<?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 19:47:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/theelites/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Some Of My Own Advice For Depression Written In Verse]]></title><description><![CDATA[So while flipping through Facebook today, I see that a close friend of mine is going through some depression. We are close from way back and have a relationship that was built through hardships. Lets just]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@branthebuilder/some-of-my-own-advice-for-depression-written-in-verse</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@branthebuilder/some-of-my-own-advice-for-depression-written-in-verse</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[branthebuilder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2018 04:47:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9oXFq12WVquHFQ2JJWMzgsWcnRheTXWTVNDS5k7D63NgAB1wuWDHdkkLmC1adpVtDuwJkcPMTAynjhkNv49BTm7KeQidN3p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Thoughts And Opinions On Having Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Steemit and Steemians. Hope you all have had, or are having a great day. This day is coming to a close for me unfortunately, but tomorrow is always a new day. Like so many others, I'll wake up, go]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@branthebuilder/my-thoughts-and-opinions-on-having-children</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@branthebuilder/my-thoughts-and-opinions-on-having-children</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[branthebuilder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 22:16:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UhsNxo97wx4L81bwPzuwhrUBGdLhav8YG2aYAdpmpj9cdZUUT9CUioHjpDtfgFR6KT33hkRnbuBana?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comprehension of Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been away far too long. From blogging, from writing, from enjoying myself. Work has become a dominant force that I couldn't compete with. So I'm gonna try to start it up again. I hope all goes well.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@branthebuilder/comprehension-of-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@branthebuilder/comprehension-of-life</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[branthebuilder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2018 19:16:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovWwryWFaRQRCBPdMazY3MZGGKK96VMPsnwesRLEPoVm5qkFgR4kQxraG7P6nR85hiridKmLeQzo5KsAwFZj6Vf1Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Dragonsteel in ASOIAF or Game of Thrones?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, hello fellow Steemians. Bran the Blasphemous Builder here yet again. I have to apologize for my absence of late. I mentioned starting a new job, and it really has taken majority of my time. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gameofthrones/@branthebuilder/y-axis-what-is-dragonsteel-in-asoiaf-or-game-of-thrones</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gameofthrones/@branthebuilder/y-axis-what-is-dragonsteel-in-asoiaf-or-game-of-thrones</guid><category><![CDATA[gameofthrones]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[branthebuilder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2018 20:09:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaa3e4T1EBuBP18JezPvjFFo8gNuE9CiKHBn5txz3Nt6ChBDWy8A4fjrfJhnxxzbXFBs7vfwrFvvEpKdSHzs66So64W7XKn2bc1ve2h2xaCzad9nVnrnVkh5xnTJF538WMjb2pfCgUm6is9P?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dan Brown's Origins Synopsis Chapter 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter five focuses on Rabbi Köves, one of the three religious representatives Edmund Kirsch met with in the very first chapter. He is at the largest synagogue in Budapest. It's built in the Moorish style]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@branthebuilder/dan-brown-s-origins-synopsis-chapter-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@branthebuilder/dan-brown-s-origins-synopsis-chapter-5</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[branthebuilder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2018 22:16:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP329WxDwY1vQBM62ezQni9jqm54jwMoTSgbYUBA2yRXzhCEC1a8onrSEipUzQUzxptvnxsYdrXqLVPiXkJgoitLDnyFZ4e3CXxM2E8v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dan Brown's Origins Synopsis Chapter 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[For anyone following my synopsis series I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I'm fairly new to writing anything for others to read, and it's become such a pleasure. I hope everyone who takes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@branthebuilder/dan-brown-s-origins-synopsis-chapter-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@branthebuilder/dan-brown-s-origins-synopsis-chapter-4</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[branthebuilder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 02:44:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTkLdNMRz5jWMRRWMA372rGnjBDL1Q1uxmTFbJawZv3SPiSNePBm5HtxZE3kD9w6d6YLutBh3nfwKQtUDiShdssjbAU8MWrCHrFkWHLxqR8zKAvY6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dan Brown's Origins Chapter 3 Synopsis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter three starts with Robert Langdon entering the Guggenheim Museum. His focus goes immediately skyward to all the people traversing the many floors and exhibits. The air was like every other museum]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@branthebuilder/dan-brown-s-origins-chapter-3-synopsis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@branthebuilder/dan-brown-s-origins-chapter-3-synopsis</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[branthebuilder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 03:02:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTm4bNfdFH2PEcvaEXgWt71CbTTvVGi3HE5SPFyNdwzSBwAYHNpaNyGoM7HnVFMxdzkPbV1iAn6XjcnoGiLQrhJU23fVKWPEfFaCF7AS1bTdbzhHY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#ColorChallenge SaturdayIndigo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Presently Purple The Color for Sunday is A Girl's most beloved. Royal Purple is more precisely a favorite for me. But I'll take Purple in any shade of majesty. The following image was taken on a MOTO4]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@agirlis/colorchallenge-purplesunday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@agirlis/colorchallenge-purplesunday</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[agirlis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 01:48:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72bvXHwGWRhCZrmHBm9F1sAkP2fXdZ4GDz52pr3q3BPMZmMcfUsYP7D2Ji9PSrdJyAoEPhqMAVMizz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dan Brown's Origins Chapter 2 Synopsis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter two starts by introducing Navy Admiral Luis Avila. He is sitting in a deserted pub in an unfamiliar town drinking a tonic water. He thinks about how it's been almost a year since he has had a drink.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@branthebuilder/dan-brown-s-origins-chapter-2-synopsis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@branthebuilder/dan-brown-s-origins-chapter-2-synopsis</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[branthebuilder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 23:51:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5VZucjWuzmpXUomGMznGBossB7LD3VE2SieJdNEUJcCq87a2CTnAbiDNghzeuA9ZXnXfwWpNq1RDJKmuRhWFcmr3mSm7N1sy3jr9FT17zGdXBwPgK6YBtYQwr4LTv3aK5BQn4w8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dan Brown's Origins Chapter 1 Synopsis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good day Steemians. Before I get started, I need to apologize. My new job is taking most of my time lately, so it's been hard to keep up here on Steemit. I'm hoping to get a little ahead though, so I'm]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@branthebuilder/dan-brown-s-origins-chapter-1-synopsis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@branthebuilder/dan-brown-s-origins-chapter-1-synopsis</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[branthebuilder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 18:38:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeT9vtMsuKQ6w47RFTqWuerht6y4ahxvE8ycp5QXenhPFHMno8Pt96o95FjjtFnuxhvpCraRd3ATsoL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#ColorChallenge MondayRed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Steemians, AGirlis Here I love the photo challenges. Thought I'd give it a try. I took up photograhy forever ago (I'm not aging myself...lol). But that was back in the Dark Room Lad requirement days.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@agirlis/colorchallenge-mondayred</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/colorchallenge/@agirlis/colorchallenge-mondayred</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[agirlis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 02:47:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2Km6g2kdCVQY1WqcwZsouJNin1Sr8AWjKu2Ebz9NG46Cgs8jPr8hnFfE4rdpB?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closing April]]></title><description><![CDATA[April Showers Home << • • • ¥ • • • >> And he said his heart was mine, but no longer was this time. And he saved me from my fall, but wouldn't see me fly From what I know, I never expose Secrets]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@agirlis/closing-april</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@agirlis/closing-april</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[agirlis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 21:30:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/CQdwDW6BZfWYLS92QZ4dT1xx1MgzhX2TJfUfDZ1tF8sws2SZqwuuTHAqBv2wnXf?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chapter by Chapter Synopsis of Dan Brown's Origins Prologue (Chapter 1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've enjoyed the way I have been doing the chapter synopsis for ASOIAF, so much that I've decided to do a chapter by chapter synopsis of the book I'm currently reading. Dan Brown's Origins is the fifth]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@branthebuilder/chapter-by-chapter-synopsis-of-dan-brown-s-origins-prologue-chapter-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@branthebuilder/chapter-by-chapter-synopsis-of-dan-brown-s-origins-prologue-chapter-1</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[branthebuilder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 13:53:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTm4eWw77vK91fMVVfFAuUJGS17j9AvHhoETxrtmpASDv5GVFb2FJ2Gu26FYF9BDnu5srRW2TEkvmF7S69jiUpnt2P3FAvBgzU8ikXhdK8nmMs34a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Game of Thrones Chapter Synopsis Bran 1(Second Chapter)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back! This will be the second chapter synopsis of A Game of Thrones covering Bran 1. Technically, it's the first chapter, but second installment or something like that. Anyways, this chapter we]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gameofthrones/@branthebuilder/game-of-thrones-chapter-synopsis-bran-1-second-chapter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gameofthrones/@branthebuilder/game-of-thrones-chapter-synopsis-bran-1-second-chapter</guid><category><![CDATA[gameofthrones]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[branthebuilder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 03:27:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bwjPJtcJJmZusPtExyx3sTaZakhzEphMJKMahmNfuCcrsec3p5Rdg6nSR8cBbzS3n45YBjzhSJWSob3XfPFSwhxHckyouHfzteHrCHy8t3tYdu4joczFMVtLfi2n2C5XUACAoS7gokjZQdnXdBbk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Explanation For My Absence Recently]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good day fellow Steemians! I hope you all are having a wonderful day. I wanted to take a few minutes to explain why I have been absent for the past week. This all starts about a month ago, maybe five weeks.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@branthebuilder/an-explanation-for-my-absence-recently</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@branthebuilder/an-explanation-for-my-absence-recently</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[branthebuilder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 18:54:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25sjjCH7Rd2B2z3MXnq3Bu84BQjEh7sDULMdgUXkF3tKZXwBjeJxCMMSmJVE9pWzgiMY6airCiqB4GHaMYUudoNDWLBDdq9TaQPMDnXg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Knight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source ¥ It could have been a dream... But you saved me At every turn and closing You opened me With shield in hand And heart on sleeve You saw the layers comprising me Sword unsheathed, Protecting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@agirlis/my-knight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@agirlis/my-knight</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[agirlis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 21:04:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/eAyTuXc4toTaitk7PgSH7PAQnKkbzsqEt8c31PXraopWSgLJedvfA87ZJz25W5roEaB4oYS9LCD?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Significance of Names in ASOIAF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Names. A defining feature for individuals since time began. We are all given a name from or parents, hence the term Given Name, and eventually as time passed, we added surnames, our familial name usually]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gameofthrones/@branthebuilder/significance-of-names-in-asoiaf</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gameofthrones/@branthebuilder/significance-of-names-in-asoiaf</guid><category><![CDATA[gameofthrones]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[branthebuilder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 10:49:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFnRCvnT2LWPW2dfCwZMNGCRaPCdouPoGUGQyAeF6DZg7avUX6kmwB4sN4wZbfHobLu1aDNHYkF4h2HncfqBockEu6fdZ7vtMATLtozmX4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thrones Thursday: Re-Cast The Location]]></title><description><![CDATA[RE-CAST THE LOCATION Good Thursday, My Steem Family As, it can be well noted from my choice of name, AGirlis, A Girl loves Thrones. Both book series and show series, make me scream with geeky fangasms.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gameofthrones/@agirlis/thrones-thurssday-re-cast-the-locale</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gameofthrones/@agirlis/thrones-thurssday-re-cast-the-locale</guid><category><![CDATA[gameofthrones]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[agirlis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 19:34:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2k7TU6R7D8hFW7LXA1mR51i7t3iKzrRL2rDa8Wxj1Ekxa3AwbqVwUCwVga?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Will Find You ]]></title><description><![CDATA[¥ I will find you You cannot run or hide from me I live in the deepest part of you When you scream out, I feel it The potion that heals it Just use me Open up to me I'll take what you keep I am the secret,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@agirlis/i-will-find-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@agirlis/i-will-find-you</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[agirlis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 06:32:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2k7TU6R7D8hFW7LXA1mR51i7t3iKzrRL2Ummx7fonAm7FHw7ShKhhucPCS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Game of Thrones Prologue Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've noticed many people here in the Steemit community, who are unaware or unfamiliar with George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. There have been a couple really nice people who still have read what]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gameofthrones/@branthebuilder/a-game-of-thrones-prologue-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gameofthrones/@branthebuilder/a-game-of-thrones-prologue-review</guid><category><![CDATA[gameofthrones]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[branthebuilder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 22:16:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZVVKmXhtvgKqwbwBkEW2Zw4TQ1mz839ntLh27FRUtcMxZ2kc4aVBRoqjkZyd31gNgmaUMFpfNHqxQYAkq7zKhDNPDPHo9JbSNtRjTgqf2d82MzxmgEqwUhgcbgn4A1Le4ZDxe4DMRzGTWaXheMcp3cVzQW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>