<?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>Tue, 12 May 2026 02:40:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@waterwader24/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Aisha, My Journey Through Grief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Aisha, It has been a year since you took your last breath and left all earthly pursuits behind. A year since you entered Jannah. Is it as beautiful as you imagined? I heard once you die, all secrets]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nonfiction/@waterwader24/dear-aisha-my-journey-through-grief</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nonfiction/@waterwader24/dear-aisha-my-journey-through-grief</guid><category><![CDATA[nonfiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[waterwader24]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 18:12:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I write]]></title><description><![CDATA[I write because writing gives my soul a voice. I write because every time I do, I feel invincible. I will die eventually but if I put my words where they matter, I will live forever. 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For a creative, it can mar your dreams before you even had to chance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@waterwader24/imposter-s-syndrome</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zappl/@waterwader24/imposter-s-syndrome</guid><category><![CDATA[zappl]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[waterwader24]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 09:45:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love is a funny thing. It can start with butterflies in your belly and end with bullets in your heart. The sweetest love story can easily turn obsessive and destroy everything in its path. 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Like bristling leaves Unsteady in his presence There and not quite there Staring into your eyes Soul searching for another Every hello like a goodbye Have you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/genesisproject/@waterwader24/absent-lover</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/genesisproject/@waterwader24/absent-lover</guid><category><![CDATA[genesisproject]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[waterwader24]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:04:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdZFQim5WaLPPhUJME2VXycXNXdtVRtEY1pAVz6BWStvqihUtG7rvxtLjukWgv2veyHDTxhVtDvrpk1jS6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poetry: Letter to Mama]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letter to Mama I am like you, mama It's wonderful It's terrifying All my life, I loved you Your breathless laughter Powerful gentle hands Self-assured eyes That ocean-like calmness All my life, I loved]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mother/@waterwader24/poetry-letter-to-mama</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mother/@waterwader24/poetry-letter-to-mama</guid><category><![CDATA[mother]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[waterwader24]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 11:33:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxtur691GH1pemBx326K4uaoteTBFbiqNfzaYtxPruqb68KSZUojPkPn5ZkWCiFfi4iYSWD1jGK65KJG2groP3bkpjHEfQiN2V8A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valentine Special: Why You Should Adopt Body Positivity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Science taught us right from childhood that being overweight is bad for your health. 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