<?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>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:02:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@wurtzmj/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend Freewrite -3/14/2020 - Single Prompt Option - Hate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chosen from a list of prompts supplied by @mariannewest — “It’s easy to hate. Much harder to love,” she mused. This dichotomy exists in the human spectrum of emotion. Some may think that they two are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/weekend-freewrite-3-14-2020-single-prompt-option-hate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/weekend-freewrite-3-14-2020-single-prompt-option-hate</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2020 03:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to not face CoronaVirus Pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adding to the healthy pursuits - take time to meditate and spend extra time with immediate family]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/healthy/@wurtzmj/how-to-not-face-coronavirus-pandemic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/healthy/@wurtzmj/how-to-not-face-coronavirus-pandemic</guid><category><![CDATA[healthy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2020 02:46:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Y2iXpRRkNSnseh3NuL6KUBitJTXrc5K2NBtTrNLFcvTKt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 873: 5 Minute Freewrite: Wednesday - Prompt: words]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt supplied by @mariannewest — Words. They have the power to build up, and the ability to destroy. Yet, for Colton, words were just an avenue to get what he wanted. He used words to put people in their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-873-5-minute-freewrite-wednesday-prompt-words</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-873-5-minute-freewrite-wednesday-prompt-words</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 05:44:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 872: 5 Minute Freewrite: Tuesday - Prompt: nail polish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt provided by @mariannewest. Thank you! — It just wasn’t right, no matter how hard she tried. She sighed, frustrated but determined. Why didn’t it look like the picture? Holding her nails up to the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-872-5-minute-freewrite-tuesday-prompt-nail-polish</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-872-5-minute-freewrite-tuesday-prompt-nail-polish</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:30:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 871: 5 Minute Freewrite: Monday - Prompt: panic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt provided by @mariannewest — She stopped to catch her breath. Her heart was racing and it seemed like she couldn’t gain any ground. The shadow behind seemed to keep gaining on her, no matter how]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-871-5-minute-freewrite-monday-prompt-panic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-871-5-minute-freewrite-monday-prompt-panic</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2020 02:20:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 870: 5 Minute Freewrite: Sunday - Prompt: wool sweater]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt provided by @mariannewest The cold bit into his exposed skin as the wind continued to howl. It cut right through his wool sweater. It’s all he had to keep warm; he had given away his winter coat]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-870-5-minute-freewrite-sunday-prompt-wool-sweater</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-870-5-minute-freewrite-sunday-prompt-wool-sweater</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2020 06:39:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend Freewrite -3/7/2020 - Single Prompt Option: Salty Air]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, I’m going with the single prompt option because I’m coming off the busiest week of the year! Thanks @mariannewest for giving us the opportunity to choose! I chose: Salty air Nostalgia. I’m reminded]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/weekend-freewrite-3-7-2020-single-prompt-option-salty-air</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/weekend-freewrite-3-7-2020-single-prompt-option-salty-air</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2020 05:17:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 868: 5 Minute Freewrite: Friday - Prompt: beach towel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt provided by @mariannewest She rolled up her brightly colored beach towel and stuffed it in her tote bag. This is the day she’d been waiting for all week. It was time to head to the beach and unwind.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-868-5-minute-freewrite-friday-prompt-beach-towel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-868-5-minute-freewrite-friday-prompt-beach-towel</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2020 07:42:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 867: 5 Minute Freewrite: Thursday - Prompt: castle]]></title><description><![CDATA[@mariannewest thanks for this prompt! Billy jumped eagerly to see if he could peer through the slits in the hewn rock. To no avail - still too short. His 5-year-old stature could barely reach the edge]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-867-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-castle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-867-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-castle</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2020 07:30:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 866: 5 Minute Freewrite: Wednesday - Prompt: picker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt provided by @mariannewest for a 5 minute free write. Dust swirled as the wind picked up the tumbleweed across the barren plain. The sun scorched down, sapping the remaining life out of any living]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-866-5-minute-freewrite-wednesday-prompt-picker</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-866-5-minute-freewrite-wednesday-prompt-picker</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2020 07:20:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 865: 5 Minute Freewrite: Tuesday - Prompt: cold front]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt from @mariannewest Spencer turner off the TV and shivered. It was time to head for bed and the weatherman had just announced another cold front heading into the region that could potentially dump]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-865-5-minute-freewrite-tuesday-prompt-cold-front</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-865-5-minute-freewrite-tuesday-prompt-cold-front</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2020 07:09:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 864: 5 Minute Freewrite: Monday - Prompt: bulging eyes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt provided by @mariannewest As Jack was making his way through the thick brush, he heard his friend Kaitlyn not far behind. She was struggling a bit through the last patch of bushes, so he slowed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-864-5-minute-freewrite-monday-prompt-bulging-eyes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-864-5-minute-freewrite-monday-prompt-bulging-eyes</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2020 07:49:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 863: 5 Minute Freewrite: Sunday - Prompt: fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Freewrite prompt provided by @mariannewest He hung up the phone. Everything was unraveling, except for the growing knot in his stomach. “How much of this can I take?” he wondered, remaining motionless]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-863-5-minute-freewrite-sunday-prompt-fraud</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-863-5-minute-freewrite-sunday-prompt-fraud</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2020 07:58:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend Freewrite -2/29/2020 - Three Parts (though not as designed)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Really good challenge @mariannewest! I missed some details and thus didn't quite understand the challenge for this one at first. I took "the interference" and "the conflict" as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/weekend-freewrite-2-29-2020-part-1-the-first-sentence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/weekend-freewrite-2-29-2020-part-1-the-first-sentence</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2020 07:35:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 861: 5 Minute Freewrite: Friday - Prompt: toe jam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt provided by @mariannewest thank you! She startled awake. Disoriented, she reached across the bed—it was crisp and empty. A question formed in her mind, “Where…?” Suddenly her mind cleared, her husband]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-861-5-minute-freewrite-friday-prompt-toe-jam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-861-5-minute-freewrite-friday-prompt-toe-jam</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Feb 2020 07:43:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 856: 5 Minute Freewrite: Sunday - Prompt: motorcade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Car after car, each one following the other. Snaking along the road, their lights one. What seemed like an endless line of suburbans and station wagons and sedans. You could feel the somberness of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@wurtzmj/day-856-5-minute-freewrite-sunday-prompt-motorcade</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@wurtzmj/day-856-5-minute-freewrite-sunday-prompt-motorcade</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2020 06:08:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 860: 5 Minute Freewrite: Thursday - Prompt: barn door]]></title><description><![CDATA[It loomed. Taking another step threatened to pull him closer. Dread filled him. The barn door seemed to engulf him, growing larger as he inched closer. Behind the building, he knew that the sun was about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-860-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-barn-door</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-860-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-barn-door</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2020 06:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 859: 5 Minute Freewrite: Wednesday - Prompt: insider]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my fourth entry, prompt provided by @mariannewest Oliver would never admit that he was waiting for an invitation, some sign that he belonged. Still, he waited for the invitation to come. The signal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-859-5-minute-freewrite-wednesday-prompt-insider</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@wurtzmj/day-859-5-minute-freewrite-wednesday-prompt-insider</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 06:33:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 858: 5 Minute Freewrite: Tuesday - Prompt: peacock]]></title><description><![CDATA[He walked into the room, expecting exactly what always happened. This was his moment. People knew he. Followed him. Loved him. People wanted something from him. And He knew exactly how to get it to them.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@wurtzmj/day-858-5-minute-freewrite-tuesday-prompt-peacock</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@wurtzmj/day-858-5-minute-freewrite-tuesday-prompt-peacock</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 06:42:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 857: 5 Minute Freewrite: Monday - Prompt: you need help]]></title><description><![CDATA[“You need help.” The words were still ringing in her ears. Cutting deep. How could he say this? Didn’t he understand what she was going through? After everything she had done. Sacrificed. For him. This]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@wurtzmj/day-857-5-minute-freewrite-monday-prompt-you-need-help</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@wurtzmj/day-857-5-minute-freewrite-monday-prompt-you-need-help</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wurtzmj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2020 07:02:51 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>