<?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>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:35:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/hot/hive-170798/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Hive Creatives Magazine From The Inkwell Curators - Issue #28]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image generated with Leonardo.ai Welcome to the Hive Creatives Magazine! What's it all about? The Ink Well curators are branching out! For years we have been curating the fiction and creative nonfiction]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-hive-creatives-magazine-from-the-inkwell-curators-issue-28</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@theinkwell/the-hive-creatives-magazine-from-the-inkwell-curators-issue-28</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[theinkwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:28:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJSKQb79JcBN2NkzqE4BSXCpJ5FCB4hp3pksjt1CpcZksRtpu4suSPfpL3MBn2vB9mLAsXAXvVnZAAjrVU5npn1XbUK55MPYFTT4SSwVYv9faAvGNCbG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiction: A change of pace (Un cambio de aire) [EN/ES]]]></title><description><![CDATA[English A Change of Pace “Sara, where are my reports?” The boss stood in the office doorway, waving his arms. “Sara, Sara, the boss is calling you. 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