<?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>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:50:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/aifree/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Beast awakens again (freewrite)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Beast stirs at first light, as he has done every morning for the past three thousand years. His chamber is grey – apart from a single golden beam, spilling through a gap in the curtains he cannot move.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@aislingcronin/the-beast-awakens-again-freewrite</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@aislingcronin/the-beast-awakens-again-freewrite</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aislingcronin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:16:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJubKbJwe7fmESRhkRrL3SEf8BWWzaKtm6hTnYzZiCKr3sNsgnTctCRVQAwNtFgFQcDcucyvjMStu5CTAwqH8dXXDcU9aMKbqqkw95dMh2tZxP6fwirTja4XJP8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Returning to organic imperfection in the age of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two and a half years after quietly allowing my Hive presence to lapse (for a variety of reasons, none of which had anything to do with Hive) I have recently returned as a way to help myself get back into]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/creative/@aislingcronin/returning-to-organic-imperfection-in-the-age-of-ai</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/creative/@aislingcronin/returning-to-organic-imperfection-in-the-age-of-ai</guid><category><![CDATA[creative]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aislingcronin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:24:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJDJxAFqWYyoz6ieMqG2BsSj8nNQj7b8nHPPzNUBRJVNDXPQVQtfR3zEd1ygLVWQjf8gb3TSCyvm3Ck8rx77oaZwgfgnGYATaMosK85NGZ8HqyoPko4bdNyc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Tribute to a Magnificent Fluffster 🐱]]></title><description><![CDATA[When one sees a fantastic cat, the only appropriate response is to pay tribute to them! This is my most recent piece of digital art (proudly home-spun and AI free) — inspired by a gloriously fluffy fellow.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@aislingcronin/a-tribute-to-a-magnificent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@aislingcronin/a-tribute-to-a-magnificent</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aislingcronin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2023 22:35:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf116xs1EoqJ9eLn5knj9k5ZDEPsSSuvCpijAjBfMSWfNRcrMp4Wv6hoMNoQ9uEmBRh43fAoZk513MBhp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>