<?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 16:45:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/hot/fiction/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Inkwell Combined Writing Prompt #29 ~ Fiction or Creative Nonfiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Unsplash Welcome to the Weekly Writing Prompt from The Ink Well We provide one weekly writing prompt for short story writers. You may choose to use the prompt to write a fictional story (made up]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-inkwell-combined-writing-prompt-29--fiction-or-creative-nonfiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-inkwell-combined-writing-prompt-29--fiction-or-creative-nonfiction</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theinkwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:31:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJSKQb79JcBN2NkzqE4ATkBBqEW7dUQozKhdcNDQWNki9dbb8qM8YpAb5nZ3XUXPH3dif7cMwJwC1sEt34LLg7QE3oPGEJMTpJ7cV3t3yMrzUN4SV4G6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Big Clash [Fiction]]]></title><description><![CDATA[He had just finished fixing the sink when his phone buzzed in his jeans pocket. He sat up, wiped his hands on a rag and checked the message. He smiled, glanced up from the floor, and caught his sixty-eight]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@kemmyb/the-big-clash-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@kemmyb/the-big-clash-fiction</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kemmyb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCXBQ89wxARNuURYX8Z4fqvXbfPMgfYfTPRecKEtvk5HQH6yAMRgZcYqLiX4K8CkpiEphef9Hjn6DDEsvfNfD7Zeq1WcoNE3RSV9TXd7YuNd7BU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[(en.es) A stranger's view ✦ La vista de un extraño (Fiction) ❖  Writing Prompt #29]]></title><description><![CDATA[─── ❖ ── ✦ ── ❖ ─── ✦ A stranger's view ✦ 📸 Morning dawned, leaving behind the darkness of a night with a touch of drizzle and chill. 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Este capítulo es realmente largo, pero es así como está en la fuente original en chino. Cap. 014: El contrataque de un "jarrón" en la industria del entretenimiento]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153503/@pedrobrito2004/cap-014-gracias-por-no</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153503/@pedrobrito2004/cap-014-gracias-por-no</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153503]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pedrobrito2004]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:35:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvAQkE6aXPPrJurApHUauujKmoVhRrT3vkYYhQ7hB1vNwBMRSBiAX8rziPqzyiQ2QFuKCm1RHTcuxvCPPe6YkvAXYNXNAaLLzZ5EPJZgmgQwSUVAktnq8Hpy6g3j82PZWRbbC4CipGuG6VcqfmVnaMW4JnCzxextWCmhNTZqg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alabama Zack – Chapter III]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction "Alabama Zack" is a 40-chapter science fiction serial, published in the Scholar and Scribe community once a week on Wednesdays. 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Sometimes I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@xnotanam/dailyprompt-i-m-just-drifting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@xnotanam/dailyprompt-i-m-just-drifting</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[xnotanam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:49:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not More News [Fiction]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Calls from the hospital never brought good news. Madeline watched her phone buzz on the coffee table. The dreaded call came when she least expected it. 1 missed call. Her phone screen dimmed for a few]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@kemmyb/not-more-news-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@kemmyb/not-more-news-fiction</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kemmyb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:50:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgt1ToxyJNZ2CBe2hrJJxxFumrTYgdiB16dsHGkxy5u76CXYf4KuQZzhKkaQKyXa12rfcE7WQitDUVjdk13z9SDNpMrfA7F5f6HLJqbyuvfDnoaTEH7Xuc6xdVdV8PmQc9RLUsWM9utgPQTg5yG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The painter's choice ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The truth is that whatever we put all our energy, strength and might into we don't like when it's criticized with so much disdain. 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