<?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 02:26:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/hot/creative-writing/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words We all have heard this saying and have come across pictures that evoked all kinds of reactions in us. 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At least that was what Tony Idoko told himself before he fluffed the pillows and lay down. He glanced at his wrist watch and nodded. He had twenty minutes to rest his]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@kemmyb/a-quick-nap-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@kemmyb/a-quick-nap-fiction</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kemmyb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPb5bN1Xxih39rvHCsBnJ79SevP71b67U6abFE81XcTkLp2KdUdtYPHEWaQVXwBDwMx1U5wPzmRNGemA7PiFb95kYNWZA2iJ4zDgEDZMyoGA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New assessment | ZapFicMonday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image created in Artguru I'm new here.I recently had a performance review and it felt like I was back in school. 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[Fiction]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ivy Kent-West leaned back in her swivel chair, legs crossed in confidence, watching the estate agent and her lawyer leave the conference room. No more raised voices and threats. 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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words]]></title><description><![CDATA[─── ❖ ── ✦ ── ❖ ─── ✦ 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔜𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔤 𝔚𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔡 𝔙𝔲𝔩𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢 ✦ 📸 A young winged vulture, child of the wind's forces, rises as master of time, of what is born and what dies. 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[Fiction]]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Wait, what? Analyst of what?” My foster brother Kayne asked, chuckling. We had been trouble since childhood, the mischievous kind and in time, other kids learned to avoid us. As teenagers, we were not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@kemmyb/analyst-of-what-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@kemmyb/analyst-of-what-fiction</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kemmyb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:02:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPb5bN1Xxih39mUTG13HDMZ4ohvrkGKEQigzpaeyXja3FqzCNRoCTCHXBE9TkiK6dscGTRSfwosSxvwnde2gWw9nQbZHrAAoP95kv8antizJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better Lawyer Up [Fiction]]]></title><description><![CDATA[My hands were cold and clammy as I pressed the doorbell. 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No me lo vas a creer, pero me gané la lotería, si señor así como lo leen, me la gané y miren que yo nunca]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@lanzjoseg/mensaje-diario-de-5-minutos-caaacab0f29ae</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@lanzjoseg/mensaje-diario-de-5-minutos-caaacab0f29ae</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lanzjoseg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:05:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2zVCcpeJW4jyLMe4SBCK87M37uVpygwqVmbCiQV8i7ryjmpFVcRNKMRVy9GjkVo6QgSsWSA93jSyxyMTJWk2WXbVDqSQtv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>