<?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 19:09:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/writingchallenge/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A cat in the snow as a symbol of struggle and defiance]]></title><description><![CDATA[photo by The first thing I notice is the contrast. Black and white. Fur and snow. Warm life against cold silence. 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Thanks to everyone who participated and cheered us on. This was the first year I missed posting my journal entry every day. And I had to get over myself. Get]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/end-of-the-november-challenge-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145510/@honeyed/end-of-the-november-challenge-2023</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145510]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeyed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 02:42:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqASPAqXGPan36goyU7yqWQqyzTTTbBzbbjmHZAWRVBW9PTvBSfZVA7TK7kDepWoxNNxnikHPAXvD3rafU5ugg5AcTQexSehXZCRi87GEmNJHEKMzeuzXxwNXb8WSgiJrNxRiP3iauSVLa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel Lag]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Bao Menglong on Unsplash I'm finally home. And I'm relieved to be back in my cozy environment. 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A Weekend Challenge By A Written ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... Tales Member, Who's In?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@walkinverse/jarcrg5ihifcmx4oer8y9l</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@walkinverse/jarcrg5ihifcmx4oer8y9l</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[walkinverse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2023 02:10:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing Challenge - Good or Bad ?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Splinterlands is a collectible card game that runs on the blockchain, specifically on the Steem blockchain. Players can purchase, collect, and trade cards that are represented as non-fungible tokens (NFTs)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@kushqz/writing-challenge-good-or-bad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@kushqz/writing-challenge-good-or-bad</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kushqz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2023 07:51:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqcDPeE68eUL7cFivAndbpbbJTV5awrtJYp3SqNkf1dbTNBQKD3M4SAWsBunEvQWLcuwCYxQqQVQ978U9VQ1tPbWWDjfMzcPVoWbee2FnPkNyvEJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>