<?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>Sun, 24 May 2026 03:12:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/fiftyword/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Hive and Bee! A fifty word short story]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a forgotten hive deep in the forest, bees whispered ancient secrets to the wind. One curious bee strayed too far and found a glowing flower pulsing with power. She brought its nectar home. By morning,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@saun/the-hive-and-bee-a-fifty-word-short-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@saun/the-hive-and-bee-a-fifty-word-short-story</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[saun]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:45:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9JHgjg8bpXnEf8P8GaBX1vpLtTsDavpdYCDASVvAUMjRyzVZpLUg8KSDQKHfuwfkPYGr8VSTufbjivGShC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[.]]></title><description><![CDATA[.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writting/@rdsmas/a-fifty-word-story-or-the-suicide-of-the-invisible-man</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writting/@rdsmas/a-fifty-word-story-or-the-suicide-of-the-invisible-man</guid><category><![CDATA[writting]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rdsmas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 03:37:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[GROANING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unable to move or speak I laid there,all I could see was darkness. All I could feel was fear. I had no idea about what was happening to me, where I was or the injection I was given. The injection was coursing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/microfiction/@imaluv54/groaning-ncc6tpym</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/microfiction/@imaluv54/groaning-ncc6tpym</guid><category><![CDATA[microfiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[imaluv54]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2019 08:14:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifty Word Contest - Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is in response to the contest organized by @gonzo on Whaleshares and I feel I can share this here too. This post first appeared here She walked in as cool as she pleased She walked in slow, all heads]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiftyword/@olawalium/fifty-word-contest-party</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiftyword/@olawalium/fifty-word-contest-party</guid><category><![CDATA[fiftyword]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[olawalium]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 10:47:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc1692UAa4A4LxR941f2HUewckqYjHYAaS4K1M8FjTvCPhDXoTkAYYcswm97YwoEDs7zr8MZBy9qEhn3RfTzRaxEhmWkvsohSqgHNYJbz2q9uhLyPsC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BABY STROLLER - A FIFTY WORD SHORT STORY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you @jayna for your 50 Word Challenge. Image courtesy of Pixabay.com Mom was in the common room at the nursing home. She greeted me with “I’m glad you’re here. I need to buy my second grandchild]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@emergehealthier/baby-stroller--a-fifty-word-short-story-juy16pbu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@emergehealthier/baby-stroller--a-fifty-word-short-story-juy16pbu</guid><category><![CDATA[partiko]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emergehealthier]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 23:02:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnFtrufQ2XMXD85dQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 50 WORD STORY - MYSTERY SOLVED!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you @jayna for your 50 Word Challenge. Mom, why do the chocolate Easter bunnies' ears disappear? She shrugged her shoulders. That night I heard a commotion, down the stairs I flew. To my horror some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@emergehealthier/a-50-word-story--mystery-solved-qgpaepz3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@emergehealthier/a-50-word-story--mystery-solved-qgpaepz3</guid><category><![CDATA[partiko]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[emergehealthier]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 20:06:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3NJww7tXib1rakcnLkz8HVxZo9BVAk1RR4m6rawEJCoWMBFa5X3eKVKM8c5My3CqBsVfUVGD1ZGgeoVEFsECJ4BNxzQiNWyB5aJRcVJ4SH5z8SEe8s4XG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new Perspective]]></title><description><![CDATA[50 Word Micro-fiction Photo Prompt  The open ocean, the seagulls, the cool breeze, the saline fragrance, and the invisible horizon was lost fifteen years back to a man-made concrete obstruction. ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@oivas/a-new-perspective</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@oivas/a-new-perspective</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oivas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2018 05:03:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCXUWJECrZbvn1NMPj1oFGUo3gYfF3NNPRD9afxr778HbFzqhP44pWdeBQQQBNese2FXHn9MCcZXXoAbmfYJPB3EjiLPJfKegRPjYdJNzNhpuJXWBShDxEffe17pnA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bittersweet (A 50 Word Short)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A knife swings from delicate hands. Her mind drifts while she cuts. A string of hearses passing by. She’ll take the chance. Another Lemon and a firm hand grasps her from behind. "Martha." He]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiftywords/@idenkcall/bittersweet-a-50-word-short</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiftywords/@idenkcall/bittersweet-a-50-word-short</guid><category><![CDATA[fiftywords]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[idenkcall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2018 02:45:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g7111bbdcuxu3bfUg5qaCq8seb5paCtrrT7zMwouDeQjUx3WpZbRizCZLCKCcMfpiA7uZtjWLLESjCUTZjUKZMaKdBvQ7b94qqa1ytY64zQyU3SBJYmX2mtr9VQQchdDSucXfJxjTqvZPrmBFmy1?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Scent of Hope [A 50 Word Short]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex sighed as her daughter stormed out of the kitchen. She buried her face in her hands. She’d never survive the teen years! Not without Mark. Her younger son opened the fridge, releasing the scent of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiftywords/@therosepatch/thescentofhopea50wordshort-m2u1pu8hof</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiftywords/@therosepatch/thescentofhopea50wordshort-m2u1pu8hof</guid><category><![CDATA[fiftywords]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[therosepatch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:41:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7ohP4FeQn676n8a57mJ9WzRS4N3Fpm8z5UxdxbX8SufDK2rUJWuVbCunXWTBeqmvLWV1nekHR74UVgTptmVwftJJpJQpXRFUwvAA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henry Gant, Man About Town.  This episode: 50-word story challenge.  "Lemon. "]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week's Prompt is the word "lemon". The full post can be found here: So I present a story about current affairs. Acidic Bust. “Unless you have a permit to do business here you are going to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiftyword/@henry-gant/henry-gant-man-about-town-this-episode-50-word-story-challenge-lemon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiftyword/@henry-gant/henry-gant-man-about-town-this-episode-50-word-story-challenge-lemon</guid><category><![CDATA[fiftyword]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[henry-gant]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 14:37:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZfRp9ptQJhD6VUnwo2uzKCDDcDMCeUGypmrKuHFnDF1v1qcoDFBdxDvS6BizeCA9vdZxc6GH2JHU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Committed [A 50 Word Short]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alan fought against the orderlies holding him back. “Veronica, no!” “You’re a danger to yourself.” She signed the forms then removed her sunglasses, revealing a black eye. “And to me.” Alan stopped fighting.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@therosepatch/committeda50wordshort-k5g4yiev5q</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steempress/@therosepatch/committeda50wordshort-k5g4yiev5q</guid><category><![CDATA[steempress]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[therosepatch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 14:58:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UCJ1jKV5q8a1fcCdHNAnvvrorkmSaotaB9MFsqj6CTz3NLPXpTmdAR8KuE9Cp5j8A1uuxafvTBQHLmwemZtAah8Hbxue4v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Siren - Original #fiftywords story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gemma, coat belted tight against the Wisconsin chill, stops, looking out across the field. Her friend stops too. "Here. We all did it, all those moms you know now. Buck naked, dancing through the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiftyword/@ducksaplenty/siren-original-fiftyword-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiftyword/@ducksaplenty/siren-original-fiftyword-story</guid><category><![CDATA[fiftyword]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ducksaplenty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:42:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stsAqnmyxQN5QPZRZvTFiCDfL7NC8SaXCTGuuLteZjDTaaHQDfZ7SS7CDMAhgP8VFvtxAh5vReMXXGK8eiciS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deep Thoughts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even the best of us are allowed to 'hibrenate' once a while. Don't expect everyone to be at their utmost best always. #Uche speaks]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quote/@uche/deep-thoughts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quote/@uche/deep-thoughts</guid><category><![CDATA[quote]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[uche]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 21:31:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Trapped" a #fiftyword original story]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is an entry in the #fiftywords story challenge by @miniature-tiger. The current theme is "dreams and nightmares". Check out @miniature-tiger's post: Trapped beneath ice, freezing water surrounds]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiftyword/@felt.buzz/trapped-a-fiftyword-original-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiftyword/@felt.buzz/trapped-a-fiftyword-original-story</guid><category><![CDATA[fiftyword]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[felt.buzz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:24:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGbYhb9pqd9Zu7GEeUPukKYQzocWxdtTjaUZVxsYER2qs1rjGoMPUVyCmG3G7Qxg91yqQeX7BJnq2w2mz79TP4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifty words - nightmares & dreams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suddenly - silence. The noisy room just went dead silent, and everyone turned to look. A titter, choked off in embarrassment, then more silence. You can feel your cheeks alight, blazing red. How DID you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiftyword/@someoneusual/fifty-words-nightmares-and-dreams</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiftyword/@someoneusual/fifty-words-nightmares-and-dreams</guid><category><![CDATA[fiftyword]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[someoneusual]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 21:32:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[50 words: Humor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fair warning - some slight squick in this one.... She hacked a wretched cough as her family let the healer into the hut and closed the door against the bitter cold. "How long has she been like this?"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/f/@someoneusual/50-words-humor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/f/@someoneusual/50-words-humor</guid><category><![CDATA[f]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[someoneusual]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 15:55:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another fifty-words....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spawned by @not-a-bird 's previous post... Gremlins get into everything. That's their greatest curse. Can't help it, the lil darlings. Someone able to aim one - well, they'll be rich, if they don't get]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiftyword/@someoneusual/another-fifty-words</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiftyword/@someoneusual/another-fifty-words</guid><category><![CDATA[fiftyword]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[someoneusual]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 17:51:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apply Within]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wanted: industrial gremlin remover and general dimensional rift stabilization expert. Applicants should have survived at least three summonings or two transdimensional exposure containment efforts. Death]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiftywords/@not-a-bird/apply-within</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiftywords/@not-a-bird/apply-within</guid><category><![CDATA[fiftywords]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[not-a-bird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 17:14:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinpyr1u9KQudG26yHJjULug5814nmp8MhGXcc77jND4F9JwVaEs2oPiMy8pcbBQU2X7nE3WwRu5fXmnCFmJ7cz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifty-word story, as per @minature-tiger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is where I saw it.... Another crash. Not unusual, but still unpleasant. It’ll rot your soul if you let it. Can't let it, though - it happens too often. It was just a matter of cleaning it up, now.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiftyword/@someoneusual/fifty-word-story-as-per-minature-tiger</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiftyword/@someoneusual/fifty-word-story-as-per-minature-tiger</guid><category><![CDATA[fiftyword]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[someoneusual]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 15:20:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philippine Fifty-Word Story Writing Contest, "Ang Steemit at Ang Pilipinas".]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hindi na sana ako sasali kasi mahirap pag konti lang ang salitang gagamitin, pero kinulit talaga ako ng aking isipan na kaya kong gumawa ng maikling kwento na may katuturan. At sa pagpupursigi rin ni]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wikang-filipino/@themanualbot/philippine-fifty-word-story-writing-contest-ang-steemit-at-ang-pilipinas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wikang-filipino/@themanualbot/philippine-fifty-word-story-writing-contest-ang-steemit-at-ang-pilipinas</guid><category><![CDATA[wikang-filipino]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[themanualbot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 13:49:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxxGyDg5qBXLgFbUYqAc2ucvSLeXUyqHRpnWJvHWokMZ3ESL9x2bZcNygScJV8zLQ2djp4WB7f5Ra45qRi7ME9M1LxfAt2cXepsG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>