<?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>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:20:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/story-mentor/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Writing out my memories]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm not really afflicted by writer's block, but right now my stories seem to be avoiding me - perhaps they're giving me a break so I can recuperate. Anyway, the days are filled with other stuff, mainly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@michelle.gent/writing-out-my-memories</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@michelle.gent/writing-out-my-memories</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michelle.gent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2018 11:16:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPe9gCuv69ccK7gKSo6H5KpApZNiq6LRNb4ymHA47aN2exnzxFEgkToVwiLX1J7tHLCykaqxUWJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sorry I was absent... I have a note...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey everyone. This is the first of what I hope will be many new posts. No, I'm not feeling all that much better, but I've decided I have to try to get back onto this, if only for the sake of my writing.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@michelle.gent/sorry-i-was-absent-i-have-a-note</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@michelle.gent/sorry-i-was-absent-i-have-a-note</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michelle.gent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2018 09:40:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9ULHsqimHeTngnj5qwA1QWzURn7bdasgiuhrMLGoqZuLPBxARhYxqrcjQX3KSbW6bwYStZVWBqitbXk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come with me with me on adventures untold]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have traveled. Past the end of the universe, beyond the stars. I have lived countless lives, died worthless, and also priceless deaths. I have birthed hundreds of children and fathered millions. I have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@michelle.gent/come-with-me-with-me-on-adventures-untold</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@michelle.gent/come-with-me-with-me-on-adventures-untold</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michelle.gent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 09:02:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPJnXQd6CKLzdu6Z2j53obJBE7Jr5npipep5VSSzw122yjGjNUKfW9Zk9iGxKoou9aNkNJExFfC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicaragua Crisis – Supply Run for August Part II]]></title><description><![CDATA[all photos are courtesy Pixabay Well, we did make it home in one piece yesterday, just in case you were wondering. We pulled in around 2:30 pm and all my little Cling-ons were waiting for their treat.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@cecicastor/nicaragua-crisis-supply-run-for-august-part-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ulog/@cecicastor/nicaragua-crisis-supply-run-for-august-part-ii</guid><category><![CDATA[ulog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cecicastor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2018 20:14:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9bksJ4eNSDX29r1cAbiJUmxbayistsYxwJJusTeF7fumpBCgyZUZzCAGZS5VoLa7pMWFXsU4tCs4i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urban Legends - working title 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Previous episode Images from Google free to use search The man and the boy stood in silence. Cheryl and the other kids caught up to them because they’d stopped. Mr Reynolds looked back at the group]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@michelle.gent/urban-legends-working-title-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@michelle.gent/urban-legends-working-title-2</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michelle.gent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2018 11:15:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjcnoGHt3oVB31jRhGYsbi9C7qouLkTMvuQcTiAGFHzZfaBHjZiBch8Hj7U6q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urban Legends - working title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source I started this story a couple of weeks ago and then became preoccupied with another project (more on that later). Here's a little more of it, with the previous episode highlighted so you can skip]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@michelle.gent/urban-legends-working-title</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@michelle.gent/urban-legends-working-title</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michelle.gent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2018 08:33:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjcnoGHt3oVB31jRhGYsbi9C7qouLkTMvuQcTiAGFHzZfaBHjZiBch8Hj7U6q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jubal Jones and the Flying Saucer]]></title><description><![CDATA[​## This is my entry for @mctiller 's Twenty-four-hour short story contest July 31--A cowboy during the 1800s in the American West runs into a flying saucer. The contest can be found here! Gloria Steelman]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@beekerst/jubal-jones-and-the-flying-saucer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@beekerst/jubal-jones-and-the-flying-saucer</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beekerst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 04:47:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW8cdKfSN8KkY9fCXBHSs6zYP1WM39j8q7pKgHJYb9r7T9YaZdAVWGSjYTotyr4eyargNfX9mVcp7CXkLGgycd1x74A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deleted]]></title><description><![CDATA[deleted]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story-mentor/@beekerst/the-fuzz-vs-the-honey-bees</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story-mentor/@beekerst/the-fuzz-vs-the-honey-bees</guid><category><![CDATA[story-mentor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beekerst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2018 02:06:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello... is anyone here?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh yeah, sorry... the one that's been missing is me. Busy with lots of things, editing course, cars, car shows, house rental, garden, hot tub (thank you Steemit) etc. and the two most exciting things (for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@michelle.gent/hello-is-anyone-here</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@michelle.gent/hello-is-anyone-here</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michelle.gent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 07:46:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmktJ1iGuq3mdbcv7N1yjQhZZ3h6WJxP5BLCGbMjQkyzBPyjD1ZMnyWNUXFbkN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Blue Glass Monocle]]></title><description><![CDATA[This my entry for @mctiller 's 24-hour short story contest for July 24th " A lonely man develops the ability to see through walls" found here. Benjamin Barrons Benjamin Barrons was a lonely man.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@beekerst/the-blue-glass-monocle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@beekerst/the-blue-glass-monocle</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beekerst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2018 23:45:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9usgDncWxrCus3tumGmq39tXV9Vn6HYygvESfU8nuEka1sFTipvcv1u85DTHjtFe4PfmFQHiwAAnDyewspLsXZWyhmUHqJW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kari (a prehistoric love affair-adult content)]]></title><description><![CDATA[​ I was thinking about nature the other day and how the strong overpower the weak. There is no law to keep the lion from preying on the gazelle! It's a lion's nature to do so. Bees rip defective larvae]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@beekerst/shari-a-prehistoric-love-affair-adult-content</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@beekerst/shari-a-prehistoric-love-affair-adult-content</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beekerst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 13:25:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6HyqMJvinYGF4k2qjNAkFhrpbx8S5mB94rQEVas8v8qkATcDMFHHh2P2RtZobAxzMGdSZ7XyxSE6fAY4BqgEaUxfXx4Zoq6Tp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicaragua Crisis Update July 13th 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Things have become much more dangerous in Nicaragua over the past week. Our phones are being monitored as well as Facebook, Youtube, Whatsapp and Twitter. It does not go well for people who are found with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/preppers/@cecicastor/nicaragua-crisis-update-july-13th-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/preppers/@cecicastor/nicaragua-crisis-update-july-13th-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[preppers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cecicastor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2018 22:18:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9U7fZr5jrXE2x4swhoJpLtuzSFJq4XZxLJoLBNiQggfoVwsLSp5RuLghr5Sf7jqmn9DK3Kuss5viBwC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicaragua Crisis -Compound Update Ulog #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teresita at 5 days old I promised a photo of our newest addition to the compound. She was born on Friday, June 29th at 3 pm (give or take. We were a little preoccupied at the time!) She was tiny just a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ghsc/@cecicastor/nicaragua-crisis-compound-update-ulogg-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ghsc/@cecicastor/nicaragua-crisis-compound-update-ulogg-1</guid><category><![CDATA[ghsc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cecicastor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:41:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9nLT6u7SERrXkx6P6VeHn78QaTkFxDbMQyCN1vDU1FjsJXXAZYd5EGmrjobMtvtygWgRfScuoJpDQwnR7eyfoDvYjGaTKYz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicaragua Crisis – After The Supply Run]]></title><description><![CDATA[photo is courtesy of Pixabay - actual photos coming in a few days I was just so beat after the supply run, that I went to bed and fell into a deep sleep until 12:25 am! The power went out! Not good news.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/prepper/@cecicastor/nicaragua-crisis-after-the-supply-run</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/prepper/@cecicastor/nicaragua-crisis-after-the-supply-run</guid><category><![CDATA[prepper]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cecicastor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 02:00:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW7JxFngdxbPmC9SoWv9gDe2kYzZW6poeCWnk47XsNCx7A4Z7bvaAN7z4xH4uPb3EkPCctHRn5oW41zegZBKtsSGuF4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicaragua Crisis – The Supply Run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thursday morning came started with a dull grey sky, promising perhaps some rain. My son, Will and I were up extra early to grab a quick coffee and a leftover pancake for breakfast with the intentions of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/prepper/@cecicastor/nicaragua-crisis-the-supply-run</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/prepper/@cecicastor/nicaragua-crisis-the-supply-run</guid><category><![CDATA[prepper]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cecicastor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 01:08:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy2ofdgrJNxeZC3WCHPBwR7MjUDzY4kBNr81QrwTk5wkpqksN7V8YVyWmdCNzqqtWVswDgrwECmHLG4tYBWXdUzSyFFAZQdRsZtJUYDctvUwjdcgp7opedPMqg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicaragua in Crisis – The Compound]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just a brief up date on what is happening in our little compound. So far no-one is leaving, not even for fishing. Nights have become to dangerous to venture out. We hear gunfire behind the compound almost]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/preppers/@cecicastor/nicaragua-in-crisis-the-compound</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/preppers/@cecicastor/nicaragua-in-crisis-the-compound</guid><category><![CDATA[preppers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cecicastor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 20:48:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt1UtrUXZv4UmyWuoUQ3YxDyLf9JDiLXbbTbtbFqo5TBKcos2FCXRCb3TvawnLvYt2dpPY46ATWckTBrvex6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicaragua in Crisis (June 27th 2018)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I thought that perhaps the readers would like a slightly different look at the crisis here in Nicaragua. The following article is taken from 100%Noticias and their correspondent, Jennifer Ortiz What we]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/preppers/@cecicastor/krtsi-nicaragua-in-crisis-june-27th-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/preppers/@cecicastor/krtsi-nicaragua-in-crisis-june-27th-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[preppers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cecicastor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 19:52:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW7U8ThiXjzSbGb16JiKKEMd8ZbShP4GVuWT7bRMjafNkybiK8qQQ4QD6yYMZJzJkmVFy2Pph44q4GuqgDXrkheDwsC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicaragua in Crisis June 27th 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[The attacks are gaining in strength. Everything in Leon is closed including the BanPro which is a government bank. They remain closed until further notice. This is the bank that most pensioners and workers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/preppers/@cecicastor/nicaragua-in-crisis-june-27th-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/preppers/@cecicastor/nicaragua-in-crisis-june-27th-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[preppers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cecicastor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 19:37:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WFSxXaXvt1CX5uEJZytmqHHpQLtrU3o9zCVeLxTVWXCjb2wK43GhiZx3LAHTkKFoSazePCAz8XPNPUwK3Tpi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Editing - the harsh reality part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Google It's all a matter of perspective and good editing. The assignment in my last post, is as follows: Write four sentences with two independent clauses properly using a comma and conjunction. Then]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@michelle.gent/editing-the-harsh-reality-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@michelle.gent/editing-the-harsh-reality-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michelle.gent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 10:05:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmgz16mbem6zDDGauuFqVL1h2aTC5feDEZMUCZGbdGX1Y93pMDrM98TnAFNaH3?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Editing - the harsh reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm taking an intensive course in order to edit my own work better (so the Editor I use won't charge like a wounded bull when I send my manuscript in). I knew I had a lot to do on the story. I didn't realise]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@michelle.gent/editing-the-harsh-reality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@michelle.gent/editing-the-harsh-reality</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michelle.gent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 09:20:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmh2jiRJpUPtK5wsqhbzb4oZqGkdwtP69E22RENbXcHjzx9C9bwJPYySbAaZHK?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>