<?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>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:39:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/bittersweet/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Golden honey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vanilla mist, amatory. Floating in my scent, bathing in my glory. Suffocate, bite on the cherry. The tune of your heart sounds so weary. Golden honey, paradise. One knows blind lust has its price.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@viktoriadame/golden-honey</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@viktoriadame/golden-honey</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[viktoriadame]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXC1RsHWxNoWjhqsdMpcQsZ6oGcHVA45fhGWgXdwBnuKv7jb79jJLAQzNnKk8JUweFKD2vZReLzuNJbcrjf28wuiNrbMbBndERr6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bittersweet Memories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unsplash Image edited in Canva Nothing is certain in life. We are never sure what lies ahead. But who cares now? Somebody came to make my days count, letting me live my life like tomorrow will never come.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@clairestella/bittersweet-memories</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@clairestella/bittersweet-memories</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clairestella]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 10:54:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHE5J64dLW7U6R1VpxUyga77VrWdzWyRoNc3RB9dZpiWofbiHwoXUjJdZrTYxoEhUp2b8NRSB8ETh5LXm4uxdoBntgRTy1csvr8Sw6XiSWpqzXQMXukA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mercy, Breadcrumbs, and a Shameless Rat]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was really annoyed by this teacher who caught me today, but I didn't have the heart to kill him. 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I think some childhood memories are vivid in our minds because of the emotions]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@bettsmarie09/weekend-engagement-week-261-what</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-168869/@bettsmarie09/weekend-engagement-week-261-what</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168869]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bettsmarie09]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 14:47:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwfXPpi5ckcLESTB3nmmnRPkScnchsY4G5NPymVSVkdtVr8mDQ1S1jXbe1nXyhMpVNoo2UqN7tJ88rRDAbQe53bguX9741D7kqmhmZi6jo7L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back from a short break]]></title><description><![CDATA[That was a rather quiet trip. I just got back to Singapore after a very short trip home to the Philippines. It was for a really important family event for my relatives. 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