<?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, 19 May 2026 01:53:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@wordsofwealth/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[When Time Starts Side-Eyeing You | LoH #289]]></title><description><![CDATA[I used to think I was running out of time. Now I think time was standing there with a clipboard, saying: “My love, the problem is not me.” Rude. But fair. Because sometimes “I don’t have enough time” really]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@wordsofwealth/when-time-starts-side-eyeing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@wordsofwealth/when-time-starts-side-eyeing</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wordsofwealth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 13:15:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP31VVaPTn6pYcK3aHihgs7qsPqF4iCbqesgVzMg5uWiPyAYtMMXvBe6uWw82LsiDK1ffdPwTtHQYVonKB1rNPzeGybPMvKsNpEceBH?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Receipt ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first thing Elijah noticed wasn’t the typo. It was the mushrooms. Neeba would rather swallow glass than eat mushrooms. 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So you jump up, clear your throat, and use that fake-awake voice we all]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@wordsofwealth/what-worldview-or-belief-do</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@wordsofwealth/what-worldview-or-belief-do</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wordsofwealth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:56:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmWZT5GqxyUCfQjYWXD5br3pymk6Yp79DSuYLSeyXZrPsP/img_6590.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[6,000 thoughts a day is a lot… to carry alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Caption: My laptop charger decided it was done… with being forced into submission to work in this direction. Haha - noted and thank you for your service. Thank goodness I found a spare! In 2020,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109288/@wordsofwealth/6-000-thoughts-a-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109288/@wordsofwealth/6-000-thoughts-a-day</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109288]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wordsofwealth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 11:12:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmUFNY9QEbCRAoM1yaADdmDDTD9DaNQJLxwWM12VkWtah7/img_6668.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mother’s Day is upon us. And for many women, it arrives carrying more than one emotion. For some, it is joy. For others, grief. For many, both at the same time. 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Deadlines.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@wordsofwealth/women-learn-to-disappear-in</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@wordsofwealth/women-learn-to-disappear-in</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wordsofwealth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 14:46:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmYXSxxsDwBUTho1LYN5yDR6ML9VCC5P6hShZVjU9f2FtJ/img_6703.webp" length="0" type="image/webp"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I thought It Was About Fashion | LoH Contest #286]]></title><description><![CDATA[**Image credit: [Source] I have a ritual when a new movie sequel is coming. I go back and binge-watch the old ones first - Marvel, X-Men, Avengers… I like remembering the details, reconnecting with the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@wordsofwealth/i-thought-it-was-about</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@wordsofwealth/i-thought-it-was-about</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wordsofwealth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:45:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmdkrYUL2AotwPV91s2tDZHdo6iypfN6K2z9oEL1GVobn7/img_6625.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[APEX - Spoiler + Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sooo I didn’t end up sleeping and binge watched Apex instead 😅 It starts with grief more than action. Charlize Theron ❤️ really carries the (whole) film. Her character heads into the wilderness looking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166847/@wordsofwealth/apex-spoiler-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166847/@wordsofwealth/apex-spoiler-review</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-166847]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wordsofwealth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:31:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmaQi2vbTd13YonqY7MF1awK2eSUXWc9HhPosyBSxCBQRe/img_6552.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Sleep Refuses…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Night Owls… anyone awake? You know that feeling. You close your eyes and they simply refuse. So I ask myself, softly: Self… what’s up? Shall we talk? No. Because if I reply, then we’ll both be awake]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-186424/@wordsofwealth/when-sleep-refuses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-186424/@wordsofwealth/when-sleep-refuses</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-186424]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wordsofwealth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:33:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmbPSqdnhnkogoWEUy9zdjXyMCFtV1jQyFr97XmVP2yfti/img_6548.webp" length="0" type="image/webp"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There Is Still More of Me to Meet - LoH Contest #285]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image: I call this image I captured: “Nature Commanding More of Me” This week’s question 2 had me in the throws of deep reflection. You know: the kind that makes you stop and think: “Wow, girl!…okay… I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@wordsofwealth/there-is-still-more-of</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@wordsofwealth/there-is-still-more-of</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wordsofwealth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:07:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmcGcpV3pK6u4Txzd2fZAhqKq5W9dtsAMnnZKVek4MN8tT/img_6446.dng" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LoH Contest #284: Not Every Party Needs a Performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source: Bugs Bunny being deeply relatable on the internet. Original creator unknown. If you know who made it, please tell me so I can credit them properly. So, you’re at a party, minding your own]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@wordsofwealth/loh-contest-284-not-every</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@wordsofwealth/loh-contest-284-not-every</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wordsofwealth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:44:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmcER8Qar55MUaQJt9dGgVYusgzGqeVyq4qgHfAkZDytYQ/img_6369.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#pic1000: The tree that kept lost places]]></title><description><![CDATA[#freewritehouse Nobody in the village could agree on when the eggs first appeared. One spring morning, the branches by the old footpath were bare, twisted, ordinary. By evening, they were full of colour.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wordsofwealth/pic1000-the-tree-that-kept</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wordsofwealth/pic1000-the-tree-that-kept</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wordsofwealth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:43:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[LoH Contest #283: Before the breaking point]]></title><description><![CDATA[Images: Ecency AI Image generator. Prompt: “4 diverse women fiercely strong at breaking point” Ran the prompt twice… interesting to see the outputs. There was a time when I thought care was something you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@wordsofwealth/loh-contest-283-before-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@wordsofwealth/loh-contest-283-before-the</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wordsofwealth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:41:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmaLqHV6tQJcvxsD43D6A3Qm7WoJ8Z8S3ajY7iSvGSV4ps/ai_generated.webp" length="0" type="image/webp"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#pic1000: A quiet kind of strength]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Freewriters. I looked at #pic1000 and immediately felt tenderness. Not because the little one looks helpless, but because something feels familiar. That face. That pause. 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Even when I try to be calm, the day has its own momentum.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-186424/@wordsofwealth/midnight-letters-prompt-24-the</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-186424/@wordsofwealth/midnight-letters-prompt-24-the</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-186424]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wordsofwealth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:49:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmeAEvjtARpwwJMg4ED9vShqWPUG1Bip8KESW6dD7a1xP1/img_5148.dng" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LoH #282: Who Gets the Keys When We Leave This Mortal Coil?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image: I captured this moment in time. Life is so fleeting, so precious, so true. 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