<?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, 21 Apr 2026 04:26:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/appalachia/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Challenge #04591-L207: The Valley of Cursed Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two hunters venture into the wooded mountains of the Mountain West where they come upon the ruins of a frontier town not marked on any maps. An aged man, must be more than a century old, was there at the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04591-l207-the-valley-of-cursed-death</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04591-l207-the-valley-of-cursed-death</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[internutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 04:33:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8WP3HaQevdteGbfyXnwtxVgADPkxQacCT4PXDpGCrkBDCuWgJ54nSdDTq25kZKaQDQWLMbEbBPCAu6anoA66mVY1DqG8Uub6YMtzsawzJe7kJoQWhyh8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old Grahfitti from Long Gone Punks]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the foothills of Appalachia, deep in the kudzu, lies an old, abandoned, water tower. About twenty years ago, the youth around the area started having punk and hardcore shows. 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The winds were harsh and I had to make some emergency landings,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-118690/@shaneterry/appalshop-wmmt-tower-drone-footage-feat-marion-sumner</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-118690/@shaneterry/appalshop-wmmt-tower-drone-footage-feat-marion-sumner</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-118690]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shaneterry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2021 00:09:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dy6h4bppzFyB6FUHKturG4QjsX8K6d7d2RL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appalachian Autumn: A Day on the Farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[This time of year in Appalachia has some wonderful traditions to herald the changing of the seasons with family and friends. As the days begin to grow shorter, and the leaves begin to turn colors, folks]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@freemotherearth/appalachian-autumn-a-day-on-the-farm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@freemotherearth/appalachian-autumn-a-day-on-the-farm</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[freemotherearth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2021 19:35:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJkBVXxNapMjNwNbdhadzdauCSiBqmhoEcB2oQmZa159oEA4LaMBehjQMTXPEyMjaHeuH88N76hjT26GmFD5ifzDbL2XaHkU5MHi47onUtoYGDJ42v1h1FEW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We went paddleboarding at Sutton Lake again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Getting out on the lake @flowerbaby and I had another recent adventure. We went paddleboarding at Sutton Lake for the second time. 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So the title of this post is a lie, but it will be fun to see how many TARC-haters]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rhondak/i-took-the-money-and-ran</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rhondak/i-took-the-money-and-ran</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rhondak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2019 02:05:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQGvDZEJcCiczkdmfWJGwW3M5zWeR7rPTpcoJcBJ7aZ92GxiDFKjVEYuxErrvSrMmEikkvPEzez?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dark Years: Assessing the Damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking back, I don’t know how I did it. Sitting here now on the shores of the English Channel, five thousand miles and what feels like a lifetime away from Appalachia, I’m still numb from my experiences]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rhondak/the-dark-years-assessing-the-damage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@rhondak/the-dark-years-assessing-the-damage</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rhondak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:48:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNvC44p5pkMSXNJogdBmRmgjd2iBtxbjXNCtyrFrE9W2Q4rDtaEmumLG4nCeKn6X36UyXc4PLyC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southern Voice, Rural Noir: "High Kill" vs Baer Creighton]]></title><description><![CDATA[source FINALLY, I have tracked down the author/title of a book Kirkus Reviews praised for it fresh Southern voice: My Brother's Destroyer - Baer Creighton Book 1 - by Clayton Lindemuth How did I find it?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/book/@carolkean/southern-voice-rural-noir-high-kill-vs-baer-creighton</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/book/@carolkean/southern-voice-rural-noir-high-kill-vs-baer-creighton</guid><category><![CDATA[book]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[carolkean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 19:19:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQbd5gcLnCP7VJpA7JcQjAvgiMA6qTvmXDCYcZGuciAkmk6Cj6JGpwWwE4Vw9FroHDBfS5NbdTL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twelve Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twelve days until my flight, but I have only five days to prepare. 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We have struggled for years for funding, for help from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tarc/@tarc/rescue-or-puppy-store</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tarc/@tarc/rescue-or-puppy-store</guid><category><![CDATA[tarc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tarc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2019 19:22:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNuH6L3rMDVMaGTmhQhzfhWDVhQyPKWcvibhq94Q2w7iifMBGhBaVJyNWWVLdYrer2nbUKKnzYv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[week twelve-- texture]]></title><description><![CDATA[i've been thinking about how with black & white photography, with color removed from the picture, the focus turns more towards texture. so this week, i played with texture! 78 ok so this one doesn't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@catdotexe/week-twelve-texture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@catdotexe/week-twelve-texture</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catdotexe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2019 19:37:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WdRbBYV1gUSpEn78uiAK52nY6qbcuaJgazuk5EPGMUopKTwcb4xGnoen2HYXHtDbKZjUho4d2iEaDt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[week eleven-- more fun with a long lens]]></title><description><![CDATA[most of my shooting for this project has been done with a relatively wide zoom lens, but for this week, i played more with a longer zoom lens. more image compression, shallower depth of field, and the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@catdotexe/week-eleven-more-fun-with-a-long-lens</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@catdotexe/week-eleven-more-fun-with-a-long-lens</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catdotexe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2019 22:36:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZWBXFXnbnQ1FtoZhRqrTWozhqoqWHpGmpmn4Tg6jt5wJ1PxCBB68izSqUNQbq3LDr2UTeAWsXz4A9oH9VKAvhezD6vqvxPBD4Fe6SYCN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[40-Caliber Way of Life--Animal Rescue in Central Appalachia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Operating an animal rescue in Central Appalachia has been thankless, tireless work, often brutal. Believe me when I say the community doesn’t want us here, any more than they want other charitable outreaches]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tarc/@tarc/40-caliber-way-of-life-animal-rescue-in-central-appalachia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tarc/@tarc/40-caliber-way-of-life-animal-rescue-in-central-appalachia</guid><category><![CDATA[tarc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tarc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 18:50:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQGSdgWcP3LdUHqsDkWzT3SMimPKYRB6ZU3EuycHdSLhSy7WrEmxbzS3i8Pu12DEbQPii8tjM4A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[week TEN-- SPRING IS HAPPENING!]]></title><description><![CDATA[hey! thanks for checking out my work! if you'd like to know more about this project, it starts here! i'm proud to be 10 weeks into this project-- closing in on the final stretch! things are starting to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@catdotexe/week-ten-spring-is-happening</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@catdotexe/week-ten-spring-is-happening</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[catdotexe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2019 20:29:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZWBXFXnbnQ1FtoZhRqrTWozhqoqWHpGmpmoMKjztjAu3yxhVTTuyepk3Y4JksgbPigJzcLtePuNoVE17RFp44PMy4rX6vyfYW5VSPZuY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[week nine (57-63)]]></title><description><![CDATA[57 took my mom out to lunch to celebrate a big personal win. here she is in her office 58 the sewers are fucked up in this part of corbin & overflow whenever it rains. 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