<?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 18:46:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/writings/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Speeding Up of Life: A Book Contract, A Post-Doctoral Fellowship, and Chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been wanting to slow down for a while now, especially after my PhD, but it feels like things are just moving faster and faster. I was awarded a short term post-doctoral fellowship which in theory]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@fermentedphil/the-speeding-up-of-life-a-book-contract-a-post-doctoral-fellowship-and-chaos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@fermentedphil/the-speeding-up-of-life-a-book-contract-a-post-doctoral-fellowship-and-chaos</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fermentedphil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:19:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJjsWDRvekVDta6JZQ45DMAbjRW21PzvKxijP2znzGatEVLGnEuvWgj9GuZ2nGp9wU98s6BBu127smLHY9rdLCHkweemNzKzAKv7pMY9meCDt5KsBZbUKAKp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The television [ING/ESP]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Television was, for a very long time, the main source of my entertainment. 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A veces tampoco en años, pero llega de pronto la musa y sale de]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-10053/@gretvictcald/historia-real-de-un-dibujo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-10053/@gretvictcald/historia-real-de-un-dibujo</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-10053]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gretvictcald]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 17:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9p4yAgFGrdpggTSmV3E1FqhFNSMdCPaN9zVSdS774QDqMPhBjdks1ptCFL99SsmS8A3eBYNjH9AnoyQgnjabrGZ4jvkn1C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When The Soul Feels Heavy]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are days when the soul simply feels heavy. The day did start slowly. It was one of those mornings when you get up from bed and you're just feeling this heavy weight in your chest. I would've slept]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@lisawrites/when-the-soul-feels-heavy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@lisawrites/when-the-soul-feels-heavy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170744]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lisawrites]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:09:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBNvuPpuJoWwfXPpi5ckcLESTB3nmmnLqVNuHYZ2zYmy6caxN19RmYJE1KZzTy6FxdfHi2yxBn5X2ASLEhDri2BjyB3vyGTribmJvkvGQKWxETKxoKrASr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glimpses of the Everyday: A Weaver and a Common Sparrow ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are saturated with everydayness all around us. Never ask a fish, they say, to think about the water in which it swims. Or something like that. 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I’m Rishabh and I have joined ecency to share my paper thoughts with you through ecency, I read, Write and repeat and I am looking forward to engaging, learning, and growing with this amazing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@rconvos/hello-from-kolkata</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@rconvos/hello-from-kolkata</guid><category><![CDATA[introduction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rconvos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 06:59:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her Voice, Her Power: A Legacy the World Cannot Ignore]]></title><description><![CDATA[A world that has too often underestimated her, silenced her, or expected her to stand in the shadows, she has learned not just to survive, but to rise, to lead, and to speak and also standing firm in her]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@bbscribe94/her-voice-her-power-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@bbscribe94/her-voice-her-power-a</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bbscribe94]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:13:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT5Fvr9KYC2ckcJeTNPxSHwBGG4zr8PWJr7bdBjM3WFKd7XBmPULij7ugR2NpsnCgNAxmVtAe9TGny5GbJHtevN52Y7UpmCQyHuAoXuGN7VQj1tUFvJEgsy8RuMnBUHU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being Engaged for One Year and Drowning in PhD Nonsense | Diary of a Struggling Philosopher]]></title><description><![CDATA[it has been a year my dear and we have seen the world but we have also come to know the smallness of our room the thoughts plastered against the wall only to fall to the floor to be sweeped up the next]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@fermentedphil/being-engaged-for-one-year-and-drowning-in-phd-nonsense-or-diary-of-a-struggling-philosopher</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@fermentedphil/being-engaged-for-one-year-and-drowning-in-phd-nonsense-or-diary-of-a-struggling-philosopher</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fermentedphil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2025 19:16:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJjsWDRvekVDta6JZQ45DM9y7K8gBQJm5sJ2y7ZPyiC73rN8XnQ7u4R9bKhYFh39oHRDDFKBgUoLQz2o4DxASjVjDY76dNHMb43xgyAoYKSrK8VEvh8eNBQr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[And So my Hive Journey Begins ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Hive Community! 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InkSoul here, signing in for the first time! It feels a little surreal to finally be here. I have long been searching for a place where creativity is not filtered, stories are celebrated,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@brightinsight/and-so-my-hive-journey-begins-swjg6o</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@brightinsight/and-so-my-hive-journey-begins-swjg6o</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brightinsight]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 02:28:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJKf2GtB2PBeSsapCip6HfMVvvNt7Ny25hsHXa2sdn38CmNJiQRJdzs4VKpjpmuESjonAiEackr2JyqZW7KtN41J1j3dAaxBVdM6yzPszYRAc4tFDXKiRaMk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE IMPACT OF SCIENCE TO HUMAN//WEEK 12 OF MULTIVERSE TOPICS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning friends and hive family,today is another beautiful morning which I will like to engage on the topic "SCIENCE".I am so happy to talk about its importance because science significant]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@harhess/the-impact-of-science-to-humanweek-12-of-multiverse-topics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-111030/@harhess/the-impact-of-science-to-humanweek-12-of-multiverse-topics</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-111030]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[harhess]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 08:59:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqhnzF6qfX8GppxUGkYafeBXj3S2Hm7uY2uoD2ws14i1aoqeeRZazM4oYvpfayhRpcm81jFxJaitaVQNv1TpzpuVUh3ESsgMt1tFxRbqMsToHxaJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Summer Afternoons]]></title><description><![CDATA[late summer afternoon rains dance across the horizon illuminated by lighting strikes and accompanied by thunderous roars birds take flight and the trees stand tall in the winds that bring summer afternoon]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@fermentedphil/late-summer-afternoons</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@fermentedphil/late-summer-afternoons</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fermentedphil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:38:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJjsWDRvekVDta6JZQ45DMAbKsjZhvhq5RmhT3vNXoCvS8jJUoY9aYw17WRAikJdFLrrMtJxGXCN9YJUgiXmPYUVXENYRV1fKSe3TCE5Cbj88F4u8zu9ERKC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three is a Half-formed Eight, On Our Way to Infinity]]></title><description><![CDATA[a drunken three halfway to eight sliced in half turned on its side and on our way to infinity a moment in time forever thrice my partner and I There was a time when sorrow and loneliness was the norm.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anniversary/@fermentedphil/three-is-a-half-formed-eight-on-our-way-to-infinity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anniversary/@fermentedphil/three-is-a-half-formed-eight-on-our-way-to-infinity</guid><category><![CDATA[anniversary]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fermentedphil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJjsWDRvekVDta6JZQ45DM9xVKik47Ct6hrAmxVSEtq5ZzFsWdeYr73PCkDA2Uw4FTaEAWbzBPCX8RjvdUc7kzo85xD1v64aTdEFqnbUmiwnRD9CdDSPcktv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Eerie Sunset ]]></title><description><![CDATA[the sky darkened and the birds quieted themselves an eerie feeling of dread enveloped us all as the monsters beyond this world began their epic battle There are things much larger than we are. 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