117]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trouble started with a handshake. What seemed like every other ordinary day upon waking up, turned out to be a most worrisome day for me. I was packing up for my long awaited journey home when I received]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@uc-phoenix/my-freewrite-prompt-response-for-day-117</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@uc-phoenix/my-freewrite-prompt-response-for-day-117</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uc-phoenix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 19:00:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[YOU WILL FIND THE WAY: @jerrybanfield's Supernatural Writing Contest- SWC]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my father's story. This happened long before I was born. The story is a significant part of his experience during the civil war in Nigeria that threatened to divide the country. I believe this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/jerrybanfield/@uc-phoenix/you-will-find-the-way-jerrybanfield-s-supernatural-writing-contest-swc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/jerrybanfield/@uc-phoenix/you-will-find-the-way-jerrybanfield-s-supernatural-writing-contest-swc</guid><category><![CDATA[jerrybanfield]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uc-phoenix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 12:29:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYbpQcxTzsQph31z11FsJnPS3ZYQU8vTb54KWw2tMXB6yg28mMairmEThxvcDk8xdaeK6UKNdkJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Haunted Trail: Flash fiction contest courtesy of #stach]]></title><description><![CDATA[First of all, I must confess that I'm really relishing the opportunities afforded me by these writing contests on steemit. It is really improving my writing skills. I'm grateful to @stach for this opportunity]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@uc-phoenix/the-haunted-trail-flash-fiction-contest-courtesy-of-stach</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@uc-phoenix/the-haunted-trail-flash-fiction-contest-courtesy-of-stach</guid><category><![CDATA[stach]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uc-phoenix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 21:22:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZopNb9LSYfeEyyXjN6PSnCnS3FsabnsK6Dd1J5fiBi1kKgKMMuuamZhKMq893AknRt7BTRickN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PANG]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am sweating. I’m sweating under air-conditioning. No one can see me sweating, so I guess I’m sweating inside. My heart is pounding furiously. Suddenly, I’m feeling itchy on my scalp. I won’t scratch,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@uc-phoenix/pang</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stach/@uc-phoenix/pang</guid><category><![CDATA[stach]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uc-phoenix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 06:43:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZB5u1Vn24FCec4wmbimz8e7JftvayudQ5CLkhNM1DAjsPt3P5GpyXhP9vnD3ePTj2iV1tZmRB4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hole in Your Heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[You will remember her face. It’s the only picture you’ve got of her. 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I must confess]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@uc-phoenix/untitled-story-in-response-to-an-experiment-with-empathy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@uc-phoenix/untitled-story-in-response-to-an-experiment-with-empathy</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uc-phoenix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 00:08:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1DoTr1ZzCmSnop37Z1t2h8UXhoomUqUr71885qw1qFn4CRVDHm8PA39ViJybTFQEt8G78FSAz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BLUEPRINT]]></title><description><![CDATA[It begins in the head and the mirror Big, shiny and bright yellow, flowing Right through the heart, red, pouring From the tip of fingers in blue print. 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The fears of those around you, especially your loved ones, scare you even more.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@uc-phoenix/freedom-to-create-introducing-myself-on-steemit-doctor-writer-and-dreamcatcher</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@uc-phoenix/freedom-to-create-introducing-myself-on-steemit-doctor-writer-and-dreamcatcher</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uc-phoenix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 12:39:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5yHM2M5fnvZZZEnEkCXkkH4uFzdXjqRZ4s9QiSvbKSiVuuPRUe393HDcMM3Td88syVCkzRWNtfDBishmKux?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>