<?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>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:04:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/jazzage/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Arts and Crafts              …Part 8      …Building a Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's to all the places we went... and all the places we'll go. ― John Green Building a Future Stella and I were sitting iin my front room trying to make sense of what had just happened―we both narrowly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/arts-and-crafts-part-8-building-a-future</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/arts-and-crafts-part-8-building-a-future</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:18:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jQYniBPmiEmCE1HdJnej7pWbqRm7oneA74EPh5B3tLeezTKPuj8ZmXsNz3k1dtCYeFqod51GNFYgwyoAEfPDMr6pCkWHZx8pvfp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts and Crafts              …Part 7       …Improbable Outcome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'! ― Audrey Hepburn Making Sense of a Dream I could hear Stella's voice calling me from afar but I felt groggy and was struggling with brain fog.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/arts-and-crafts-part-7-improbable-outcome</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/arts-and-crafts-part-7-improbable-outcome</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:10:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jPvhhzRvbp1b2igk711pmH5JNL2bKwpe4sLdktnGN18w3dn4jTra23VHoqWzmneuiCudWDKjYpVGSnyBbGuBcJfwjuHzhWBdX2N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts and Crafts              …Part 6        …Crisis Intervention]]></title><description><![CDATA[She wasn't looking for protection, but a partner. ― Ernie Gammage Stella Intervening I seem to have spent most of my adult life adoring Blythe Summers from afar. To me, she was the epitome of female beauty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/arts-and-crafts-part-6-crisis-intervention</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/arts-and-crafts-part-6-crisis-intervention</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:54:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jPvLvmxKRrBcQ3qmH1CxjFFjemCSKxMm8tW7UjLQFhDnk2qUKm3duYnAZUmEt3Jc2qeuSbYrVLnkB4ma13pwCtLKg3YesYoMNvJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts and Crafts              …Part 5         …High Tension]]></title><description><![CDATA[Together, we form a necessary paradox; not a senseless contradiction ― Criss Jami Blythe Waiting It's been two years since I purchased Blythe Summers' house and turned it into a shrine in her memory. I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/arts-and-crafts-part-5-high-tension</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/arts-and-crafts-part-5-high-tension</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:34:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jPvLvknhWCSTJrQq8weitNgqJtdT4F3hF2UkmZ42zHFf5cFZWhnwQTDxAmq5UxKAK2kFuML5TtFVkAhGAghPBdM2JEjRud5pY9c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts and Crafts              …Part 4          …Advent of the Unexpected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Put yourself in the way of beauty — Cheryl Strayed Blythe Summers The day after Stella’s visit, I’m still feeling keyed up—she does that to me. 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I want to listen to its crinkled]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/arts-and-crafts-part-2-a-paean-of-praise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/arts-and-crafts-part-2-a-paean-of-praise</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:50:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jPvjHxNrf4ZHJCj2crV5rzVKymrsXQmrqyCCY5qaUp6cFNEhDXwuJfonFyiP9KoLw4oaBeoxX6wTH9YnRsSwePRtVktzJWNtHXt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arts and Crafts              …Part 1          …Pushing the Boundaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes in a dark place you think you've been buried, when actually you've been planted — Christine Caine . 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