<?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 01:28:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/twentyfourhourshortstory/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Need to put a pause on the Twenty-four Short Contest for the time being]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thanks everyone! I've been doing the Twenty-four hour short story contest for over a year.  I did it for the fun of it, and the chance to connect with other writers.  When I started it, Steem]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@mctiller/need-to-put-a-pause-on-the-twenty-four-short-contest-for-the-time-being</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@mctiller/need-to-put-a-pause-on-the-twenty-four-short-contest-for-the-time-being</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mctiller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 02:34:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAdz924jXGrDPsfXVGzpAPjyopggHJ2rrq1j5otGxANz2Pf97cX8MazQ3G28Q8ZDRpNpCrFn7qMyuxwwFX7rczPYfavSCMMsQYJD8bMfJzTw9iuJXa6GKH4D1JGAR9vfXcK1KKFjna9MxSxHnGGCJNAK71eyvB496w?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talking Bear - Mctiller's Contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[About the Contest  This story in written in response to @mctiller's short story contest which can be found here. ]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@oivas/talking-bear-mctiller-s-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@oivas/talking-bear-mctiller-s-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oivas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 07:57:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt1gNuwYzBzDsNWq2ZMAXsa4FbCYNMBQHT8fTWbQ26iXJ7RnZYvWX55xCwkLR54zvcfFHHvG19GvDm6RjyBL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We're Back! Writers win five steem! The March 26 Twenty-four hour short story contest. A little kid discovers their teddy bear can talk.  And the teddy bear tells of something bad coming.]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're back!  The 24 hour short story challenge (But you'll get a little more time than that...)  Glad to be back. Had some life issues that came up and kept me offline.   I am fascinated by science]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@mctiller/we-re-back-writers-win-five-steem-the-march-26-twenty-four-hour-short-story-contest-a-little-kid-discovers-their-teddy-bear-can</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@mctiller/we-re-back-writers-win-five-steem-the-march-26-twenty-four-hour-short-story-contest-a-little-kid-discovers-their-teddy-bear-can</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mctiller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2019 23:50:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAdz924jXGrDPsfXVGzpAPjyopggHJ2rrq1j5otGxANz2Pf97cX8MazQ3G28Q8ZDRpNpCrFn7qMyuxwwFX7rczPYfavSCMMsQYJD8bMfJzTw9iuJXa6GKH4D1JGAR9vfXcK1KKFjna9MxSxHnGGCJNAK71eyvB496w?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congrats to @jadams2k18  for winning the March 3, Twenty-four hour short story contest.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Everyone, I'm sorry I'm behind.  I was supposed to get this out on Friday.  Maybe Friday  isn't the best day for me to get these prompts out on.   But here are the rewards]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@mctiller/congrats-to-jadams2k18-for-winning-the-march-3-twenty-four-hour-short-story-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@mctiller/congrats-to-jadams2k18-for-winning-the-march-3-twenty-four-hour-short-story-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mctiller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2019 16:11:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAdz924jXGrDPsfXVGzpAPjyopggHJ2rrq1j5otGxANz2Pf97cX8MazQ3G28Q8ZDRpNpCrFn7qMyuxwwFX7rczPYfavSCMMsQYJD8bMfJzTw9iuJXa6GKH4D1JGAR9vfXcK1KKFjna9MxSxHnGGCJNAK71eyvB496w?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blissful Rest- A twentyfourhour story.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sudden feeling of guilt crept into his heart just as a sliver of excitement rose up his spine. Squeals of delight and excitement was all he could hear. He saw men, women and children dressed in medieval]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@cheekah/blissful-rest-a-twentyfourhour-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@cheekah/blissful-rest-a-twentyfourhour-story</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cheekah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 20:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[2119. Last vigil / Twenty-four Hour Short Story Contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear friends, I hope that in time, I leave my entry for Twenty-four Hour Short Story Contest (bases here), organized by @mctiller, a passionate writer whom I thank for motivating me to test my limits.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@adncabrera/2119lastvigiltwenty-fourhourshortstorycontest-lzassfv7e2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@adncabrera/2119lastvigiltwenty-fourhourshortstorycontest-lzassfv7e2</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adncabrera]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 02:41:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mMxKEViZUpdWWvLe24Jhy5yvq4omRdGbbv62bYGhZsJnoMj8a6XPrhTz2jcngztZCe88KhAFWepzfLsa3RjNNRXK3ZgJm1anq5wqDH6pxE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twenty-one Nineteen]]></title><description><![CDATA[{"Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all it’s sons away; they fly forgotten as a dream dies at the opening day" – Isaac Watts.... My post be an entry to @mctiller's 24 hour contest, almost forgot]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@theironfelix/twenty-one-nineteen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@theironfelix/twenty-one-nineteen</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theironfelix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 01:22:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twenty-four Hour Short Story - Daisy Bell, the Eternal Song]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Source] A Google business programmer, Rip van Winkle, is somewhat tired, he still has an hour left before returning to his work, so he throws himself on the sofa, he sets the alarm on his phone to wake]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@rnunez09/twenty-four-hour-short-story-daisy-bell-the-eternal-song</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@rnunez09/twenty-four-hour-short-story-daisy-bell-the-eternal-song</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rnunez09]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2019 19:13:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPUPkYtYVXbQa94GUs3DzvtMJFDfKeWpuF3e456Ls8heYMgucbY4kFyLp2NhCQxJRFiNsq4RoXt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long nap. @mctiller’s 24-hour short story contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[This my entry for @mctiller’s The 24-hour short story challenge Jake was a college student like any other, nothing out of the ordinary. And as such, he was always looking for a way to earn enough money]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@jadams2k18/long-nap-mctiller-s-24-hour-short-story-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@jadams2k18/long-nap-mctiller-s-24-hour-short-story-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jadams2k18]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2019 16:48:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnMKpxo4vc4Co5Hj4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 24 hour short story challenge | A man lays down for a quick nap, but wakes up a hundred years later in 2119]]></title><description><![CDATA[Below is my entry into the 24 hour short story challenge. thanks to @mctiller for running the show and keeping us writing. ~ enjoy A ghost and a shovel refuse to walk into a bar. Mark Emberson did not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@deadmoonwrites/the-24-hour-short-story-challenge-or-a-man-lays-down-for-a-quick-nap-but-wakes-up-a-hundred-years-later-in-2119</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@deadmoonwrites/the-24-hour-short-story-challenge-or-a-man-lays-down-for-a-quick-nap-but-wakes-up-a-hundred-years-later-in-2119</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deadmoonwrites]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2019 00:35:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9weEqbuazK7GBBGQ8Y5YgtGVWqxmUJxbW7RC2QKZS7Gjp1m2uUcNHJGau4k8s2Gdt1GE4ZQVSW9PpJNmd1juyriVd4cTf58?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writers!  Win Five Steem. Twenty-four Hour Short Story Contest for March 3rd. (Now on Friday!) A man lays down for a quick nap, but wakes up a hundred years later in 2119.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 24 hour short story challenge I've had a couple of people asking to move this to Friday so they could write over the weekend.  We'll give it a try for now. (But you'll get a little more time than]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@mctiller/writers-win-five-steem-twenty-four-hour-short-story-contest-now-on-friday-a-man-lays-down-for-a-quick-nap-but-wakes-up-a-hundred</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@mctiller/writers-win-five-steem-twenty-four-hour-short-story-contest-now-on-friday-a-man-lays-down-for-a-quick-nap-but-wakes-up-a-hundred</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mctiller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 22:22:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAdz924jXGrDPsfXVGzpAPjyopggHJ2rrq1j5otGxANz2Pf97cX8MazQ3G28Q8ZDRpNpCrFn7qMyuxwwFX7rczPYfavSCMMsQYJD8bMfJzTw9iuJXa6GKH4D1JGAR9vfXcK1KKFjna9MxSxHnGGCJNAK71eyvB496w?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congrats to @jadams2k18    for winning the Feb 19 Twenty-four short story contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Everyone! Thanks again, for participating and giving great entries. Five Steem to  jadams2k18 for So, My wife is a cat.  The story made me laugh. The cat reveal was great. Three Steem to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@mctiller/congrats-to-jadams2k18-for-winning-the-feb-19-twenty-four-short-story-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@mctiller/congrats-to-jadams2k18-for-winning-the-feb-19-twenty-four-short-story-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mctiller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 02:49:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAdz924jXGrDPsfXVGzpAPjyopggHJ2rrq1j5otGxANz2Pf97cX8MazQ3G28Q8ZDRpNpCrFn7qMyuxwwFX7rczPYfavSCMMsQYJD8bMfJzTw9iuJXa6GKH4D1JGAR9vfXcK1KKFjna9MxSxHnGGCJNAK71eyvB496w?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucy. A short story for Twenty-four hour short story contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear friends, I leave my participation to this challenging contest, organized by @mctiller: Writers win Five Steem! Feb 19 Twenty-four hour short story contest-A man comes home and finds his wife has turned]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@adncabrera/jq9ddmimaj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@adncabrera/jq9ddmimaj</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adncabrera]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2019 00:33:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBhvniUs13dh7YLAomRm6g6b4T5mnvFs5y5P9oFKU7ZxoAiWujpurVnyQaPzjieokyfMVCgBwoUZKF89kdqCD8E222LQFMBL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[So, my wife is a cat. 24 hour short story]]></title><description><![CDATA[This my entry for @mctiller’s The 24-hour short story challenge I don’t know where @mctiller gets his ideas, but I’ll give it a try Jake was deep in his thoughts, sitting on a bar counter, soothing his]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@jadams2k18/so-my-wife-is-a-cat-24-hour-short-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@jadams2k18/so-my-wife-is-a-cat-24-hour-short-story</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jadams2k18]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2019 00:04:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnBAR6GzoSxrJ2QvJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#24hourcontest - @mctiller: A man comes home and finds his wife has turned into a cat.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Credit Pixabay.com Prompt: A man comes home and finds his wife has turned into a cat. From @mctiller’s writing contest. For more information please see the link: My Entry: 4:20 PM @ NBC Studios,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@cyemela/24hourcontest-mctiller-a-man-comes-home-and-finds-his-wife-has-turned-into-a-cat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@cyemela/24hourcontest-mctiller-a-man-comes-home-and-finds-his-wife-has-turned-into-a-cat</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cyemela]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2019 18:52:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcr14heGK7n3uDshoUntR5hYybVZ9jXzuYFw1foxF5tcSR21B29u9FsousViJZwxcyALbVjoGm4kVougYCcxWE3c2Cx14?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writers win Five Steem! Feb 19 Twenty-four hour short story contest-A man comes home and finds his wife has turned into a cat.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jaime is in his office that morning, he had left home very early and had not been able to have breakfast, he could not even say goodbye to his wife because she was completely asleep and did not want to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@aiskelzurita/writers-win-five-steem-feb-19-twenty-four-hour-short-story-contest-a-man-comes-home-and-finds-his-wife-has-turned-into-a-cat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@aiskelzurita/writers-win-five-steem-feb-19-twenty-four-hour-short-story-contest-a-man-comes-home-and-finds-his-wife-has-turned-into-a-cat</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aiskelzurita]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2019 13:25:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cat-ectonic Shift]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prompt  A man comes home and finds his wife has turned into a cat.  -----------------------------------------------******-------------------------------------------------- Day 1  The sun-burnt]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@oivas/cat-ectonic-shift</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@oivas/cat-ectonic-shift</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oivas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2019 09:36:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7yEnF7gtzxvrvkLELM9p2sZ1SknC455oJZmxbGuagfuFde8Tr2hAxUZTHZtpRAf5dsD1AHwdyTgHLcTjtk8BvxAykqMtyC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Right Man in the Wrong Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[{"The Right man in the Wrong place can make all the Difference in the World. So wake up, and smell the ashes" - Gman, Half-Life 2... Today is a post for @mctiller's Twenty-four hour Contest, something]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@theironfelix/the-right-man-in-the-wrong-place</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@theironfelix/the-right-man-in-the-wrong-place</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theironfelix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2019 05:19:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writers win Five Steem!  Feb 19 Twenty-four hour short story contest-A man comes home and finds his wife has turned into a cat.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 24 hour short story challenge (But you'll get a little more time than that...) I am fascinated by science fiction writer Harlan Ellison writing short stories in a book store window.  He wrote]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@mctiller/writers-win-five-steem-feb-19-twenty-four-hour-short-story-contest-a-man-comes-home-and-finds-his-wife-has-turned-into-a-cat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@mctiller/writers-win-five-steem-feb-19-twenty-four-hour-short-story-contest-a-man-comes-home-and-finds-his-wife-has-turned-into-a-cat</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mctiller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2019 02:17:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAdz924jXGrDPsfXVGzpAPjyopggHJ2rrq1j5otGxANz2Pf97cX8MazQ3G28Q8ZDRpNpCrFn7qMyuxwwFX7rczPYfavSCMMsQYJD8bMfJzTw9iuJXa6GKH4D1JGAR9vfXcK1KKFjna9MxSxHnGGCJNAK71eyvB496w?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congrats to @calluna   for winning the February 12 Twenty-four hour short story contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Everyone, We had some excellent entries this week!  The prompt was  Tesla introduces a car that teleports, but something goes wrong. So here we go! Five Steem to  calluna for Elon's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@mctiller/congrats-to-calluna-for-winning-the-february-12-twenty-four-hour-short-story-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/twentyfourhourshortstory/@mctiller/congrats-to-calluna-for-winning-the-february-12-twenty-four-hour-short-story-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[twentyfourhourshortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mctiller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2019 02:06:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAdz924jXGrDPsfXVGzpAPjyopggHJ2rrq1j5otGxANz2Pf97cX8MazQ3G28Q8ZDRpNpCrFn7qMyuxwwFX7rczPYfavSCMMsQYJD8bMfJzTw9iuJXa6GKH4D1JGAR9vfXcK1KKFjna9MxSxHnGGCJNAK71eyvB496w?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>