<?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>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:15:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/writingprize/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[#theinkwell | Writing Prize January 2021 - Winners Announcement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images on Pixabay Welcome members, subscribers and supporters! Thank you to everyone who entered the Writing Prize. There were many wonderful stories and, as last time, it has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/theinkwell-or-writing-prize-january-2021-winners-announcement</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/theinkwell-or-writing-prize-january-2021-winners-announcement</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theinkwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 20:59:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFcYhpieXDVSAxX1F5N4oBmQxobxXMEXBYEaYx47iNYV46V4cFdvJsh7AyUmd9opMXWsfc1p7Xrb4Hrt9188vdLAhnohbDpHiNV2YBgJF5nzZpYN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broken home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fish rotted in the rafters above the dead fireplace. The wind rustled the raffia mat serving as blinds, revealing the moon and concealing it again. 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