<?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 23:23:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/hot/nexonian/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Simple Magic             ...Part 1.          ...Second Regard]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are always the same age inside. ― Gertrude Stein Mikey looked at his grandmother as she sat propped up on pillows in her huge iron bed. 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He brought the radio to keep her company, but she had called him]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/raising-the-dead-part-13-finale</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/raising-the-dead-part-13-finale</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:19:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jPvipJtZDCkCY1scxJCn7TqAJ1tP6HKgG4HWbptoG125N7wGNjissh7bFd157F3XF8PqB9HnGMtXfBXVSokP4hzTrePZ8CB6JTQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raising the Dead       …Part 12          …Moment of Truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies. —Dorothy Allison The Mask Comes Off Alex felt totally defeated and depressed. He hadn't been honest with Elizabeth and had only]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/raising-the-dead-part-12-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/raising-the-dead-part-12-</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:18:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jPuxAEkgLit1jXdDFb94xCmzvpusJESbhn1YLRtnvMBaVZvQyu66JLMiBsv16pS4u2sjWh1dYQMCPCJbAuVzFViLeZG29nEshVp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raising the Dead         …Part 11          …Obsession]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want her to melt into me, like butter on toast. I want to absorb her and walk around for the rest of my days with her encased in my skin.... I want... ― Sara Gruen Elizabeth and Alex Alex was sick at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/raising-the-dead-part-11-obsession</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/raising-the-dead-part-11-obsession</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:40:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jPv8DrBRh65aJjDkzmzAngVN4R7rgi7CA2wNjTCZTNo7quvZKMKjuX49S6Ene7GxDbvjm2iyXLo6aRcXwwZsKDdL9ELPNPfPnw8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raising the Dead       …Part 10          …Accepting Blame]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel that no one else has a right to blame us. It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.” ― Oscar Wilde Haunted by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/raising-the-dead-part-10-accepting-blame</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@johnjgeddes/raising-the-dead-part-10-accepting-blame</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[johnjgeddes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:48:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8phjWB6kvGL2pA4z4jPv7fQE6BLf55CmfmZgj3Pcuy3HbYhX3onWa7xqThG1qTLNvPE4BojzFP46yAw9taoQC1JKcNcWQnWMttNKy92hc8e6FbEcoHUA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raising the Dead       …Part 9          …Facing the Consequences]]></title><description><![CDATA[Breathing alone is torture. Hell is inside my head. It’s engraved on the walls of my soul. 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