<?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 06:42:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/future-noir/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Girl and the Pendulum (An Original Story – Part 14)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part Fourteen Cattrell’s lead foot pushed the sedan through a fall of branches blocking the on-ramp of Highway 280. He looked at his watch, realizing that it was only 24 hours ago that he stepped foot]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-14</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaeladamparis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2017 20:40:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNo4pwL8v64tgSksttjyZZ3B2d4hyVUMqpLu3i19UxfuUm3W2mu7KgMRoZ2seL6dcfiyi23zi3vpCVLZG7bckqmMP3dJow5cRC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Girl and the Pendulum (An Original Story – Part 13)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part Thirteen Cattrell slowly made his way back to Boone’s house, driving his sedan along narrow side streets. His mind moved sluggishly as well, clogged by the strange conversation with Cassandra. He]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-13</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaeladamparis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2017 20:59:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNo4pwL8v64tgSksttjyZZ3B2d4hyVUMqpLu3i19UxfuUm3W2mu7KgMRoZ2seL6dcfiyi23zi3vpCVLZG7bckqmMP3dJow5cRC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Girl and the Pendulum (An Original Story – Part 10)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part Ten In the rundown Castro District, Cattrell spent the better part of the day smoking cigarettes at the Fedora Bar, and drinking whiskey. After losing count, he flipped the barkeep a digital coin]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-10</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaeladamparis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2017 20:59:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNo4pwL8v64tgSksttjyZZ3B2d4hyVUMqpLu3i19UxfuUm3W2mu7KgMRoZ2seL6dcfiyi23zi3vpCVLZG7bckqmMP3dJow5cRC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Girl and the Pendulum (An Original Story – Part 9)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part Nine Cattrell could hear a machine cutting something in the distance. It was a soft purr, which he mistook for a cat. He realized that in his slumber, his fedora had fallen over his eyes. He pulled]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-9</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaeladamparis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:23:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNo4pwL8v64tgSksttjyZZ3B2d4hyVUMqpLu3i19UxfuUm3W2mu7KgMRoZ2seL6dcfiyi23zi3vpCVLZG7bckqmMP3dJow5cRC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Girl and the Pendulum (An Original Story – Part 8)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part Eight Cattrell pounded the steering wheel with a fist, and then picked up his pre-paid bitcoin phone and dialed Boone’s number. It was late, but he didn't care. “Boone residence.” The reception was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-8</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaeladamparis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2017 04:17:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNo4pwL8v64tgSksttjyZZ3B2d4hyVUMqpLu3i19UxfuUm3W2mu7KgMRoZ2seL6dcfiyi23zi3vpCVLZG7bckqmMP3dJow5cRC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Girl and the Pendulum (An Original Story – Part 5)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part Five In a seedy alley near North Beach, Cattrell turned his cobalt blue sedan into an old, dilapidated motel. The Town House. It looked the same as always: a small, spider-webbed blacktop parking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-5</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaeladamparis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2017 21:04:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNo4pwL8v64tgSksttjyZZ3B2d4hyVUMqpLu3i19UxfuUm3W2mu7KgMRoZ2seL6dcfiyi23zi3vpCVLZG7bckqmMP3dJow5cRC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Girl and the Pendulum (An Original Story – Part 4)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part Four These days the streets were devoid of cars. Vagrants owned the roads with their bottles of booze, half lidded with the wonderment of some personal nostalgia. Gas stations were spent husks of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-4</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaeladamparis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2017 22:59:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNo4pwL8v64tgSksttjyZZ3B2d4hyVUMqpLu3i19UxfuUm3W2mu7KgMRoZ2seL6dcfiyi23zi3vpCVLZG7bckqmMP3dJow5cRC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Girl and the Pendulum (An Original Story – Part 3)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part Three Cattrell stepped away from the window and stood in front of Boone, who was still holding his whiskey. The Himalayan followed him. “So did someone steal the 101, or did it bail out on your family?”]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-3</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaeladamparis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2017 20:52:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNo4pwL8v64tgSksttjyZZ3B2d4hyVUMqpLu3i19UxfuUm3W2mu7KgMRoZ2seL6dcfiyi23zi3vpCVLZG7bckqmMP3dJow5cRC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Girl and the Pendulum (An Original Story – Part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part Two “I always wanted to replace that chip, but it made the droid -- different,” Boone told Cattrell a year ago as he sat at his dining table drinking a glass of Irish whisky. Although the morning]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaeladamparis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 21:50:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNo4pwL8v64tgSksttjyZZ3B2d4hyVUMqpLu3i19UxfuUm3W2mu7KgMRoZ2seL6dcfiyi23zi3vpCVLZG7bckqmMP3dJow5cRC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Girl and the Pendulum (An Original Story – Part 1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part One: Prologue “Where the hell are you?” Cattrell whispers in a heavy breath that clouds the side window of the dark blue Chrysler sedan. He wipes the sleeve of his wool trenchcoat along the glass,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@michaeladamparis/the-girl-and-the-pendulum-an-original-story-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaeladamparis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2017 20:17:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNo4pwL8v64tgSksttjyZZ3B2d4hyVUMqpLu3i19UxfuUm3W2mu7KgMRoZ2seL6dcfiyi23zi3vpCVLZG7bckqmMP3dJow5cRC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>