<?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 13:40:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/zapfic50monday/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Two Means To An End - ZAPFIC50 FRIDAY (3/27/26) | Prompt: appendix (apéndice)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hope all are healthy and safe this week as it's time for the ZAPFIC50 Friday challenge. This challenge by @felt-buzz presented the opportunity to explore the prompt "appendix" that is told in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@justclickindiva/two-means-to-an-end-zapfic50-friday-32726-or-prompt-appendix-apendice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@justclickindiva/two-means-to-an-end-zapfic50-friday-32726-or-prompt-appendix-apendice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justclickindiva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4LXLchVjSFKD3gCpikZWt1APBtch4XaydqTqCttyjb2pZcTTZgsk9zWahhovWHhzqTgN4HYWxqkWYryeCkvuXC3tmbVdjUxohspeQybA8J7pCgPB3C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zapfic50Monday - Grounded Coffee Bean]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw my aunt's coffee machine when I visited her two months ago during school break and I fell in love with it. 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