<?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 13:50:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/twbwritingcontest/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Art Prompt Writing Contest #14 - Results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our last art prompt writing contest ended just over a week ago. Entrants were tasked with writing a short piece of fiction using the following photograph - by @pyemoney - as a story prompt. There were]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/competition/@thewritersblock/pzu0f8hkba</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/competition/@thewritersblock/pzu0f8hkba</guid><category><![CDATA[competition]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thewritersblock]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 12:41:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbc8y6GnsGjE1Lf1NSVYtANmpbapp6EkqHgNhScdskMa4JnCbzgDEigae2m7HpdTErxFFYNkhRYsx4pfCEPmN4TU6pfzVkbiAbMQQ1JWA4iArXFVCPJYhdvgNVJJmvq8s6XmUS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TWB's Art Prompt Contest #14 | Cerulean Blue | by @rideradio]]></title><description><![CDATA[The credit of this image goes to @pyemoney Cerulean Blue The air was being charged with a heavy and hard atmosphere, he felt like that made him lack a little air. 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Each day as he stepped into his car he could see it across the street; knotted, sprawling. Its roots spread like cracks in ice, reaching below, feeding. He could almost]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twbwritingcontest/@fromage/the-tree</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twbwritingcontest/@fromage/the-tree</guid><category><![CDATA[twbwritingcontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fromage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2018 18:19:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3Ce7sMKLksmcDCMbr8Rh1UGPtBNbrYbLhSBaDUoKtWP68vQHjJq6q8hJGsrEjU64xWqHKGZi7wC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art Prompt Writing Contest #14]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been a while since The Writers' Block ran an art prompt writing contest. Halloween came shortly after our last art contest seeking a writing prompt, and we ran a scary story contest. Since then]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/competition/@thewritersblock/artpromptwritingcontest14-ljx7v2u332</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/competition/@thewritersblock/artpromptwritingcontest14-ljx7v2u332</guid><category><![CDATA[competition]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thewritersblock]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2018 12:09:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbc8y6GnsGjE1Lf1NSVYtANmpbapp6EkqHgNhScdskMa4JnCbzgDEigae2m7HpdTErxFFYNkhRYsx4pfCEPmN4TU6pfzVkbiAbMQQ1JWA4iArXFVCPJYhdvgNVJJmvq8s6XmUS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing Prompt Art Contest #14 WINNER! and Halloween Contest WINNERS!]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Steemfest approaches and many of our members have gotten involved in writing projects, our ability to be as timely with contests and winner announcements has diminished. This won't always be the case,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twbwritingcontest/@thewritersblock/writingpromptartcontest14winnerandhalloweencontestwinners-migny5ywxs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twbwritingcontest/@thewritersblock/writingpromptartcontest14winnerandhalloweencontestwinners-migny5ywxs</guid><category><![CDATA[twbwritingcontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thewritersblock]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2018 17:28:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rJF8BrNm9kTdmkfy8JggHaqEmwoYLtGgoCLNPjRMwULD5rUYxui8gRwLpjhqSeqTkamkNRHbn3hnW6fZ3cjfQDYTBGNVnRyRk4chGP4HDjSPJyPMENvKmaXciDKC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TWB's Halloween Contest | The Tianac of Calamity Road]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Mystery, Dave Jones | Source The welcome sign at the town’s entrance was true to something. The place was a shithole. 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