<?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 16:07:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/isleofwrite/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[5 min Writing Prompt "Gnarled Trees" #freewrite Serial Story ACT THREE Chapter Five]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the gnarled trees of the burning forest give way to the desert wastes, Simon is reminded of how fascinated everyone had been when the horns had first appeared. “It is a plague,” Vatti, his lead council,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@fireawaymarmot/5-min-writing-prompt-gnarled-trees-freewrite-serial-story-act-three-chapter-five</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@fireawaymarmot/5-min-writing-prompt-gnarled-trees-freewrite-serial-story-act-three-chapter-five</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fireawaymarmot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2021 17:37:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXC1RsHWxNoWjhqsdMpcQrSRei2hhgvjjS5K5ro9oLF8JJqJwLSh8idMg3JWDpQYstPa6jmCTEGUXnXabwV8wvQHEtQF7bNC3qJn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tenfold String ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a #poem I wrote after listing to a story the great @michiokaku told. 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