<?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>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:51:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/sadfunny/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA["Perspective" by Richard F. Yates]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm about to turn 47, and my wife asked me, just now, if I feel like it... Yep... I definitely feel 147... Perspectives. Looking at the world and seeing (only) differences. The stuff that's been happening]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@richardfyates/perspective-by-richard-f-yates-allixakt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@richardfyates/perspective-by-richard-f-yates-allixakt</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[richardfyates]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 16:39:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixVbhcdWRR1R4S25QDyA8b7u6it89KTRGcd7YxoNJLu8UvE3ugUEK4Umq7fZvN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Spooky Ghost (Nervous About the Future)" by Richard F. Yates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spooky Ghost set his tablet on the kitchen table and took a shaky swig of coffee. He shouldn't read the news in the morning... Politicians being assholes, missiles fired, bodies found, celebrities fueding...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@richardfyates/spooky-ghost-nervous-about-the-future-by-richard-f-yates-h8kbpibf</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@richardfyates/spooky-ghost-nervous-about-the-future-by-richard-f-yates-h8kbpibf</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[richardfyates]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2019 13:35:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixVcDVKKwHqEdM2S3xXaKcn4DY9qYRCa1jj8Cy5vQv4UEP7N3M3wJkUNX9Lm26?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Sometimes, It Seems Like Life Hates Us..." by Richard F. Yates]]></title><description><![CDATA[One step forward, three steps back. When you're born poor, and you don't have much of a safety net, even a little bit of trouble (like a drier going out or your car needing a new transmission) can seem]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@richardfyates/sometimes-it-seems-like-life-hates-us-by-richard-f-yates-zzo72dlm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@richardfyates/sometimes-it-seems-like-life-hates-us-by-richard-f-yates-zzo72dlm</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[richardfyates]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 15:00:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixDM6bjJyMNVM3qbY1PQ9XRJqwMW9NGfd6tdbLBkcehTSXG3tEs5WFeanxHeiS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Evil Neon Chicken" by Richard F. Yates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evil Neon Chicken causes quite a fuss. He has the audacity to look interesting AND wants to have opinions of his own---even if they clearly contradict ours. (The nerve!) Evil Neon Chicken often consorts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@richardfyates/evil-neon-chicken-by-richard-f-yates-mu6obhht</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@richardfyates/evil-neon-chicken-by-richard-f-yates-mu6obhht</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[richardfyates]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2019 18:08:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixCNNho6sw7yd7GTjVdhAEiaQLxw6sbN9HbahszMrvpUHtsRx2dXY13h1Bp8Zt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Status Report: After Xmas Apocalypse” by Richard F. Yates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings Steemians, I've had a spot of bother at my other website, the one I've worked on for the last six years, and this morning, I've decided that I'm going to (mostly) close the door on that project]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@richardfyates/status-report-after-xmas-apocalypse-by-richard-f-yates</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@richardfyates/status-report-after-xmas-apocalypse-by-richard-f-yates</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[richardfyates]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2018 17:15:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkPXjqo26xNdjsSYPF5meHyro5UjjAyfchNgAVNsHjRedyGHECqPq4tszYq8wouwYa7sAg5XqH64t3UHeeGKEWe6Tu2ggpdEQht?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>