<?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>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:40:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/flash-fiction/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Trance (Flash-Fiction) by @diosarich]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good day, #HiveWorld! I wish you all good health and a blissful day. Trance I sensed a howling gale that seemed like a raging tornado in my ears. A rumbling of loud thunderbolts seems to have enveloped]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-144838/@diosarich/trance-flash-fiction-by-diosarich</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-144838/@diosarich/trance-flash-fiction-by-diosarich</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-144838]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[diosarich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 07:47:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKAv2GzgM1DRzvfn1vJBqALzr3Swmz1Ko3ErxdaaK5ZNKTb3p5Mj92MnUy2aBVp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Key]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a boy that holds the key to her heart. Sometimes, he brandishes that key and smirks at the rest of the boys. Chuckling to himself, he taunts, "Lookie here, mates! I have the key!" (as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@stormcharmer/the-key</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@stormcharmer/the-key</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stormcharmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:15:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQN4GXZYq78dRG6qKSFifYoa2MtPBVM68pDB4qLHbmrbm8WmvAPyrKvfwMWMgu4vtBvUnAAQboPQPSQc6eZ9dm2B8oeqK4g1dqi8bv4H6w1TVdfcAHKo5tz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catacumbs on the Hill | A 5-Minute Freewrite]]></title><description><![CDATA[...they could not sweep one more body under the rug. Source. Edited Catacumbs on the Hill The formerly distinguished hotel upon the tallest hill had been expropriated and turned into the private debased]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@hlezama/catacumbs-on-the-hill-or-a-5-minute-freewrite</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@hlezama/catacumbs-on-the-hill-or-a-5-minute-freewrite</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hlezama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:47:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqhuud9tuzJVmxUgsrVKQf8wmymdA6BpSHzwPyrqRzJ3eQzfFaLKasDfndpy7DQPy55a2XM1jy7zi7xHZBwpQETxiHtsZQCvCegWEaVwGAiCouuG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crush Curse (ENG-ESP) | A 50-Word Story from last week's prompts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source. Edited. Crush Curse “There is hope,” the President-elect stated. “You wanted my honest opinion: Cleaning the pollution will make people’s lives be our treasure.” People wondered if they meant business;]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@hlezama/crush-curse-eng-esp-or-a-50-word-story-from-last-weeks-prompts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@hlezama/crush-curse-eng-esp-or-a-50-word-story-from-last-weeks-prompts</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hlezama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2022 18:05:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqhuud9tuzJVmxUfxKnnp5eTgicxkTMgGAPfQXbc9gWGZm8hFF9feF4ZC41MZy5uMUFrzfYRz2M5CNGAVFBpFQW7MjxRkQJSX932PbEMWpkvTBoL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wake-up Call | A 5-Minute 50-word-story (ENG-ESP)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my second attempt at summarizing the prompts on the week in one single 50-word story. 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Me asustaste. —Disculpame,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/literatura/@huesos/tres-microcuentos-horas-oscuras-parte-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/literatura/@huesos/tres-microcuentos-horas-oscuras-parte-1</guid><category><![CDATA[literatura]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[huesos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 13:37:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kx949aDJ3YN871GHAiMdKBovgpPRBAbiAUMN26EgZQ1NWtQdqSWJKTWnMtYx2TsMYqzfRFxHHmTK5rXV143JYzTq7pMytTPCgtmK5pTuAnguPtuoPGb4A8HDym453xB3p7z25MQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flash fiction: the death of misogyny]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kat Jayne Attractive justice The knife on the table began to look especially seductive, but the tender, innocent, tearful eyes of the child watching her at the doorway dissipated the anger that filled]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@huesos/flash-fiction-the-death-of-misogyny</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@huesos/flash-fiction-the-death-of-misogyny</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[huesos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2020 08:48:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2CwnDyeL7SRXJeyXAmkhCf8FbVqPKGJQ8EF5ZQ1KrJTiLUNxyqTxbfj4rz42kCkBmchDzQDAVByuxPY1kuSyNMxDNiHgHJJq6kwzw29H2kiu46QVgj9GWBr55cBtJ6DdjEz6FiGC8qDY5ijkRxcTJsLA5XnbvBTudoXNAU2BQj6ExzxftZXTU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Rollercoaster in Another World (sci-fi flash fiction)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash Alexander hoped with a heavy heart that his horse would enjoy his last ride on the rumbling rollercoaster. 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