<?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>Thu, 07 May 2026 14:37:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/ssmonthly/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Be My Valentine (Monthly Short Fiction Contest)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finally back to this contest! Hi everyone! Hope you enjoy the story! It's not as action packed as I wanted, but I hope it's good! Genre: action Theme: Valentine It was Valentine’s Day, and my best friend]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-199275/@gracepro/be-my-valentine-monthly-short</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-199275/@gracepro/be-my-valentine-monthly-short</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-199275]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gracepro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 18:32:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKmPFZaxwyMtivGsVJwCiyxusM7FR9RVGpcTYboWUKGPJF1Adpq1far2pm3Rda9bEPNqsa3JFm8pRh3cvCAnEbSkG6zjqTBZjqx6qXTExkXAiuvHEN47RemKsmsKwP2Br766?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Victim (Monthly Short Fiction Contest)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello there! I hope you enjoy this story! Genre: Detective Theme: Noir Nancy was doing her usual late night shift at the hospital. Henry handed her the keys and told her to lock up. 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Robert first met]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-199275/@gracepro/the-agent-and-his-kids</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-199275/@gracepro/the-agent-and-his-kids</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-199275]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gracepro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2023 01:32:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnVYkRYEV4CFQBzFD4SE51XGKamnMNajcYcF3F4YaFp5ZU6TPsufcmUc3z21nJ5736QHT1JoGYrS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Monthly Short Fiction Contest) I Hate You]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm so glad this contest is back! This is always so much fun to write! Honestly this was going to be way longer, but I have to keep with the limit. Maybe one day I'll make this longer, we'll see! I finished]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-199275/@gracepro/monthly-short-fiction-contest-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-199275/@gracepro/monthly-short-fiction-contest-i</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-199275]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gracepro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 20:07:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/QVdSJhgNm7rk7kks5Cvgkh6nNm5daBFjDMzNPTkUtckBmX2yPtCQtHk8r2sZPFgxC1SNZoAsNPgvasXz3Ad4kkh6f7UdBYPXqcdrQsWbX8uaH5xTxbet9ooo17ctDTAYnEgiquA4UjJjBFEDA6CMpRnkKpkUW4QDH6SGYij8TiSKBw5yR2XsBjk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dank Basement (Contest Post)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was scrolling around yesterday doing some reading when I came across This Post by @thinkrdotexe He is running a contest at the moment for the Scholar and Scribe community, we are to write a story, using]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-199275/@killerwot/the-dank-basement-contest-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-199275/@killerwot/the-dank-basement-contest-post</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-199275]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[killerwot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2022 19:27:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kx949aDJ3YMzVLdPdgysaSmkB2s8acY5rq23GooY2jRShWMAVEZg3zrSLGGq1ohqikaCXYFKQcg7VPGd9Ap3QcyP2gk3gYhZKcd9QVHYogoythnQgsYxCWixKUY5dH9wf58cxtv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Monthly short fiction contest) Dreamers]]></title><description><![CDATA["And this is the kitchen, where our chefs cook the most delicious food imaginable," Mrs. Smith said, showing me the room which smelt of caviar and lobster. 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