<?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 10:32:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/rhapsodist/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Rhapsodist Writing Contest #7 - The Dust Cover Autobiography of a Life Not Lived (WINNER)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I need to begin this post with an apology for the tardiness of both the announcement and prize awards. Unfortunately, my life outside of Steemit required quite a bit of my time last week, so virtually]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rhapsodist/@lpfaust/rhapsodist-writing-contest-7-the-dust-cover-autobiography-of-a-life-not-lived-winner</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rhapsodist/@lpfaust/rhapsodist-writing-contest-7-the-dust-cover-autobiography-of-a-life-not-lived-winner</guid><category><![CDATA[rhapsodist]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lpfaust]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 01:21:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwnA7AVeCgPX2mo1WEW7SBEUg47YjA9tKYR8Q6NHYwuXKUEZPnYBY5QD3t8qzVQ4yhEFsNd4LJuu85hKip9dzMpKHqFKxqiwGZ7CKkPHxaaKMUz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhapsodist Writing Contest #7 – The Dust Cover Autobiography of a Life Not Lived (LAST CALL CONTEST CLOSE 11:59 PM UTC)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The seventh Rhapsodist Writing Contest is set to close at 11:59 PM today with a prize of 10 SBDs awarded to the winner and a 5 SBD prize to the runner-up. Please complete and post your entry and please]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rhapsodist/@lpfaust/rhapsodist-writing-contest-7-the-dust-cover-autobiography-of-a-life-not-lived-last-call-contest-close-11-59-pm-utc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rhapsodist/@lpfaust/rhapsodist-writing-contest-7-the-dust-cover-autobiography-of-a-life-not-lived-last-call-contest-close-11-59-pm-utc</guid><category><![CDATA[rhapsodist]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lpfaust]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2017 04:41:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwnA7AVeCgPX2mo1WEW7SBEUg47YjA9tKYR8Q6NHYwuXKUEZPnYBY5QD3t8qzVQ4yhEFsNd4LJuu85hKip9dzMpKHqFKxqiwGZ7CKkPHxaaKMUz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhapsodist Writing Contest #7 - Dust Covered Autobiography of a Life not Lived]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear All, To those who has read my first entry into this contest Week 6, this is the continuation of the same story but in accordance to the theme of the challenge. I grabbed the key, still slightly dazed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rhapsodist/@perennial/rhapsodist-writing-contest-7-dust-covered-autobiography-of-a-life-not-lived</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rhapsodist/@perennial/rhapsodist-writing-contest-7-dust-covered-autobiography-of-a-life-not-lived</guid><category><![CDATA[rhapsodist]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perennial]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2017 16:25:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTHf9YBYhHWG5kF58Ar18BvJuuQLXm15Y8SPjDfbz2EwffTFdCFaCWUNZnKKs8Xvh596MyUjtjds2hHqnEfShKC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhapsodist Writing Contest # 7. My beloved ones]]></title><description><![CDATA[My first love, sportive handsome boy with a bright kind soul, playing guitar and singing like an angel. I loved him so much! 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The key to the past]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know that I sleep amusingly, putting my arm out with the open palm. If my 16-year-old son wakes up earlier than me, he has fun, putting something on my palm. This humorist laughs cheerfully when I wake]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rhapsodist/@ir3k/rhapsodist-writing-contest-6-the-key-to-the-past</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rhapsodist/@ir3k/rhapsodist-writing-contest-6-the-key-to-the-past</guid><category><![CDATA[rhapsodist]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ir3k]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2017 18:49:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdyLwJ5p4WAXjYUw5TsRxNpuhSpdB8XmuReNNASRdYNVFNxq7Xg8PA4JnS4zJbmbfKAPVX4Y1ke5dNe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Questions and keys #rhapsodist]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I woke up, I was on the ground and my joints were stiff. 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Thank you for working with me to help bring back fiction to the Steemit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rhapsodist/@lpfaust/rhapsodist-writing-contest-5-a-stranger-s-deepest-secret-winner</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rhapsodist/@lpfaust/rhapsodist-writing-contest-5-a-stranger-s-deepest-secret-winner</guid><category><![CDATA[rhapsodist]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lpfaust]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 03:33:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVU7nLyPCsNktHoJq3XdNc7SvRZx4syU8p73thZj2Bb1AboZnqvjwYo2eNnRoJAgsW6HtFqd3ccfpGUu2HFCvzcf67kA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhapsodist Writing Contest #6 - EDGE OF REALITY]]></title><description><![CDATA[After surviving another exhausting day at work, I deliberately skipped dinner and headed to bed. This is probably the best part of being single, I get to do whatever I want to do. 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