<?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>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:54:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/hive-170798/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Hive Creatives Magazine From The Inkwell Curators - Issue #28]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image generated with Leonardo.ai Welcome to the Hive Creatives Magazine! What's it all about? The Ink Well curators are branching out! 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]]></title><description><![CDATA[The old man sat at the base of the tower when Kofi arrived. There was no vehicle or bag I site. Just a wooden stool, a tin cup, and the nonchalant posture of an old man who had nowhere better to be at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@nova94/the-still-frequency</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@nova94/the-still-frequency</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nova94]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:48:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g73GywJLc4qya717jY4hemJ4yGThw4XC1tcrKCaf3mCksiVzkWbzzdM2mt9uyrabtw2y3SVN6dWvUgNhxT2XpJBKBKhgv5VGqJTdzgaookzmssUACt3fVZ6pDN5PyLJzP5szZfdqWMM8KYc8ZQPY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In search of healing]]></title><description><![CDATA[It wasn't long ago that David proposed to Janet. He had invited her to dinner. 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