<?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>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:31:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/betareaders/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[God, Ugo and Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[This experience, whatever it is called, where you start a book, and you almost immediately, lose interest, and then the next moment you pick up the book, you just can’t seem to put it down anymore, is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/god-ugo-and-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/god-ugo-and-me</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oluchi31]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFYJczLb7FJz3TaMfBugj6maYVowEeGx3ZWp3Gcy4BSAmqSTTFH2wY2pVpaiBf4E5ukK46zdwbTDMzTapfdQU88AMkrreaTHb726?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2025 Bookish Highlights ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The year 2025 was such a dramatic year for me in most aspects, from books to personal life, and to academics. So much happened. It was the year i had the most book slumps and also the year I didn’t hit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/2025-bookish-highlights--awe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/2025-bookish-highlights--awe</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oluchi31]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 22:28:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4RBAKKtkYdWT6Rqs6PS4Rcpi7gxfUpfvbJ7e9k3qSiTR5dnkdxJSSCUuVoQhZGiZCR3zdzSNUijXSM3a6aW9c3GZURtLxCkaXN5B3Hyk1QwdudKv2i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to do with My Sister, The Serial Killer!]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you’re ill and subjected to bed rest, there’s only so much rest your body can take. After all the drug induced sleeps, the bouts of weaknesses that assail you on waking, the next best thing to do,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/what-to-do-with-my</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/what-to-do-with-my</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oluchi31]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 06:59:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFYJczLb7FJz3TaMfBugj58YzzW1oi6wywQKiXYuwETn11dah8nxaXcgMFugfSr5UM4WhizfXUyAgDUraU3FW1vfxiZmZ99HW6Pp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stay with me - A Charade of Insanities ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I read somewhere, that one of the worst points to ever reach in life, as a human, is becoming numb to tragedy. The same situation could be likened to us readers. 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Although it currently feels like pulling myself out]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/salaam-with-love-a-refreshingly-sweet-selfdiscovery-journey-book-review-lqr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/salaam-with-love-a-refreshingly-sweet-selfdiscovery-journey-book-review-lqr</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oluchi31]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 21:49:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK7149RVscKYmmpRfkcVm3ZGthKqAzqCAVGH6nMXXKijc2U6qmKDnmX7fsNXU4xgGt6d83W2mfLkaZdGGk1xDrbyFJFDXpqk1RkKE2HD4tXyPWcDXC2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuerpos sin edad, Mentes sin tiempo. Deepak Chopra./Ageless Bodies, Timeless Minds. Deepak Chopra.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Excelente día Hivers, que todos estén en excelente estado de salud para seguir disfrutando cada día que comenzamos. Cuando la gente deja de crecer, envejece. Anónimo Fuente Fuente Deepak Chopra, especialista]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@mercmarg/cuerpos-sin-edad-mentes-sin-tiempo-deepak-chopraageless-bodies-timeless-minds-deepak-chopra</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@mercmarg/cuerpos-sin-edad-mentes-sin-tiempo-deepak-chopraageless-bodies-timeless-minds-deepak-chopra</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mercmarg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2021 19:58:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3ba2VJAE1ZhN2oVhekeqoshg9DUnSyUd2Cnt4YtUMpZp3sQXVsUXavqkY36oCPEAQMAir2p8oyrUnUCnNqK9ppcag7YFmaaGSHDKre1UWjyRWNH2C71RZdjQcxYE6pMUofEtb3Sy3shCv24M3kThQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Witchling, Taming the Elements: Book 2 Give Away!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi everyone! I wanted to stop in and let you know that I am doing a give-away in my reader group! I am a small potatoes indie author, but I am SO CLOSE to hitting an amazing milestone. #Half-Breed netted]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/indieauthor/@hickorymack/witchling-taming-the-elements-book-2-give-away</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/indieauthor/@hickorymack/witchling-taming-the-elements-book-2-give-away</guid><category><![CDATA[indieauthor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hickorymack]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 18:11:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGj7bKbpX3Re3oksLn2ZQ6pnAaMBYVXBpmE9zTUUe5JRwLKHBnLgpwH8Pru4hJrnZEqKxomgqrcek7cZkRTofm781G6RS7MbynxTuMiWcDrukwiyDYiKMh3noFS6aUGF2Muf5kXxp7pELp2iRjHwU1c2Fk366?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nanowrimo Update and Encouragement Weeks 3&4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Freewriters! Welcome to a VERY belated of Week 2 AND 3 of NaNoWriMo encouragement post. And while I've had trouble getting anything done (IRL or on Steem) our brave freewriters are well on their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewritehouse/@freewritehouse/nanowrimo-update-and-encouragement-weeks-3-and-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewritehouse/@freewritehouse/nanowrimo-update-and-encouragement-weeks-3-and-4</guid><category><![CDATA[freewritehouse]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[freewritehouse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2019 03:04:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZSUQtscsBsFx5imG6WU3gSfePkK5Gond6i74CzgYxDh4ZfHqV5HuPgkkHGuMzv6ADJYsF1VPtXCGCUWGWeUgu7iAM3j5s5WFWbRdVprB9E12MewD3wk8LtSoZi1RECjaZ66iLMWAizCMyiCawyruA2ks7U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Alone? A late We-write ending]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago @zeldacroft posted the beginning of a spooky we-write. She'd asked me to write an ending but I didn't have time to finish it before that week was over. 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Once again this year many brave souls are attempting to bang out an entire novel (at least 50,000 words!) in the month of November. 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